Polyglot Dictionary

vislumbrar

/vizlũˈbɾaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
vislumbro
preterite (eu)
vislumbrei
past participle
vislumbrado

Meaning

  1. to glimpse

    • Vislumbrou uma saída.

      He glimpsed a way out.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

entrever

entrever and vislumbrar are close synonyms for "to glimpse," largely interchangeable; vislumbrar is slightly more literary, like glimpsing a possibility.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

entrever

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

Spanish

vislumbrar

vislumbrar is the Spanish 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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