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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/23/2021 10:56 AM, Lieven L. Litaer
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cite="mid:188707db-6a16-49bf-178b-8facbe22afe0@gmx.de">I have a
question regarding a word we got at qep'a' 25 Maybe the word
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requester could clarify why it was needed.
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The definition of {ghan} is "glance at, take a quick look at".
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Could that be used to say "look at constantly, stare at"? Or is it
this
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kind of "look quickly, and then look back"?
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How long is a "quick look"?
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<p>A quick look does not include staring or looking repeatedly. It
implies only a brief period of seeing, then no more. It doesn't
necessarily imply you go back to looking at what you were looking
at before, though you might do this.</p>
<p>The phrase is usually used in regard to obtaining information. If
you "glance at" or "take a quick look at" a computer screen or a
book, it means you took in the information presented in a minimal
way. "Glance at a book" is idiomatic; it doesn't usually mean you
just saw the book in front of you, but rather that you skimmed its
content. If you "glance at a person," it means you took in their
identity or characteristics very quickly and moved on to other
things.</p>
<p>"Glance" or "quick look" doesn't imply a specific amount of time;
it just means enough time to get a minimal amount of information.</p>
<p><b>HeSwI' Daleghqa' net jalchugh, Daghov'a'?<br>
</b><i>If you saw the criminal again, would you recognize him/her?<br>
</i><b>jISovbe'; ghaH vIghanpu' neH.<br>
</b><i>I don't know; I only got a quick look at him/her.</i></p>
<p><b>wIy ghanDI' ya, chollI'bogh Duj tu'.<br>
</b><i>When the tactical officer glances at the tactical display,
he/she notices an approaching ship.</i></p>
<p>We don't have a word that means just <i>stare at</i> or even
just <i>look at (without being quick), </i>but you can usually
get the point across if you explain <i>why</i> someone is
staring.</p>
<p><b>pe'vIl qabwIj nuD verengan.<br>
</b><i>The Ferengi studies my face intensely.</i></p>
<p><b>jIHDaq ba' HoD; Duj So'lu'pu'bogh nejlI'.<br>
</b><i>The captain sits at the monitor, searching for the cloaked
ship.</i><br>
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