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vislumbrar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish vislumbrar, from Latin vix lūmināre (barely illuminate).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: vis‧lum‧brar

Verb

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vislumbrar (first-person singular present vislumbro, first-person singular preterite vislumbrei, past participle vislumbrado)

  1. to glimpse

Conjugation

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin vix luminare (barely illuminate).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bislumˈbɾaɾ/ [bis.lũmˈbɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: vis‧lum‧brar

Verb

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vislumbrar (first-person singular present vislumbro, first-person singular preterite vislumbré, past participle vislumbrado)

  1. (transitive) to make out (to see something faintly or indistinctly due to distance or lack of light)
  2. (transitive) to glimpse (to barely see, see at a distance)
    vislumbrar el finto glimpse the end

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Descendants

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  • Portuguese: vislumbrar

Further reading

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