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glance

S2 W2

BrE /ɡlɑːns/ AmE /ɡlæns/

verb / noun en → es

1 LOOK QUICKLY [transitive, T + obj] A2

to look at something or someone quickly and for a short time, usually without speaking to the person you are looking at

mirar rápidamente, echar un vistazo

  • glance at somebody/something

Collocations glance at the clock · glance over a document

  • She glanced at her watch and left.

    Ella echó un vistazo al reloj y se fue.

2 BRIEF LOOK [countable] A2

a quick look or a short period of looking at something

vista rápida, mirada fugaz

  • take a glance

Collocations a quick glance · glance at the menu

  • He gave her a long, hard glance.

    Él le dio una larga y dura mirada.

3 SHOOT [transitive, T + obj] B2

to shoot at something or someone with a gun

disparar, apuntar

  • glance at somebody/something

Collocations glance a bullet · glance the target

  • The sniper glanced his rifle at the intruder.

    El francotirador apuntó su rifle al intruso.

4 TARGET [countable] B1

a person or thing that is being aimed at, criticized, or attacked

objetivo, blanco

  • be a target for something

Collocations target of criticism · target of attack

  • The new policy is the target of much criticism.

    La nueva política es blanco de muchas críticas.

5 GOAL [countable] B1

a goal or aim that you want to achieve

objetivo, meta

  • set a target for something

Collocations sales targets · performance targets

  • The company has set a sales target of $50 million.

    La empresa ha establecido una meta de ventas de 50 millones de dólares.

6 SHOOT [transitive, T + obj] B2

to shoot at something or someone with a gun, especially in hunting

disparar, apuntar

  • glance at somebody/something

Collocations glance a shot · glance the game bird

  • He glanced his rifle at the pheasant.

    Él apuntó su rifle al faisán.

7 LOOK QUICKLY [intransitive] B1

to look quickly and briefly, often without being noticed

mirar rápidamente, echar un vistazo

  • glance around

Collocations glance around the room · glance about

  • She glanced around to see if anyone was watching.

    Ella echó un vistazo a su alrededor para ver si alguien la estaba observando.

8 BRIEF LOOK [countable] B1

a quick look or a short period of looking at something, often without being noticed

vista rápida, mirada fugaz

  • take a glance

Collocations a quick glance around · glance about the room

  • He took a quick glance around.

    Él echó un rápido vistazo a su alrededor.