at first glance

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

After only a superficial examination or review.

Equivalents

Española media vista a primera vista a simple vista

Françaisà première vue à vue de nez au premier abordde prime abord

Deutschauf den ersten Blick optisch

19 more languages

العربيةلِلْوَهْلَة اَلْأُولَى

Catalàa primera vista

Ελληνικάεκ πρώτης όψεως

Esperantounuavide

Suomiensi katsomalta ensi näkemältä ensinäkemältäensisilmäyksellä

עבריתלכאורה

हिन्दीप्रथम दृष्ट्या

Bahasa Indonesiapada pandangan pertama

Italianoa prima vista

日本語一目見ただけで

한국어일견하여

Nederlandsop het eerste gezicht

Polskina pierwszy rzut oka

Portuguêsà primeira vista

Русскийна первый взгляд

Svenskavid en första anblick vid första anblicken

Türkçeilk bakışta

Українськана перший погляд

Tiếng Việtban đầu

Examples

“At first glance ⟳ it seems to be a reasonable idea. But we'll see ⟳.”

“At first glance ⟳, thinking well of yourself seems obviously preferable to thinking poorly of yourself. But the problem with […]”

“At first glance ⟳, Saltburn is classic clash-of-the-classes fare: a tale of social strata, moral vacuity and the seductions of wealth, with a poor boy ushered into his rich friend's kingdom.”

CEFR level

C1

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

at first sight at full stretch at full throttle at full tilt at gaze at grips

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