glare

mirada furiosa, mirada fulminante

Mirada larga y llena de enfado dirigida a alguien.

En inglés sencillo: A long, angry look directed at someone.

• She gave me an angry glare.
• His glare made the children fall silent.
• They exchanged hostile glares across the table.

Cómo se usa: give someone a glare (She gave him a glare when he interrupted.)

Sinónimos: angry stare, scowl

Expresiones frecuentes: angry glare, give someone a glare, fierce glare

superficie vítrea, capa de hielo liso

Superficie lisa y brillante como el vidrio, especialmente una capa de hielo.

En inglés sencillo: A smooth, bright surface that looks like glass, especially a sheet of ice.

• A glare of ice covered the path.
• The horses slipped on the smooth glare of the frozen road.
• Snow hid the dangerous glare of ice beneath it.

Sinónimos: glassy surface

Expresiones frecuentes: glare of ice, smooth glare

mirar con furia, fulminar con la mirada

Mirar fijamente a alguien durante un momento, mostrando claramente enfado.

En inglés sencillo: To look at someone for a long moment with clear anger.

• Don't glare at me.
• She glared at him across the table.
• The teacher was glaring at the noisy children.

Cómo se usa: glare at someone/something (He glared at the person who had taken his seat.)

Sinónimos: scowl, stare angrily

Expresiones frecuentes: glare at someone, glare angrily, glare across something

resplandecer

Brillar con una luz tan intensa que resulta molesto mirarla.

En inglés sencillo: To shine with a strong light that is uncomfortable to look at.

• The sun glared through the window.
• Bright lamps glared in our eyes.
• The afternoon sun was glaring down on the white sand.

Cómo se usa: glare down on something (The sun glared down on the empty road.)

Sinónimos: shine, blaze

Expresiones frecuentes: glare down, glare through something, glare at someone

liso, brillante

Con una superficie lisa y brillante; se usa especialmente para el hielo sin nieve encima.

En inglés sencillo: Having a smooth, bright surface, especially ice without snow on it.

• We skated across the glare ice.
• A layer of glare ice covered the lake.
• The tires slipped on a patch of glare ice.

Sinónimos: glassy, smooth, shiny

Expresiones frecuentes: glare ice, glare surface