atisbar

v.

1 to make out.

2 to observe, to spy on.

3 to peek, to glance, to be on the lookout for, to eye.

Ella vislumbró el valle She glimpsed the valley.

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atisbar

► verbo transitivo

1 (observar) to spy on, observe, watch

2 figurado (vislumbrar) to make out, discern

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VT

1) (=espiar) to spy on, watch; (=mirar) to peep at

atisbar a algn a través de una grieta — to peep at sb through a crack

2) (=lograr ver) to see, make out, discern frm

atisbamos un rayo de esperanza — we can just see a glimmer of hope

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (vislumbrar)

atisbaron a lo lejos unas casas — (liter) they sighted o (liter) discerned a few houses in the distance

se atisban indicios de mejoría — (period) we are beginning to detect signs of improvement

b) (espiar) to spy on, watch; (mirar furtivamente) to peep at

2.

atisbar vi (liter) to look out

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= glimpse, peep.

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

Ex. While peeping is an offense, it falls under 'disorderly conduct,' and therefore the possible punishments are very limited.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (vislumbrar)

atisbaron a lo lejos unas casas — (liter) they sighted o (liter) discerned a few houses in the distance

se atisban indicios de mejoría — (period) we are beginning to detect signs of improvement

b) (espiar) to spy on, watch; (mirar furtivamente) to peep at

2.

atisbar vi (liter) to look out

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= glimpse, peep.

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

Ex: While peeping is an offense, it falls under 'disorderly conduct,' and therefore the possible punishments are very limited.

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atisbar [A1 ]

vt

1

(vislumbrar): atisbaron a lo lejos las primeras casas del pueblo (liter); they sighted o made out o (liter) discerned the first houses of the town in the distance

no se atisba ninguna posibilidad de mejora económica (period); there does not appear to be any chance of an economic recovery

se atisbaban los primeros indicios de distensión (period); we were just beginning to detect o discern the first signs of a lessening of tension

2 (espiar) to spy on, watch; (mirar furtivamente) to peep at

■ atisbar

vi

(liter); to look out

la vi atisbando desde detrás de las cortinas I caught sight of her peeping out o looking out from behind the curtains

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atisbar verbo transitivo to make out
'atisbar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entrever

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atisbar

♦ vt

1. [vislumbrar] to make out;

se atisbaba un castillo en el horizonte a castle could (just) be made out on the horizon;

se atisba un principio de acuerdo the first signs of an agreement are becoming apparent;

no atisbaban ninguna salida a la crisis they could not see any way out of the crisis

2. [acechar] to watch, to spy on;

atisbaba por un agujero lo que ocurría en la otra habitación he was spying on o watching what was happening in the other room through a hole

♦ vi

to peep

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atisbar

v/t see, make out

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atisbar vt

1) : to spy on, to watch

2) : to catch a glimpse of, to make out