glimpse

1. (transitive)To see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.

   entdecken, erhaschen

   бе́гло взгляну́тьbéglo vzgljanútʹ, гля́нутьgljánutʹ, уви́деть ме́лькомuvídetʹ mélʹkom

   catch a glimpse of or see briefly

2. (figuratively, transitive)To perceive (something intangible) briefly and incompletely.

   I have only begun to glimpse the magnitude of the problem.

3. (intransitive)Chiefly followed by at or upon: to look at briefly and incompletely; to glance.

4. (intransitive)To shine with a faint, unsteady light; to glimmer, to shimmer.

5. (intransitive, rare)Sometimes followed by out: to provide a brief and incomplete look.

6. (archaic, intransitive, poetic)To appear or start to appear, especially faintly or unclearly; to dawn.

1. Tom caught a glimpse of Mary.

   ruТом поймал на себе быстрый взгляд Мэри. — sharptoothed

   deTom erhaschte einen flüchtigen Blick von Mary. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. I caught a glimpse of her face.

   ruЯ мельком видел её лицо. — marafon

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3. I caught a glimpse of him from the bus.

   ruЯ мельком увидел его из автобуса. — odexed

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4. I caught a glimpse of him in the crowd.

   deIch habe ihn kurz in der Menge gesehen. — al_ex_an_der

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5. I only got a short glimpse of the thief.

   ruЯ успел только мельком увидеть вора. — Wezel

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