glare

regard furieux, regard noir

Regard prolongé et plein de colère dirigé vers quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : A long, angry look directed at someone.

• She gave me an angry glare.
• His glare made the children fall silent.
• They exchanged hostile glares across the table.

Comment l'utiliser : give someone a glare (She gave him a glare when he interrupted.)

Synonymes : angry stare, scowl

Expressions courantes : angry glare, give someone a glare, fierce glare

surface vitreuse, nappe de glace lisse

Surface lisse et brillante comme du verre, notamment une étendue de glace.

En anglais simple : A smooth, bright surface that looks like glass, especially a sheet of ice.

• A glare of ice covered the path.
• The horses slipped on the smooth glare of the frozen road.
• Snow hid the dangerous glare of ice beneath it.

Synonymes : glassy surface

Expressions courantes : glare of ice, smooth glare

regarder avec colère, fusiller du regard

Fixer quelqu’un un moment en montrant clairement sa colère.

En anglais simple : To look at someone for a long moment with clear anger.

• Don't glare at me.
• She glared at him across the table.
• The teacher was glaring at the noisy children.

Comment l'utiliser : glare at someone/something (He glared at the person who had taken his seat.)

Synonymes : scowl, stare angrily

Expressions courantes : glare at someone, glare angrily, glare across something

briller, éblouir

Briller d’une lumière si forte qu’elle gêne les yeux.

En anglais simple : To shine with a strong light that is uncomfortable to look at.

• The sun glared through the window.
• Bright lamps glared in our eyes.
• The afternoon sun was glaring down on the white sand.

Comment l'utiliser : glare down on something (The sun glared down on the empty road.)

Synonymes : shine, blaze

Expressions courantes : glare down, glare through something, glare at someone

lisse, brillant

Dont la surface est lisse et brillante, notamment pour la glace sans neige.

En anglais simple : Having a smooth, bright surface, especially ice without snow on it.

• We skated across the glare ice.
• A layer of glare ice covered the lake.
• The tires slipped on a patch of glare ice.

Synonymes : glassy, smooth, shiny

Expressions courantes : glare ice, glare surface