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"There is a whole team of scientists sitting on the edge of their seats waiting for that first glimpse of Vesta."
"Tenemos un equipo completo de científicos que espera ansiosamente poder dar ese primer vistazo a Vesta".
He is still thirty feet above the rough hilltop when he catches a glimpse of red out of the corner of his eye.
Se halla a diez metros de la cima de la colina cuando por el rabillo del ojo distingue una forma roja.
Simmons, Dan / Phases of GravitySimmons, Dan / Fases de Gravedad
Fases de Gravedad
Simmons, Dan
© 1991 Ediciones В S.A.
© 1989 by Dan Simmons
Phases of Gravity
Simmons, Dan
© 1989, 2001 by Dan Simmons
The bell swung back, with me clinging on like a limpet, and I had a glimpse of Edwig taking off his pannier and bending to the floor to pick up the coins he had dropped, all the while glancing malevolently at me.
La campana volvió atrás, conmigo pegado a ella como una lapa, y por un instante vi al hermano Edwig, que había dejado las alforjas en el suelo y recogía las monedas que se le habían caído, lanzándome miradas de malévola satisfacción.
Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negro
El gallo negro
Sansom, Christopher John
Dissolution
Sansom, Christopher John
© C.J. Sansom, 2003
Out of the still night sky, astronomers peering through their telescopes would occasionally glimpse quick bursts of high-energy light popping off like flashbulbs at the far side of the universe.
De repente, los astrónomos que observaban con sus telescopios veían emerger ocasionalmente en el oscuro cielo nocturno rápidas explosiones luminosas de alta energía, que parecían bombillas de luz, al otro lado del universo.
Baedecker nodded and glanced toward the windows, hoping to catch a glimpse of the stars, but the special glass was shielded for the launch.
Baedecker asintió y miró por las ventanillas, tratando de ver las estrellas, pero el vidrio especial estaba protegido para el lanzamiento.
Simmons, Dan / Phases of GravitySimmons, Dan / Fases de Gravedad
Fases de Gravedad
Simmons, Dan
© 1991 Ediciones В S.A.
© 1989 by Dan Simmons
Phases of Gravity
Simmons, Dan
© 1989, 2001 by Dan Simmons
Farley's glimpse of him was brief, but his diagnostic sense, honed by months of practice in Barich, told him instantly that the man was in the last stages of syphilitic dementia.
Sólo lo vislumbró brevemente, pero su sentido del diagnóstico, afinado durante meses de práctica en Barich, le dijo al momento que aquel hombre se encontraba en la fase terminal de la demencia sifilítica.
Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma Calcuta
El cromosoma Calcuta
Ghosh, Amitav
The Calcutta Chromosome
Ghosh, Amitav
© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
They followed the priest in, and again Nick tried to catch a glimpse of Maggie’s face, unsure of her sudden enthusiasm to spend more time with the priest she despised.
Entraron detrás del sacerdote y, una vez más, Nick intentó intercambiar una mirada con Maggie, porque no entendía aquel repentino entusiasmo por pasar más tiempo en compañía de un sacerdote al que aborrecía.
Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo Sospecha
Bajo Sospecha
Kava, Alex
A Perfect Evil
Kava, Alex
© S.M. Kava 2000
Inside the church he caught a glimpse of Inspector Jose Marquez questioning the priest.
En el interior de la iglesia vio al judicial José Márquez que interrogaba al cura.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Other people, most people, glimpse something in films, the shadow of great actresses, the gaze of true love.
Otros, la mayoría, la entrevén en las películas, la sombra de grandes actrices, la mirada de tu verdadero amor.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
What did they do when they caught a glimpse of her?
¿Qué hacían cuando lograban verla?
Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma Calcuta
El cromosoma Calcuta
Ghosh, Amitav
The Calcutta Chromosome
Ghosh, Amitav
© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
The Wreed rotated 180 degrees, so that its back was facing me that's when I first got a glimpse of its rear hand.
El wreed se giró 180 grados, de forma que me presentaba la espalda. Fue la primera vez que vi su mano trasera.
Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de Dios
El calculo de Dios
Sawyer, Robert
© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
Calculating God
Sawyer, Robert
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
She caught a glimpse of a body, lying on the floor.
Vislumbró un cuerpo tendido en el suelo.
Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma Calcuta
El cromosoma Calcuta
Ghosh, Amitav
The Calcutta Chromosome
Ghosh, Amitav
© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
Bruce Wilcox had turned once, just long enough to catch a glimpse of the rental car's taillights disappearing down the street, before he centered all his concentration on keeping up with Ferguson.
Bruce Wilcox se había vuelto a mirar sólo el tiempo necesario para avistar a lo lejos las luces traseras del coche de Shaeffer alejándose por la calle, antes de centrarse nuevamente en no perder de vista a Ferguson.
Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio Final
Juicio Final
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006
Just Cause
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
But from time to time, I glimpsed what I presumed was the true Forhilnor way of thinking behind his speech.
Pero de vez en cuando, apreciaba subyacente a sus palabras lo que yo suponía era la verdadera forma de pensar forhilnor.
Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de Dios
El calculo de Dios
Sawyer, Robert
© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
Calculating God
Sawyer, Robert
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
"That he's here," said Pelletier, and he motioned toward the sauna, the hotel, the court, the fence, the dry brush that could be glimpsed in the distance, on the unlit hotel grounds.
– Que está aquí -dijo Pelletier, y señaló la sauna, el hotel, la pista, las rejas metálicas, la hojarasca que se adivinaba más allá, en los terrenos del hotel no iluminados.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer

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catch a glimpse
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Word forms

glimpse

verb
Basic forms
Pastglimpsed
Imperativeglimpse
Present Participle (Participle I)glimpsing
Past Participle (Participle II)glimpsed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I glimpsewe glimpse
you glimpseyou glimpse
he/she/it glimpsesthey glimpse
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am glimpsingwe are glimpsing
you are glimpsingyou are glimpsing
he/she/it is glimpsingthey are glimpsing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have glimpsedwe have glimpsed
you have glimpsedyou have glimpsed
he/she/it has glimpsedthey have glimpsed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been glimpsingwe have been glimpsing
you have been glimpsingyou have been glimpsing
he/she/it has been glimpsingthey have been glimpsing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I glimpsedwe glimpsed
you glimpsedyou glimpsed
he/she/it glimpsedthey glimpsed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was glimpsingwe were glimpsing
you were glimpsingyou were glimpsing
he/she/it was glimpsingthey were glimpsing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had glimpsedwe had glimpsed
you had glimpsedyou had glimpsed
he/she/it had glimpsedthey had glimpsed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been glimpsingwe had been glimpsing
you had been glimpsingyou had been glimpsing
he/she/it had been glimpsingthey had been glimpsing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will glimpsewe shall/will glimpse
you will glimpseyou will glimpse
he/she/it will glimpsethey will glimpse
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be glimpsingwe shall/will be glimpsing
you will be glimpsingyou will be glimpsing
he/she/it will be glimpsingthey will be glimpsing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have glimpsedwe shall/will have glimpsed
you will have glimpsedyou will have glimpsed
he/she/it will have glimpsedthey will have glimpsed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been glimpsingwe shall/will have been glimpsing
you will have been glimpsingyou will have been glimpsing
he/she/it will have been glimpsingthey will have been glimpsing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would glimpsewe should/would glimpse
you would glimpseyou would glimpse
he/she/it would glimpsethey would glimpse
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be glimpsingwe should/would be glimpsing
you would be glimpsingyou would be glimpsing
he/she/it would be glimpsingthey would be glimpsing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have glimpsedwe should/would have glimpsed
you would have glimpsedyou would have glimpsed
he/she/it would have glimpsedthey would have glimpsed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been glimpsingwe should/would have been glimpsing
you would have been glimpsingyou would have been glimpsing
he/she/it would have been glimpsingthey would have been glimpsing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am glimpsedwe are glimpsed
you are glimpsedyou are glimpsed
he/she/it is glimpsedthey are glimpsed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being glimpsedwe are being glimpsed
you are being glimpsedyou are being glimpsed
he/she/it is being glimpsedthey are being glimpsed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been glimpsedwe have been glimpsed
you have been glimpsedyou have been glimpsed
he/she/it has been glimpsedthey have been glimpsed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was glimpsedwe were glimpsed
you were glimpsedyou were glimpsed
he/she/it was glimpsedthey were glimpsed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being glimpsedwe were being glimpsed
you were being glimpsedyou were being glimpsed
he/she/it was being glimpsedthey were being glimpsed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been glimpsedwe had been glimpsed
you had been glimpsedyou had been glimpsed
he/she/it had been glimpsedthey had been glimpsed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be glimpsedwe shall/will be glimpsed
you will be glimpsedyou will be glimpsed
he/she/it will be glimpsedthey will be glimpsed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been glimpsedwe shall/will have been glimpsed
you will have been glimpsedyou will have been glimpsed
he/she/it will have been glimpsedthey will have been glimpsed

glimpse

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseglimpseglimpses
Possessive caseglimpse'sglimpses'