atisbar

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Spanish

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps related to avistar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /atisˈbaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧tis‧bar

Verb

atisbar (first-person singular present atisbo, first-person singular preterite atisbé, past participle atisbado)

  1. to spy on
  2. to watch, observe
  3. to glimpse, see confusedly
    Synonyms: entrever, vislumbrar
    • 2022 July 12, Victoria Torres Benayas, “Las claves de una ola de calor que desafía todos los récords de intensidad, extensión y duración”, in El País:
      El domingo alcanzó al resto de España y tal va a ser su persistencia que ni siquiera se atisba un final claro.
      On Sunday it reached the rest of the Spain and it'll be so persistent that you can barely glimpse its end.

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