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A glance (which can be followed by at, into, over, or through) is a brief look

(He cast a doting glance at his wife—M. Underwood, 1973

There were glances of frustration as balls went astray and half-chances failed to be converted—Independent, 1999)

, whereas a glimpse (which is usually followed by of) is what is seen by taking a glance rather than the glance itself

(The automatic roof light gave me a quick glimpse of two men, then the driver reached up to switch it off—A. Ross, 1970

Here's a possible glimpse of the future: It's the year 2030, our landfill rubbish dumps are full, there are tight restrictions on shipping our junk to Third World countries, and we are producing more rubbish than ever—Leicester Mercury, 2004).

There is a corresponding difference in the use of the verbs, and glimpse can be transitive (take a direct object) whereas glance requires a linking preposition:

He glanced down at the face of his gold Rolex—W. Wager, 1970

I wanted to glimpse the buildings, monuments and streets from which the nightmares of the past century had been unleashed—Daily Telegraph, 2004.

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also glance at

verb

1. To look briefly and quickly: glimpse, peek, peep. See see/not see.
2. To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks: coruscate, flash, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink. See light/darkness.
3. To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected: carom, dap, graze, ricochet, skim, skip. See strike/miss.

phrasal verb - glance at (or over)

To look through reading matter casually: browse, dip into, flip through, leaf (through), riffle (through), run through, scan, skim, thumb (through),, investigate, words.

noun

1. A quick look: blush, glimpse, peek, peep. Informal gander. See see/not see.
2. A sudden quick light: blink, coruscation, flash, flicker, gleam, glimmer, glint, spark¹, twinkle, wink. See light/darkness.

n

Definition: brief look
Antonyms: gaze, stare, study

n

Definition: reflection
Antonyms: full inspection, thorough examination

v

Definition: look; look at briefly
Antonyms: gaze, stare, study

v

Definition: ricochet
Antonyms: stick

IN BRIEF: A quick look. Also: To hit and fly off at an angle.

My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance. — Unknown.

Tutor's tip: A doctor should certainly more than "glance" (look at briefly) at a sick person's "glands" (organs that secrete chemical substances) during check-up. Note: The word "glans" relates to parts of the genitals.

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sign description: The V-hand begins at one eye at the side of the cheek and makes a movement outward and to the side.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - kigge, glimte, blinke, skimme, kun lige berøre
v. tr. - insinuere, få et glimt af, polere
n. - blik, glimt

idioms:

• at a glance    med et enkelt blik
• at first glance    ved første øjekast, med det samme
• glance at    kaste et blik på, se flygtigt på
• glance away    kigge væk
• glance off    glide af på, prelle af på
• glance over    lade øjet glide hen over, skimme hen over
• glance through    skimme igennem
• steal a glance    smugkigge

2.
n. - slag til, slag der halvt glider af, skråt rettet slag, glans

Nederlands (Dutch)
blik, oogopslag, flits, toespeling, blende, vluchtig kijken, glinsteren, weerspiegelen (op), zinspelen op

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - regarder furtivement, lancer un coup d'¯il
v. tr. - regarder furtivement
n. - coup d'¯il, regard, trait de lumière, éclat

idioms:

• at a glance    à vue d'¯il
• at first glance    au premier regard, au premier coup d'¯il
• glance at    lancer un coup d'¯il sur, jeter un regard sur
• glance away    détourner son regard de
• glance off    se réfléchir sur, ricocher sur/contre, rebondir sur/contre (une balle), se réfléchir sur (un rayon)
• glance over    passer en revue
• glance through    feuilleter furtivement, survoler
• steal a glance    voler un regard

2.
n. - (Minér) minerai brillant

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - oberflächlich hinsehen, streifen, einen schnellen Blick werfen
n. - Blick, schnelle Bewegung, Abgleiten

idioms:

• at a glance    auf einen Blick
• at first glance    auf den ersten Blick
• glance at    sich angucken, einen Blick werfen auf
• glance away    schnell in eine andere Richtung sehen
• glance off    abprallen, abgleiten
• glance over    durchblättern, einen (flüchtigen) Blick werfen auf
• glance through    durchgehen, durchlesen
• steal a glance    einen verstohlenen Blick werfen

2.
n. - Blende , Glanz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βλέμμα, ματιά, εκτροπή
v. - λάμπω, γλιστρώ πλαγίως, χτυπώ ξώφαλτσα, χτυπώ και εκτρέπομαι, ρίχνω μια (βιαστική) ματιά

idioms:

• at a glance    με μια (πρώτη) ματιά
• at first glance    με την πρώτη ματιά
• glance at    ρίχνω (μια) ματιά προς/σε
• glance away    κάνω γκέλα
• glance off    εξοστρακίζομαι, φαλτσάρω
• glance over    διαβάζω στα πεταχτά
• glance through    διατρέχω, βλέπω ή διαβάζω βιαστικά
• steal a glance    ρίχνω μια κλεφτή ματιά

Italiano (Italian)
dare un'occhiata, occhiata

idioms:

• at a glance    con un'occhiata
• at first glance    a prima vista
• glance at    gettare uno sguardo su, adocchiare
• glance away    muovere lo sguardo velocemente
• glance off    rispecchiarsi
• glance over    dare un'occhiata
• glance through    dare una scorsa a
• steal a glance    vedere con la coda dell'occhio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vislumbre (m), olhadela (f), clarão (m), referência (f)
v. - lançar (um olhar), vislumbrar

idioms:

• at a glance    num relance
• at first glance    à primeira vista
• glance at    dar uma olhadela em
• glance away    desviar os olhos
• glance off    ricochetear
• glance over    dar uma olhadela por sobre ou em algo
• glance through    dar uma olhadela através ou em algo
• steal a glance    roubar um olhar

Русский (Russian)
быстрый взгляд, проблеск, глянец, мельком взглянуть, блеснуть, промелькнуть, полировать

idioms:

• at a glance    с одного взгляда
• at first glance    с первого взгляда
• glance at    намекнуть походя
• glance away    отвести взгляд
• glance off    соскальзывать, слегка задеть
• glance over    окидывать взглядом
• glance through    пробегать взглядом
• steal a glance    перехватывать взгляд

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - mirar superficialmente, echar un vistazo, brillar, rebotar en una superficie
v. tr. - mirar superficialmente, emitir un reflejo
n. - mirada, ojeada, vistazo, reflejo, alusión

idioms:

• at a glance    de un vistazo
• at first glance    a primera vista
• glance at    echar una mirada a, mirar a, mirar hacia, aludir brevemente a un tema, decir algo al pasar
• glance away    apartar los ojos o la vista
• glance off    tocar, tratar por encima, rebotar
• glance over    echar una mirada, echar una ojeada, hojear, examinar por encima
• glance through    repasar, dar un vistazo a, leer rápidamente, hojear
• steal a glance    echar una mirada furtiva, mirar de soslayo

2.
n. - mineral con un brillo que indica contenido de metal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flyktig blick, (ljus)glimt, studsande, anspelning
v. - kasta en (flyktig) blick på, snudda, studsa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 看一下, 一瞥, 简略提及, 扫视, 影射, 用扫视, 擦过, 瞥见, 使擦过, 一滑

idioms:

• at a glance    一眼看去
• at first glance    乍看
• glance at    提到, 影射
• glance away    瞥一眼
• glance off    擦过
• glance over    浏览
• glance through    浏览
• steal a glance    偷看...一眼, 偷眼

2. 闪光

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 閃光

2.
v. intr. - 看一下, 一瞥, 簡略提及, 掃視, 影射
v. tr. - 用掃視, 擦過, 瞥見, 使擦過
n. - 一瞥, 一滑

idioms:

• at a glance    一眼看去
• at first glance    乍看
• glance at    提到, 影射
• glance away    瞥一眼
• glance off    擦過
• glance over    瀏覽
• glance through    瀏覽
• steal a glance    偷看...一眼, 偷眼

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 언뜻 보다, 언급하다, 빗나가다, 번득이다
v. tr. - 힐끗 거리며 보다, 반짝이다
n. - 눈짓, 섬광, 비꼼

idioms:

• at a glance    힐끗 보다
• at first glance    첫 눈에
• glance at    대충 훑어보다
• glance away    대충 보고 지나가다
• glance off    빗나가다
• glance over    훑어보다
• glance through    대강 보다

2.
n. - 휘광

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ちらっと見ること, かすめること, きらめき, ちらりと見ること
v. - ちらっと見る, さっと向ける, かすめる, きらっと光る

idioms:

• at a glance    一見して
• glance at    垣間見る, ちらっと見る
• glance away    目をそらす
• glance off    影響を及ぼさない
• glance over    ざっと目を通す, さっと片付ける
• glance through    ざっと目を通す, 見下ろす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ومضه, لمحه, نظرة (فعل) يلمح, يلقي نظرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הציץ, הבהיק, הבריק, העיף מבט, ניתז אלכסונית, עבר בריפרוף על‬
v. tr. - ‮היכה (בעצם) אלכסונית‬
n. - ‮מבט, מבט חטוף, נצנוץ, קריצה‬
n. - ‮עפרה גופריתית זוהרת‬

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