liếc
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Definition
- Verb:
- To glance / to look sidelong at: To move the eyes quickly and briefly to look at something or someone, often in a covert, indirect, or suggestive manner.
- To strop / to hone: To sharpen the edge of a blade (like a razor or knife) by moving it swiftly and at an angle against a hard surface like leather or a ceramic bowl.
Usage Examples
Verb (to glance):
- Cô ấy liếc nhìn đồng hồ một cách sốt ruột. (She glanced impatiently at the clock.)
- Đừng liếc tôi như thế! (Don't look at me sideways like that!)
- Anh ta liếc qua tài liệu trước cuộc họp. (He glanced over the documents before the meeting.)
Verb (to strop):
- Người thợ cạo liếc dao trên miếng da. (The barber stropped the razor on the leather.)
- Trước khi thái, bà liếc dao vào đáy bát. (Before slicing, she honed the knife on the bottom of the bowl.)
Advanced Usage
"liếc mắt đưa tình": to make eyes at someone; to give a flirtatious glance.
- Anh chàng ngồi cuối bàn cứ liếc mắt đưa tình. (The guy at the end of the table kept making eyes at her.)
"liếc trộm": to steal a glance; to peek furtively.
- Đứa trẻ liếc trộm hộp quà. (The child stole a glance at the gift box.)
Variants and Related Words
Liếc nhìn (v): to glance, to take a quick look.
- Cô liếc nhìn qua cửa sổ. (She glanced out the window.)
Liếc xéo (v): to give a sidelong, often disapproving or suspicious glance.
- Bà ấy liếc xéo người hàng xóm ồn ào. (She gave the noisy neighbor a sidelong glance.)
Synonyms
- To glance: To look briefly.
- To peek: To look quickly and secretly.
- To strop: To sharpen a blade on a strap.
- To ogle: To stare in a lecherous way (for the suggestive sense of "liếc").
Related Idioms
- Liếc lái liếc lọng: To glance around shiftily or evasively.
- Kẻ tình nghi liếc lái liếc lọng trước khi bỏ chạy. (The suspect glanced around shiftily before running away.)
verb
- to look sidelong at; to glance
- liếc nhìn quanh mìnhto glance around oneself to strop; to set (razor)
- liếc dao cạoto set a razor