Glance

//ɡlɑːns//

Synonyms for "glance" (261 found)

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Closest matches (53)

Noun(1 words)
coup d'oeil

Strong matches (78)

Noun(2 words)
glance coalglimpse
Verb(3 words)
glegglimpseglint

Related words (130)

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Verb(2 words)
peekshufti

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Translations

157 translations across 41 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • βλέμμα noun (brief or cursory look)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • по́гляд noun (brief or cursory look)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • бегъл поглед noun (brief or cursory look)
  • бленда noun (any of various sulphides which have a brilliant metallic lustre)
  • по́глед noun (brief or cursory look)
  • погле́ждам verb (to look briefly at (something))

Catalan

4 entries
  • cop d'ull noun (brief or cursory look)
  • llambregada noun (brief or cursory look)
  • ullada noun (brief or cursory look)
  • donar un cop d'ull verb (to look briefly at (something))

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • چاو بخشێنە verb (to look briefly at (something))

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 一眼 noun (brief or cursory look)
  • 一瞥 noun (brief or cursory look)
  • 看一下 verb (to look briefly at (something))
  • 看一看 verb (to look briefly at (something))

Czech

4 entries
  • letmý pohled noun (brief or cursory look)
  • pohled noun (brief or cursory look)
  • mrknout (krátce se podívat) verb (to look briefly at (something))
  • problesknout verb (of light: to gleam, to sparkle — see also gleam, sparkle)

Danish

2 entries
  • blik noun (brief or cursory look)
  • øjekast noun (brief or cursory look)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • ekrigardi verb (to look briefly at (something))
  • okulĵeti verb (to look briefly at (something))

Estonian

2 entries
  • pilk noun (brief or cursory look)
  • pilku heitma verb (to look briefly at (something))

Finnish

4 entries
  • kiille noun (any of various sulphides which have a brilliant metallic lustre)
  • lyönti maila vinossa noun ((cricket) stroke in which the ball is hit with a bat held in a slanted manner)
  • silmäys noun (brief or cursory look)
  • vilaus noun (quick movement that catches light, and causes a flash or glitter)

French

4 entries
  • coup d’œil noun (brief or cursory look)
  • faire allusion verb (of a topic: to make an incidental or passing reflection on, often unfavourably — see also allude, hint)
  • jeter un coup d’œil verb (to look briefly at (something))
  • lancer un regard verb (to turn (one’s eyes or look) at something, often briefly)

Galician

1 entries
  • dar unha ollada verb (to look briefly at (something))

Georgian

2 entries
  • თვალის შევლება verb (to look briefly at (something))
  • შეხედვა verb (to look briefly at (something))

German

4 entries
  • Blick noun (brief or cursory look)
  • Steinkohle noun (any of various sulphides which have a brilliant metallic lustre)
  • Streifblick noun (brief or cursory look)
  • blicken verb (to look briefly at (something))

Greek

1 entries
  • ματιά noun (brief or cursory look)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • הצצה noun (brief or cursory look)

Irish

3 entries
  • spléachadh noun (brief or cursory look)
  • súilfhéachaint noun (brief or cursory look)
  • scinn verb (to strike and fly off in an oblique direction to dart aside)

Italian

4 entries
  • guardata noun (brief or cursory look)
  • occhiata noun (brief or cursory look)
  • sbirciata noun (brief or cursory look)
  • scorsa noun (brief or cursory look)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 一目 noun (brief or cursory look)
  • 一目見る verb (to look briefly at (something))
  • 一瞥する verb (to look briefly at (something))

Korean

2 entries
  • 일견 noun (brief or cursory look)
  • 쳐다보다 verb (to look briefly at (something))

Lower Sorbian

1 entries
  • glědaś verb (to look briefly at (something))

Macedonian

4 entries
  • по́глед noun (brief or cursory look)
  • бле́ска verb (of light: to gleam, to sparkle — see also gleam, sparkle)
  • по́гледне verb (to turn (one’s eyes or look) at something, often briefly)
  • по́гледне verb (to look briefly at (something))

Māori

4 entries
  • hohoni verb (to strike and fly off in an oblique direction to dart aside)
  • honi verb (to strike and fly off in an oblique direction to dart aside)
  • kaperua verb (to look briefly at (something))
  • karapa verb (to look briefly at (something))

Norman

1 entries
  • coup d'yi noun (brief or cursory look)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • blikk noun (brief or cursory look)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • blikk noun (brief or cursory look)

Old Norse

1 entries
  • tillit noun (brief or cursory look)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • باقم noun (brief or cursory look)
  • نگاه noun (brief or cursory look)

Polish

4 entries
  • błyszcz noun (any of various sulphides which have a brilliant metallic lustre)
  • pogląd noun (brief or cursory look)
  • rzut oka noun (brief or cursory look)
  • rzucać okiem verb (to look briefly at (something))

Portuguese

4 entries
  • olhadela noun (brief or cursory look)
  • relance noun (brief or cursory look)
  • dar uma olhada/olhadela verb (to look briefly at (something))
  • olhar de relance verb (to look briefly at (something))

Russian

3 entries
  • взгляд noun (brief or cursory look)
  • взгляну́ть verb (to look briefly at (something))
  • гля́нуть verb (to look briefly at (something))

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • plathadh noun (brief or cursory look)
  • sùil noun (brief or cursory look)

Slovak

1 entries
  • pohľad noun (brief or cursory look)

Spanish

4 entries
  • intuitu noun (brief or cursory look)
  • mirada noun (brief or cursory look)
  • ojeada noun (brief or cursory look)
  • vistazo noun (brief or cursory look)

Swedish

2 entries
  • blick noun (brief or cursory look)
  • glans noun (any of various sulphides which have a brilliant metallic lustre)

Thai

2 entries
  • ชำเลือง verb (to look briefly at (something))
  • เหลือบ verb (to look briefly at (something))

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • pilko noun (brief or cursory look)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • по́гляд noun (brief or cursory look)
  • гля́нути verb (to look briefly at (something))

Volapük

1 entries
  • loged viföfik noun (brief or cursory look)

Welsh

1 entries
  • trem noun (brief or cursory look)

Sample sentences

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At a glance, he knew that the child was hungry.

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At a glance I knew that he was tired.

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I recognized Mr Jones at first glance.

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I recognized her at first glance.

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