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to glance off
[phrase form: glance]
01
afketsen, afwijken
to strike a surface or object at an angle and then deflect or bounce away rather than piercing it or continuing on the original path
Voorbeelden
The bullet glanced off the armored vehicle, leaving only superficial scratches.
De kogel ketste af op het pantservoertuig en liet slechts oppervlakkige krassen achter.
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scheren, afketsen
(of light) to momentarily touch a surface and then quickly move away in a different direction rather than being absorbed or transmitted through it
