glimpse

aperçu, coup d'œil

Occasion de voir quelque chose pendant un très court instant.

En anglais simple : A chance to see something very briefly.

• I caught a glimpse of her face.
• We had a brief glimpse of the mountains.
• Did you get a glimpse of the singer?

Comment l'utiliser : a glimpse of someone/something (We caught a glimpse of the sea through the trees.)

Synonymes : brief look, peek

Expressions courantes : a glimpse of, catch a glimpse, brief glimpse, get a glimpse

entrevoir

Saisir un instant une partie du sens de quelque chose, sans le comprendre entièrement.

En anglais simple : To begin to understand something for a short time without understanding it fully.

• I glimpsed the truth behind his words.
• The report lets us glimpse the scale of the problem.
• For a moment, she glimpsed a different future.

Synonymes : sense, perceive

Expressions courantes : glimpse the truth, glimpse a possibility, glimpse something