и́скоса
rare #35426
adverb
- 1.
askance, sideways, out of the corner of one's eye
Он и́скоса посмотре́л на меня́.
He looked at me askance.
Almost always with verbs of looking; often implies suspicion or disapproval.
- 2.
(rare) askew, aslant, obliquely
Со́лнечные лучи падали и́скоса.
The sun's rays fell obliquely.
Examples
Она искоса посмотре́ла на него.
She looked askance at him.
Том искоса посмотре́л на Мэри.
Tom looked sideways at Mary.
Она посмотрела на него искоса и промолчала.
She glanced at him sideways and said nothing.
Word familyи́скосаPRO
- и́скосаaskance; askew
- и́скосьslant
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