What do they call French toast in France? (And other similar questions)
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(glance/look) de reojo(look/glance) de soslayo(glance/look) de refilón- He would steal a sidelong glance here and there, though she never knew.
- Beside me, Lucas was shaking and I gave him a sidelong glance, only to find him silently laughing.
- She gave him a queer sidelong glance, and it seemed that her voice suddenly became too light, too careless.
- We climbed the stairs, and when arrived in the kitchen, realised in a sidelong glance, that we had both blushed.
- I did my best to ignore him, which wasn't easy since he kept sneaking sidelong glances at me and then pretending he hadn't been.
- Mr. Lake intercepted Sara's sidelong glance and sent her a reassuring smile.
- Rebecca gave Lydia a sidelong glance that could be interpreted as a glare.
- If you see sidelong glances, rolling eyes or other signs of distraction, it's time to stop talking.
- Teddy sent Christopher a sidelong glance and then fully faced him as he set the sketches on Christopher's desk.
- For those of us who are dependent, we need support, not sidelong glances if we tell someone we're on narcotics.
- They'd asked how I was, expressed their shock, but under that there was the fidgeting, the sidelong glances.
- Other diners in the cafeteria cast sidelong glances as they hear his Québécois accent decry the injustices of the street.
- They filed past, meriting hardly a sidelong glance from the fielders.
- A lot of sidelong glances and knowing looks were passed around when people thought we weren't looking.
- He had to endure years of sidelong glances at the school gate.
- Shamus could feel his ears turning bright red, and a sidelong glance at Amber told him she was blushing just as much as he was.
- Vicki cast him a sidelong glance and noticed the angry look on his face.
- I glanced sidelong at Brendan sitting next to me before exchanging a look with Josh across from me.
- When he felt her sidelong glance, he cleared his throat and forced a smile as he met her somewhat dark blue eyes.
- She gives me a sidelong glance from behind the white frames of her glasses.
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