Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 etwas flüchtig wahrnehmen
, 🇪🇸 ver algo a distancia o brevemente
, 🇮🇹 vedere qualcosa di sfuggita
, 🇵🇹 avistar algo rapidamente ou de longe
, 🇨🇳 看到一些东西的短暂一瞥
, 🇯🇵 一瞬見る
, 🇰🇷 잠시 동안 뭔가를 보이다
, 🇸🇦 يرى شيئاً بسرعة
, 🇮🇳 छोटी-सी दर्पण देखना
Usage Examples
- J'ai entrevu un chat s'échapper dans le jardin.
- Elle a entrevu une opportunité dans ce travail.
- Nous avons entrevu la lumière de la lune derrière les nuages.
Etymology
**Etymology of *entrevoir***
*Entrevoir* is a medieval French compound formed from *entre* (“between”) and *voir* (“to see”).
*Entre* derives from Latin *inter* (“between, among”), while *voir* comes from Latin *vidēre* (“to see”).
The verb entered the French language in the 15th–16th centuries, originally meaning “to glimpse or see between” and later expanding to “to get a preliminary idea.”
Synonyms
apercevoir
percevoir
distinguer
discerner
deviner
jauger
envisager
Antonyms
ignorer
négliger
déconnaître
rater
manquer