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 посмотрела на него искоса и промолчала.
She glanced at him sideways and said nothing.
Том искоса посмотре́л на Мэри.
Tom looked sideways at Mary.
Она искоса посмотре́ла на него.
She looked askance at him.
Word familyи́скосаPRO
- и́скосаaskance; askew
- и́скосьslant
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