glare

occhiataccia, sguardo furioso

Sguardo prolungato e pieno di rabbia rivolto a qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: give someone a glare (She gave him a glare when he interrupted.)

Sinonimi: angry stare, scowl

Espressioni comuni: angry glare, give someone a glare, fierce glare

superficie vitrea, lastra di ghiaccio liscio

Superficie liscia e brillante come il vetro, soprattutto una lastra di ghiaccio.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: glassy surface

Espressioni comuni: glare of ice, smooth glare

guardare in cagnesco, fulminare con lo sguardo

Fissare qualcuno per un momento mostrando chiaramente rabbia.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: glare at someone/something (He glared at the person who had taken his seat.)

Sinonimi: scowl, stare angrily

Espressioni comuni: glare at someone, glare angrily, glare across something

risplendere

Brillare con una luce così intensa da dare fastidio agli occhi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: glare down on something (The sun glared down on the empty road.)

Sinonimi: shine, blaze

Espressioni comuni: glare down, glare through something, glare at someone

liscio, lucido

Con una superficie liscia e brillante, soprattutto riferito al ghiaccio senza neve sopra.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: glassy, smooth, shiny

Espressioni comuni: glare ice, glare surface