clignoter

kliɲɔte

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Definition of clignoter - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

lumières'allumer et s'éteindre de façon répétée en parlant d'une lumière

Le voyant rouge clignote pour signaler un problème.

scintiller

yeuxfermer et ouvrir les yeux plusieurs fois de suite rapidement

Il clignote sans arrêt à cause de la poussière.

ciller

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Expressions with clignoter

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clignoter les phares

allumer et éteindre rapidement les phares pour communiquer avec d'autres conducteurs

Le conducteur clignote les phares pour avertir du radar.

Origin of clignoter

français, cligner (fermer rapidement) + -oter (suffixe verbal)

Terms with clignoter included in their meaning

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relais clignotant

automobile

dispositif électronique qui fait clignoter les feux de direction d'un véhicule

clignotis

répétition

action de clignoter de façon répétée et continue

papillotement

scintillement

action de scintiller ou clignoter rapidement

Examples of clignoter in a sentence

La guirlande commence à clignoter dès qu’on la branche.
Elle clignote des yeux en entendant la nouvelle.
Les enfants clignotent souvent quand ils sont fatigués.

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English:blink, bat one's eyes, ...
German:blinken, blinzeln, ...
Italian:lampeggiare, sbattere le palpebre, ...
Spanish:parpadear, pestañear, ...
Portuguese:piscar, pestanejar, ...
Chinese:闪烁, 眨眼, ...
Japanese:点滅する, まばたきをする, ...
Arabic:ومض, رمش, ...
Hebrew:לְהַבְהֵב, לִמְצֹץ בָּעֵינַיִם, ...
Russian:мигать, моргать, ...
Ukrainian:блимати, моргати, ...
Catalan:parpellejar, clignejar, ...
Danish:blinke, ...
Dutch:knipperen, ...
Greek:αναβοσβήνω, ανοιγοκλείνω τα μάτια μου, ...
Hungarian:villogni, hunyorogni, ...
Khmer:ភ្លឹបភ្លែត, ភ្លឹបភ្នែក, ...
Korean:깜빡이다, 눈을 깜빡이다, ...
Polish:migać, migać oczami, ...
Portuguese (BR):piscar, pestanejar, ...
Romanian:a clipi, ...
Swedish:blinka, ...
Thai:กระพริบ, กระพริบตา, ...
Turkish:yanıp sönmek, göz kırpmak, ...
Vietnamese:nhấp nháy, chớp mắt, ...

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