vislumbrar

/bislumˈbɾaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
vislumbro
preterite (yo)
vislumbré
past participle
vislumbrado

Meaning

  1. to glimpse

    • Vislumbró una salida.

      He glimpsed a way out.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

entrever

entrever and vislumbrar are close synonyms for "to glimpse, catch sight of"; vislumbrar leans toward perceiving something vague or distant.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

entrever

entrever is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to glimpse."

Portuguese

vislumbrar

vislumbrar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to glimpse."

Practice

1 What does vislumbrar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches vislumbrar?

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