glance

dare un'occhiata

Guardare qualcuno o qualcosa per un attimo.

In inglese semplice: To look at someone or something for a very short time.

• I glanced at my phone.
• She glanced over her shoulder and smiled.
• He glanced around the room before sitting down.

Come si usa: glance at someone/something (She glanced at the clock before leaving.); glance over something (He glanced over the list of names.)

Sinonimi: take a quick look

Espressioni comuni: glance at something, glance over something, glance around

scintillare, luccicare

Brillare per un attimo o scintillare quando la luce si muove su una superficie.

In inglese semplice: To shine briefly or sparkle as light moves across a surface.

• Light glanced on the water.
• The morning sun glanced off her silver bracelet.
• Moonlight was glancing across the small waves.

Come si usa: glance on something (Sunlight glanced on the river.)

Sinonimi: gleam, sparkle, glint

Espressioni comuni: glance on something, glance off something, glance across something

solfuro

Minerale scuro e lucente che contiene zolfo e un metallo.

In inglese semplice: A dark, shiny mineral containing sulfur and a metal.

• The sample contains copper glance.
• Lead glance has a shiny metallic surface.
• They found silver glance in the old mine.

Espressioni comuni: copper glance, silver glance, lead glance