de reojo

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de reˈoxo/
  • Syllabification: de re‧o‧jo

Adverb

de reojo

  1. askance, out of the corner of one's eye
    Synonym: de soslayo
    Me miró de reojo.
    He looked at me out of the corner of his eye.
    • 2021 May 3, Juan José Mateo, “De la libertad a las amenazas de muerte: seis instantes clave de la campaña más polémica”, in El País:
      Esa ha sido la propuesta de Díaz Ayuso, que da por descontado su triunfo y mira de reojo al resultado de Vox, que es el que marcará si un hipotético apoyo de la extrema derecha a su investidura cotizaría lo suficiente como para entrar en el Gobierno, o no.
      That has been the proposition of Díaz Ayuso, who takes her triumph for granted while keeping an eye on the results of Vox, to see if the hypothetical far right support will be enough to form a Government, or not.
    • 2022 July 14, José Naranjo, “La subida de precios dispara las protestas en África”, in El País:
      Todos miran de reojo a las revueltas de Sri Lanka.
      Everyone is watching Sri Lanki out of the corner of their eye.

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