What does atisbo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word atisbo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use atisbo in Spanish.

The word atisbo in Spanish means shadow, trace, glimmer, watch, monitor, make out. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word atisbo

shadow, trace

nombre masculino (vislumbre, mínimo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aprobarás el examen de conducir, no tengo ni un atisbo de duda al respecto.
You will pass the driver's test, I don't have a shadow (or: trace) of a doubt about it.

glimmer

nombre masculino (luz tenue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un atisbo de luz se colaba por una rendija de la puerta.
A glimmer of light peeked through the slit of the door.

watch, monitor

verbo transitivo (observar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Desde la ventana atisbaba lo que sucedía en aquel callejón.
From the window, she could watch (or: monitor) what went on in that alley.

make out

verbo transitivo (vislumbrar) (see vaguely)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Al final de la calle me parecía atisbar el hotel donde nos íbamos a alojar.
At the end of the street, I thought I could make out the hotel where we were going to stay.

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