cligner

kliɲe

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of cligner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

visionfermer les yeux à moitié pour voir mieux ou éviter la lumière

Il cligne des yeux à cause du soleil.

loucher

plisser les yeux

clin d'œilfermer et rouvrir rapidement une paupière pour faire un signe

Elle cligne de l'œil pour lui dire de se taire.

clignoter

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Expressions with cligner

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cligner de l'oeil

fermer puis ouvrir rapidement une paupière pour montrer complicité

Il me cligne de l'œil pour me signaler son accord.

cligner des yeux

fermer et rouvrir rapidement les paupières

Elle cligne des yeux à cause du soleil éblouissant.

sans cligner des yeux

adv.

de manière ferme et déterminée, sans hésitation ni trouble

Il a accepté cette mission dangereuse sans cligner des yeux.

Origin of cligner

français, cligner (fermer rapidement les yeux)

Terms with cligner included in their meaning

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battre des paupières

cligner

fermer et ouvrir les paupières rapidement et de façon répétée

clignotement

yeux

action de cligner des yeux de façon répétée

faire de l'oeil

clin d'œil

cligner de l'œil pour envoyer un signal discret à quelqu'un

pimper

yeux

cligner des yeux de manière effrontée et provocante

Examples of cligner in a sentence

Je cligne souvent quand la lumière est trop forte.
Il cligne discrètement pour saluer son ami.
L'enfant cligne souvent quand il est fatigué.

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English:squint, wink, ...
German:blinzeln, zwinkern, ...
Italian:strizzare gli occhi, strizzare l'occhio, ...
Spanish:parpadear, guiñar, ...
Portuguese:piscar, ...
Chinese:眯眼, 眨一下眼, ...
Japanese:目を細める, ウインクする, ...
Arabic:غمض عينيه جزئياً, غمز, ...
Hebrew:לִמְצוֹץ עֵינַיִם, לִמְצוֹץ עַיִן, ...
Russian:щуриться, подмигивать, ...
Ukrainian:примружуватися, підморгувати, ...
Catalan:aclucar els ulls, fer l'ullet, ...
Danish:knibe øjnene sammen, blinke, ...
Dutch:de ogen knijpen, knipogen, ...
Greek:ανοιγοκλείνω τα μάτια, κλείνω το μάτι, ...
Khmer:ព្រិចភ្នែក, ធ្វើសញ្ញាដោយភ្នែក, ...
Korean:눈을 찡그리다, 윙크하다, ...
Polish:mrużyć, mrugnąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):piscar, ...
Romanian:a miji ochii, a clipi din ochi, ...
Swedish:kisa, blinka, ...
Thai:หรี่ตา, ขยิบตา, ...
Turkish:gözlerini kısmak, göz kırpmak, ...
Vietnamese:nheo mắt, nháy mắt, ...

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