Translations for „askance“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

askance [əˈskæns] ADV

1. askance (distrustfully):

to look askance (at sb/sth)

смотре́ть и́скоса [или подозри́тельно] на кого́-ли́бо

2. askance (disapprovingly):

askance

с неодобре́нием

Usage examples with askance

to look askance (at sb/sth)

смотре́ть и́скоса [или подозри́тельно] на кого́-ли́бо

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There are other reasons to look askance upon this plan.

news.nationalpost.com

Our society also reflects this bad relaxation to the point of looking askance at mortal sin.

www.catholicherald.co.uk

Both church and state looked askance at the formation of new uncontrolled religious movements and splinter groups.

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Courses need to be more vocational, something that unfortunately many academics and research funding organisations look askance at.

theconversation.com

Orchestral conductors tend to look askance at any musician who plays before his or her cue.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Yet even they apparently looked askance at this prospective recruit as beyond rehabilitation for professional soldiering.

www.thestar.com

Meanwhile, the current "friend/family" of the marketing firm is still here, drumming her fingers on the counter and glaring at me askance.

www.whatsonstage.com

It's not the first time that the photo has inspired an askance look back.

jezebel.com

The heron is on the left, gazing askance at the fish which impertinently peep at him from the shallows.

en.wikipedia.org

The state must respect all religions: no smiling face for one and askance look to the other.

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