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lodore
flüchtig erblickt
English
English
German
German
I. glimpse [glɪm(p)s] VB trans
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. glimpse [glɪm(p)s] N
glimpse
[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
a momentary glimpse
ein kurzer Blick
to see [or glimpse][or make out] sth faintly
etw erspähen
to glimpse sth faintly in the distance
etw in der Ferne erspähen
to offer a glimpse
Einblick gewähren
to catch sight [or a glimpse] of sb/sth (see)
etw [kurz] sehen
to catch sight [or a glimpse] of sb/sth (by chance)
etw [zufällig] sehen
to get a glimpse of sb/sth
einen Blick auf jdn/etw erhaschen
German
German
English
English
ein flüchtiger Blick
a glimpse
ein flüchtiger [o. kurzer] Blick
a glimpse
von jdm/etw einen [flüchtigen] Blick erhaschen
to catch a glimpse of sb/sth
Present
Iglimpse
youglimpse
he/she/itglimpses
weglimpse
youglimpse
theyglimpse
Past
Iglimpsed
youglimpsed
he/she/itglimpsed
weglimpsed
youglimpsed
theyglimpsed
Present Perfect
Ihaveglimpsed
youhaveglimpsed
he/she/ithasglimpsed
wehaveglimpsed
youhaveglimpsed
theyhaveglimpsed
Past Perfect
Ihadglimpsed
youhadglimpsed
he/she/ithadglimpsed
wehadglimpsed
youhadglimpsed
theyhadglimpsed
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
to see [or glimpse][or make out] sth faintly
etw erspähen
to glimpse sth faintly in the distance
etw in der Ferne erspähen
to get a glimpse of sb/sth
einen Blick auf jdn/etw erhaschen
a momentary glimpse
ein kurzer Blick
signs that the economy is improving are beginning to be glimpsed
Anzeichen für eine Verbesserung der Wirtschaftslage beginnen sich abzuzeichnen
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
to catch sight [or a glimpse] of sb/sth (see)
etw [kurz] sehen
to catch sight [or a glimpse] of sb/sth (by chance)
etw [zufällig] sehen
von jdm/etw einen [flüchtigen] Blick erhaschen
to catch a glimpse of sb/sth
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Look at the pictures while we hear from some of the legends of old time catch wrestling talking about their approaches to the hammerlock.
www.bloodyelbow.com
When drifting fish hits a pole, a fisherman feels this and pulls the catch out.
en.wikipedia.org
The processing of the krill must be very rapid since the catch deteriorates within several hours.
en.wikipedia.org
The safety catch wasn't on, police said.
www.ghanaweb.com
Expecting to find a small fish population, the researchers caught twenty fish in one catch, increasing previous estimates of the loch's fish population about ninefold.
en.wikipedia.org

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