Definition
Brief or partial views of something, not fully seeing it but catching sight of it quickly.
Etymology
From Middle English 'glimsen,' possibly related to 'gleam.' First used around the 1300s to mean a brief, often unclear view of something.
Kelly Says
Glimpses are frustrating and fascinating—they're why trailers work so well and why a partially visible secret is more intriguing than a fully revealed one.
Translations
DEDeutsch
Flüchtige Blicke
floo-ch-ti-gə blick-e
ELΕλληνικά
αόρατος
a-o-ra-tos
ESEspañol
vislumbres
vee-sloo-m-bres
FAفارسی
نگاه گذرا
nagah-e pazra
FRFrançais
aperçus
ah-pər-syoo
HIहिन्दी
एक झलक
ek jhalak
HUMagyar
pillanatnyi
pi-llan-at-nyi
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang yang melihat sekilas
orang yang me-le-eh sek-i-las
ITItaliano
sguardi
skwar-di
MSBahasa Melayu
pandang sebentar
pan-dang se-ben-tar
NLNederlands
glimps
glimps
PTPortuguês
olhares
o-la-res
RUРусский
кратковременные взгляды
kratkovremennye vzglyady
SWKiswahili
mtazamo
m-ta-za-mo
THไทย
ผู้สังเกต
poo-sang-get
TLTL
pagmasdan
pa-gmas-dan
TRTürkçe
kıvılcım
kiv-il-cim
UKУкраїнська
глядач
hlyadach
VITiếng Việt
người quan sát
ngoo-ee quan-sat
ZUZU
isigubhu
ee-si-gu-bu