"at a glance" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-at a glance.ogg [Australia]
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  1. (idiomatic) Upon cursory examination. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: at first glance Translations (on cursory examination): ensivilkaisulla (Finnish), yhdellä silmäyksellä (Finnish), à première vue (French), à vue de nez (French), au jugé (French), au doigt mouillé (French), a prima vista (Italian), no pirmā acu uzmetiena (Latvian), na pierwszy rzut oka (Polish), de relance (Portuguese), por alto (Portuguese), num primeiro olhar (Portuguese), на пе́рвый взгля́д (na pérvyj vzgljád) (Russian), с пе́рвого взгля́да (s pérvovo vzgljáda) (Russian), сра́зу (srázu) (Russian), på ytan (Swedish), vid första anblick (Swedish)

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