lech

lɛʧ

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Conjugation

Definition of lech - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

person

man with strong sexual desires

He's known as a lech among his friends.

philanderer

seducer

womanizer

stone structure

Rare

capstone of a cromlech

Rare

The lech was the centerpiece of the ancient site.

capstone

keystone

Verb

inappropriate behavior

intr.

behave in a sexually inappropriate way

intr.

He would often lech at the bar.

leer

lust

ogle

behavior

tr./intr.

show excessive sexual interest in someone

tr./intr.

She caught him leching after her friend.

covet

desire

lust

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lech after

feel strong sexual desire for someone

He would often lech after his attractive coworker.

Origin of lech

Old English, leccan (to moisten)

Examples of lech in a sentence

Avoiding the lech at the party was difficult.
Archaeologists discovered a lech in the ancient ruins.
The lech was carefully restored by historians.
He was known to lech after his coworkers.
Stop trying to lech on every woman you meet.
He was leching at the actress on screen.

The man was caught leching at the waitress.

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French:obsédé sexuel, reluquer, ...
German:Lüstling, geilen, ...
Italian:lussurioso, molestare, ...
Spanish:lascivo, acosar, ...
Portuguese:tarado, comportar-se de maneira inadequada, ...
Chinese:色鬼, 猥亵, ...
Japanese:助平, 不適切な行動をとる, ...
Arabic:شهواني, تَحَرَّشَ, ...
Hebrew:חַרְמָן, לְהַזִּיל רִיר, ...
Russian:похотливый человек, приставать, ...
Ukrainian:розпусник, залицятися, ...
Hindi:कामुक व्यक्ति, अनुचित व्यवहार करना, ...
Bengali:যৌনলোলুপ, অশালীন আচরণ করা, ...
Catalan:libidinós, assetjar, ...
Czech:chlípník, slintat, ...
Danish:liderbuks, opføre sig upassende, ...
Dutch:wellusteling, begluren, ...
Greek:γυναικάς, κοιτάζω ανάρμοστα, ...
Hungarian:kéjenc, nyomulni, ...
Khmer:បុរសល្មោភកាម, ប្រព្រឹត្តអាកប្បកិរិយាផ្លូវភេទមិនសមរម្យ, ...
Korean:바람둥이, 성적으로 부적절하게 행동하다, ...
Persian:هوسران, رفتار نامناسب جنسی داشت, ...
Polish:napaleniec, obłapiać, ...
Portuguese (BR):tarado, assediar, ...
Romanian:libidinos, a se holba, ...
Swedish:snuskgubbe, uppföra sig olämpligt, ...
Thai:คนเจ้าชู้, ประพฤติตัวไม่เหมาะสม, ...
Turkish:şehvet düşkünü, sarkıntılık etmek, ...
Vietnamese:người háo sắc, quấy rối, ...

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