glim
derNoundas Lichtlein; der Lichtschein
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein kleiner Anlass zur Hoffnung in einer schwierigen Situation.
- English meaning
- Glimmer of hope
- Synonym
- Lichtblick, Funken Hoffnung
- German example
- Es gab einen kleinen Hoffnungsschimmer, als die Rettungskräfte Überlebende fanden.
- English example
- There was a glimmer of hope when the rescue workers found survivors.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Hoffnungsschimmer
- Plural Form
- die Hoffnungsschimmer
Related words
- Schimmer
glim
- Lichtschein
glimmer
- Blicksilber
glimmering silver
- ein Blick
glimpse
- flüchtig
glimpse
- Glimmer
glimmer
- Schimmer
glimmer
- mit einem blauen Auge davonkommen
To get off with a black eye
- Katzengold
fool's gold
- Schimmer
glimmer, shimmer, sheen
- Spaltbarkeit
Cleavage, fissility.
- Margarodit
Margarodite
- langgliedrig
Langgliedrig describes a person or animal with long limbs, especially arms and legs.
- schlechtmachen
To badmouth, to denigrate
- verunglimpfen
To denigrate means to belittle or defame someone or something in public.
- durchschimmern
To glimmer through
- beschimpfen
To insult, to verbally abuse
- erhaschen
To catch a glimpse means to see or hear something fleetingly or briefly.
- Tschik
Cigarette butt
- Majestätsbeleidigung
Lèse-majesté
- Fensterlein
A small window, often with a romantic or playful connotation.
- Marienglas
Selenite
- glimpflich
Lightly, unscathed, with minor damage
- einminütig
Momentary None
- Schmäh
Insult, slander
- Zigarre
A cigar is a pleasure product rolled from dried and fermented tobacco leaves that is smoked.
- Verunglimpfung
Defamation
- Zinnwaldit
Zinnwaldite
- Kaliglimmer
Muscovite
- Muskovit
muscovite
- Glühröhrchen
Glow tube
- Biotit
Biotite is a common, sheet-like mineral from the mica group.
- Phlogopit
Phlogopite
- Fünklein
spark, tiny spark
- Glimpf
Lenience, mercy, mildness
- Funzel
dim light, flickering lamp
- Lichtschein
Gleam, glimmer
- glimmen
Glimmer
- schwelen
To smolder
- schmähen
To revile, to defame
- verglimmen
To smolder means to burn slowly without a flame, often until only embers remain.
- schwärzen
to blacken, to defame
- erspähen
To spot, to glimpse
- Glimmentladung
A glow discharge is a form of gas discharge in which a weak, self-luminous plasma is created.
- Glaukophan
Glaucophane
- Fluppe
Cigarette
- Glimmer
Mica
- Glimmlampe
Glow lamp
- Illit
Illite is a common clay mineral from the mica mineral group.
Example sentences with “glim”
I saw a faint glim. (Ich sah einen schwachen Lichtschein.)
Frequently asked questions
Is glim common in German?
It is archaic; 'Lichtschein' is more modern.