squint

squint
1. noun
1) (Med.) Schielen, das

have a squint — schielen

2) (stealthy look) Schielen, das (ugs.)
3) (coll.): (glance) kurzer Blick

have or take a squint at — einen Blick werfen auf (+ Akk.); überfliegen [Text, Zeitung]

2. intransitive verb
1) (Med.) schielen
2) (with half-closed eyes) blinzeln; die Augen zusammenkneifen

squint through a gap — durch eine Lücke lugen

4) (coll.): (glance)

squint at — einen [kurzen] Blick werfen auf (+ Akk.); überfliegen [Zeitung, Text]

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[skwint] 1. verb
1) (to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this: The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose.) schielen
2) ((with at, up at, through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes: He squinted through the telescope.) blinzeln
2. noun
1) (a squinting position of the eyes: an eye-operation to correct her squint.) das Schielen
2) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) der Blick
3. adjective, adverb
((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) schief
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squint
[skwɪnt]
I. vi
1. (close one's eyes) blinzeln
2. (look)
to \squint at sb/sth einen Blick auf jdn/etw werfen
II. n
1. (glance) kurzer Blick
to have [or take] a \squint at sth einen kurzen Blick auf etw akk werfen
2. (eye condition) Schielen nt kein pl
to have a [bad] \squint [stark] schielen
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[skwɪnt]
1. n
1) (MED) Schielen nt no pl

to have a squint — leicht schielen

he has a terrible squint in his left eye — er schielt furchtbar auf dem linken Auge

2) (inf: look) Blick m; (= sidelong glance) Seitenblick m

to have or take a squint at sb/sth — einen Blick auf jdn/etw werfen; (obliquely) jdn/etw von der Seite ansehen, nach jdm/etw schielen

2. vi
schielen; (in strong light etc) blinzeln

to squint at sb/sth — nach jdm/etw schielen; (quickly) einen kurzen Blick auf jdn/etw werfen

3. adj
(= crooked) schief
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squint [skwınt]
A v/i
1. MED schielen (auch weitS. schräg blicken)
2. blinzeln
3. squint at
a) schielen nach,
b) US umg einen kurzen Blick werfen auf (akk)
B v/t die Augen zusammenkneifen
C s
1. MED Schielen n (auch fig):
have a bad squint stark schielen;
convergent squint Einwärtsschielen;
divergent squint Auswärtsschielen
2. have (oder take) a squint at A 3
D adj
1. MED schielend
2. schief, schräg
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1. noun
1) (Med.) Schielen, das

have a squint — schielen

2) (stealthy look) Schielen, das (ugs.)
3) (coll.): (glance) kurzer Blick

have or take a squint at — einen Blick werfen auf (+ Akk.); überfliegen [Text, Zeitung]

2. intransitive verb
1) (Med.) schielen
2) (with half-closed eyes) blinzeln; die Augen zusammenkneifen
3) (obliquely)

squint through a gap — durch eine Lücke lugen

4) (coll.): (glance)

squint at — einen [kurzen] Blick werfen auf (+ Akk.); überfliegen [Zeitung, Text]

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v.
schielen v.

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