glimpse

glimpse
1. noun
[kurzer] Blick

catch or have or get a glimpse of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas [kurz] zu sehen od. zu Gesicht bekommen

2. transitive verb
flüchtig sehen
* * *
[ɡlimps] 1. noun
(a very brief look: He caught a glimpse of the burglar.) flüchtiger Blick
2. verb
(to get a brief look at.) flüchtig (er)blicken
* * *
glimpse
[glɪm(p)s]
I. vt
to \glimpse sb/sth jdn/etw flüchtig sehen
signs that the economy is improving are beginning to be \glimpsed Anzeichen für eine Verbesserung der Wirtschaftslage beginnen sich abzuzeichnen
II. n [kurzer/flüchtiger] Blick
to catch a \glimpse of sb von jdm einen flüchtigen Blick erhaschen
to catch a \glimpse of sb's life einen kurzen Einblick in jds Leben bekommen
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[glImps]
1. n
Blick m

it was our last glimpse of home — das war der letzte Blick auf unser Zuhause

a glimpse of life in 18th-century London — ein (Ein)blick in das Leben im London des 18. Jahrhunderts

to catch a glimpse of sb/sth — einen flüchtigen Blick auf jdn/etw werfen können or von jdm/etw erhaschen; (fig) eine Ahnung von etw bekommen

a glimpse into the future — ein Blick m in die Zukunft

2. vt
kurz sehen, einen Blick erhaschen von
3. vi

to glimpse at sth — einen Blick auf etw (acc) werfen

to glimpse through a window — einen Blick durch ein Fenster werfen

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glimpse [ɡlımps]
A s
1. flüchtiger (An)Blick:
catch (oder get) a glimpse of C
2. (of) flüchtiger Eindruck (von), kurzer Einblick (in akk):
afford a glimpse of sth einen (kurzen) Einblick in etwas gewähren
3. kurzes Sichtbarwerden oder Auftauchen
4. fig Schimmer m, schwache Ahnung
B v/i flüchtig blicken (at auf akk)
C v/t jemanden, etwas (nur) flüchtig zu sehen bekommen, einen flüchtigen Blick erhaschen von
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1. noun
[kurzer] Blick

catch or have or get a glimpse of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas [kurz] zu sehen od. zu Gesicht bekommen

2. transitive verb
flüchtig sehen
* * *
n.
flüchtiger Blick m.
flüchtiger Eindruck m. (at) v.
flüchtig blicken (auf) ausdr. v.
flüchtig zu sehen bekommen ausdr.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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