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• tuikkia• tuike• häämöttää• hehkua• hehku• hohto• hohde• hohtaa• vilkkua• vilkuttaa• välkkyä• väikkyä• välkehtiä• kiille• kiilua• kiiltää• kiillellä• kimmeltää• kimallus• kimmellys• kimaltaa• kajastaa• kajastus• kajaste• kaje• kajo• sädehtiä• kumottaa• kuultaa• pilkahdus• pilke• pilkottaa• läikkyä• loistaa• läikehtiä* * *'ɡlimə 1. verb(to shine faintly: A single candle glimmered in the darkness.) tuikkia2. noun1) (a faint light.) kimmellys2) (a slight sign or amount: a glimmer of hope.) pilkahdus
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glimmer of hope — A glimmer of hope is the belief that there is a slight chance that something positive will happen … The small dictionary of idiomes
glimmer of hope — • a glimmer of hope • a glimmer of suspicion • a glimmer of sense (from Idioms in Speech) weak, faint hope Already he had a glimmer of suspicion as to how matters stood and of how he would be made use of by Blodwen Page to run the practice for… … Idioms and examples
glimmer of hope — A slight chance of success. ► “There remains a glimmer of hope in South Korea’s overall business conditions as the prolonged sluggishness appears to be ending.” (Business Korea, May 1992, p. 12) … American business jargon
a glimmer of hope — a very small sign that something might improve or succeed The survey reports a glimmer of hope for the small business sector … English dictionary
glimmer of hope — … Useful english dictionary
glimmer — ► VERB ▪ shine faintly with a wavering light. ► NOUN 1) a faint or wavering light. 2) a faint sign of a feeling or quality: a glimmer of hope. DERIVATIVES glimmering adjective & noun. ORIGIN probably Scandinavian … English terms dictionary
a glimmer of hope — … Useful english dictionary
hope */*/*/ — I UK [həʊp] / US [hoʊp] verb Word forms hope : present tense I/you/we/they hope he/she/it hopes present participle hoping past tense hoped past participle hoped [intransitive/transitive] to want and expect something to happen or be true hope… … English dictionary
hope — hope1 W1S1 [həup US houp] v [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: hopian] 1.) to want something to happen or be true and to believe that it is possible or likely hope (that) ▪ We hope that more women will decide to join the course. ▪ I do hope… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hope — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 belief that sth you want will happen ADJECTIVE ▪ deep (esp. AmE), fervent, great ▪ a feeling of considerable hope ▪ It is my fervent hope that you will be able to take this project forward … Collocations dictionary
hope — hope1 [ houp ] verb *** intransitive or transitive to want and expect something to happen or be true: hope (that): I just hope she s pleasant to him on his birthday. hope for: It wouldn t be sensible to hope for immediate success. The best they… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English