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Meaning of at first glance | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

After only a superficial examination or review.

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العربية لِلْوَهْلَة اَلْأُولَى

Català a primera vista

Deutsch auf den ersten Blick optisch

Ελληνικά εκ πρώτης όψεως

Esperanto unuavide

Español a media vista a primera vista a simple vista

Suomi ensi katsomalta ensi näkemältä ensinäkemältä ensisilmäyksellä ensisilmäyksellä

Français à première vue à vue de nez au premier abord de prime abord

עברית לכאורה

हिन्दी प्रथम दृष्ट्या

Bahasa Indonesia pada pandangan pertama

Italiano a prima vista

日本語一目見ただけで

한국어 일견하여

Nederlands op het eerste gezicht

Polski na pierwszy rzut oka

Português à primeira vista

Русский на первый взгляд

Svenska vid en första anblick vid första anblicken

Türkçe ilk bakışta ilk bakışta

Українська на перший погляд

Tiếng Việt ban 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.”

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