vislumbrar

v.

1 to make out, to discern.

2 to have an inkling of.

3 to foresee, to perceive, to foreshadow, to envision.

Ellos vislumbran un mal futuro They foresee a crummy future.

4 to glimpse, to make out barely, to catch a glimpse of.

Ella vislumbró el valle She glimpsed the valley.

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vislumbrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (ver) to glimpse, catch a glimpse of, make out

2 figurado (conjeturar) to begin to see

■ vislumbraron una solución al problema they began to see a solution to the problem

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verb

1) to distinguish

2) glimpse

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VT

1) [+ paisaje, figura] to glimpse, catch a glimpse of

2) [+ solución] to glimpse, begin to see; [+ futuro] to get a slight idea of; [+ hecho desconocido] to surmise

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verbo transitivo to make out, discern (frml)

a lo lejos se vislumbraba una iglesia — a church could just be made out in the distance

lo alcancé a vislumbrar entre los arbustos — I just managed to glimpse it amongst the bushes

se vislumbra una solución — there is a solution in sight

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= catch + glimpse, envision, glimpse.

Ex. From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.

Ex. Let me further specify the requirements of the catalog envisioned by the Paris Principles.

Ex. The shape of space: have cosmologists glimpsed signs that the universe is bounded?.

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* vislumbrar en la distancia = loom + far in the distance.

* vislumbrarse = loom.

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verbo transitivo to make out, discern (frml)

a lo lejos se vislumbraba una iglesia — a church could just be made out in the distance

lo alcancé a vislumbrar entre los arbustos — I just managed to glimpse it amongst the bushes

se vislumbra una solución — there is a solution in sight

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= catch + glimpse, envision, glimpse.

Ex: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.

Ex: Let me further specify the requirements of the catalog envisioned by the Paris Principles.

Ex: The shape of space: have cosmologists glimpsed signs that the universe is bounded?.

* vislumbrar en la distancia = loom + far in the distance.

* vislumbrarse = loom.

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vislumbrar [A1 ]

vt

to make out, discern (frml)

a lo lejos se vislumbraban las casitas blancas de la aldea the white houses of the village could just be made out o discerned in the distance

aún no se vislumbra una solución al problema there is still no sign of a solution to the problem

comienzan a vislumbrar la naturaleza del virus they are just beginning to glimpse o discern the nature of the virus

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vislumbrar (conjugate vislumbrar) verbo transitivo (en la distancia) to make out, discern (frml);
(entre los árboles, las nubes) to glimpse;

◊ a lo lejos se vislumbraba una iglesia a church could just be made out in the distance

vislumbrar vtr (ver sin precisión) to glimpse: empieza a vislumbrar la solución, he's beginning to see the solution
vislumbré una sonrisa en su cara, I could discern a smile on his face
(las cosas) to make out, glimpse

'vislumbrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adivinarse
English:
glimpse

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vislumbrar

♦ vt

1. [entrever] to make out, to discern

2. [adivinar] to discern, to have an inkling of

♦ See also the pronominal verb vislumbrarse

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vislumbrar

v/t glimpse

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vislumbrar vt

1) : to discern, to make out

2) : to begin to see, to have an inkling of

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vislumbrar vb to glimpse