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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescoup d'œil rapide
Pronunciation / Transliteration: coup d'oeil rapid
"Il a jeté un coup d'œil rapide sur le document."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A quick and superficial look at something.
"He gave the report a cursory glance before signing it."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'cursory', meaning hasty and superficial, from Late Latin 'cursororius' (pertaining to running), combined with 'glance', meaning a brief or hurried look.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cursory glance" is said worldwide
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coup d'œil rapide
Transliteration: coup d'oeil rapid
"Il a jeté un coup d'œil rapide sur le document."
flüchtiger Blick
Transliteration: fluechtiger Blick
"Er warf einen flüchtigen Blick auf den Bericht."
rapido sguardo
Transliteration: rapido sguardo
"Ha dato un rapido sguardo al contratto."
vistazo rápido
Transliteration: vistazo rapido
"Le echó un vistazo rápido al informe."
olhada rápida
Transliteration: olhada rapida
"Ele deu uma olhada rápida no documento."
सरसरी नज़र
Transliteration: sarsari nazar
"उसने रिपोर्ट पर एक सरसरी नज़र डाली।"
粗略的一瞥
Transliteration: cūlüè de yī piē
"他粗略地扫了一眼这份报告。"
대충 훑어보기
Transliteration: daechung hulteobogi
"그는 보고서를 대충 훑어보았다."
ちらっと見る
Transliteration: chiratto miru
"彼はその報告書にちらっと目を通した。"
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