scan one's eyes

[kyondaime]

Salut tout le monde,
Pouvez-vous m'expliquer cette phrase?
Then she began to scan her eyes over the instrument panel, looking for a clock

Merci

 

[misterk]

The English sentence is awkward and unusual. Much more common would be
(1) She began to scan the instrument panel,... -or-
(2) Her eyes began to scan the instrument panel,...

In any case, that's what your sentence means.

 

[joelooc]

balayer du regard

 

[Itisi]

Oui:

scan [sth] vtr	(examine visually)	balayer du regard vtr
		scruter⇒ vtr
	Alison scanned the auditorium, trying to see if her friend was there. Paul scanned Daniel's face, trying to determine if he was serious or not.
	Alison a balayé du regard la salle pour voir si son amie était là.
	Paul a scruté le visage de Daniel pour essayer de voir s'il était sérieux ou pas.

 

[kyondaime]

Merci beaucoup pour vos réponses