glance
gb/ɡlˈæns/ us/ɡlˈæns/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 2200
pillant, pillantás, lepattan, gellert kap
KITENZI
A2
1
pillant
B1
Muundo wa matumizi:
to glance at [something/someone]
She glanced at her watch before leaving the room.
Mielőtt kiment a szobából, az órájára pillantott.
He glanced over his shoulder to see who was behind him.
Hátrapillantott a válla fölött, hogy lássa, ki van mögötte.
The teacher glanced at the notes on her desk.
I glanced down at my phone during the meeting.
They both glanced toward the door when it opened.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I glanced at the clock.
Az órára pillantottam.
He glanced at me and smiled.
Rám pillantott, és elmosolyodott.
She glanced at the paper.
We glanced at the map.
They glanced at the window.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'glance' with 'gaze'. 'Glance' is quick; 'gaze' is long and focused.
Maana
look briefly at something
Miunganiko ya maneno
glance quickly
|glance at
|glance over
|glance up
|glance down
Visawe
peek (Often implies a quick or secret look, sometimes with curiosity.)
|
glimpse (Usually refers to seeing something briefly, sometimes without intention.)
Vinyume
stare (A long, fixed look, opposite of quick glance.)
Mada
daily life
|communication
|perception
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
To look at something or someone for a very short time.
To direct your eyes quickly toward something or someone and then look away.
NOMINO
A2
2
pillantás
B1
Muundo wa matumizi:
a glance at [something/someone]
She gave him a quick glance before walking away.
Mielőtt elsétált, futó pillantást vetett rá.
At a glance, the report seemed fine.
Első pillantásra a jelentés rendben lévőnek tűnt.
He caught her stealing a glance at him.
One glance told me everything I needed to know.
The cat gave me a curious glance.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I took a glance at the book.
Vetettem egy pillantást a könyvre.
She gave me a glance.
Rám vetett egy pillantást.
He had a quick glance at the paper.
We saw it at a glance.
I gave her a short glance.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'glance' (quick) with 'gaze' (long) or 'glimpse' (seeing briefly, often by chance).
Maana
a brief look
Miunganiko ya maneno
at a glance
|steal a glance
|take a glance
|quick glance
|brief glance
Visawe
look (More general; can be quick or long.)
|
peek (Quick look, sometimes secretive or playful.)
Vinyume
stare (Prolonged and fixed looking.)
Mada
daily life
|communication
|perception
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
A very short look at something or someone.
A quick or brief look at something or someone.
KITENZI
B2
3
lepattan
B1
gellert kap
C1
Muundo wa matumizi:
to glance off [something]
The ball glanced off the post and went out of play.
A labda lepattant a kapufáról, és kiment a játéktérről.
The bullet glanced off the wall and hit the floor.
A golyó gellert kapott a falon, majd a padlóba csapódott.
Her elbow glanced off the table as she passed by.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
The ball glanced off the wall.
A labda lepattant a falról.
The stone glanced off my shoe.
A kő lepattant a cipőmről.
The bullet glanced off the metal.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may confuse this with the visual meaning of 'glance'; here it describes physical contact and deflection.
Maana
bounce off a surface
Miunganiko ya maneno
glance off
|glance away
Visawe
ricochet (Specifically refers to bullets or objects rebounding after hitting a surface.)
Mada
sports
|physics
|science
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
When something hits another thing lightly and moves away in another direction.
(Of an object or projectile) to hit a surface lightly and move off in another direction without penetrating it.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
glance
IPA
GB/ɡlˈæns/
US/ɡlˈæns/
Silabi na mkazo
glance (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (glance)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: glance
- Plural: glances
Verb
- Base: glance
- 3rd Person Singular: glances
- Present Participle: glancing
- Past: glanced
Familia ya neno
Forms
glances
noun
glancing
verb
glanced
verb
Semi
at a glance
1/ˈæt ə ɡlˈæns/
fixed phrase
with only a quick look
After looking for only a very short time.
Mifano
- At a glance, I could tell she was upset.
- You can see the main points at a glance in this chart.
catch a glance of
1/kˈæt͡ʃ ə ɡlˈæns əv/
fixed phrase
notice briefly by looking
To see someone or something for only a moment.
Mifano
- I caught a glance of him as he left the room.
- They caught a glance of the mountain through the clouds.
steal a glance
1/stˈil ə ɡlˈæns/
idiom
look quickly and secretly
To look at someone or something quickly without them noticing.
Mifano
- He stole a glance at her across the table.
- She stole a glance at her phone during class.