lorgner

lɔʁɲe

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Definition of lorgner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

discret

intr.

regarder discrètement du coin de l'œil avec envie ou curiosité

intr.

Elle lorgnait sa voisine qui portait une belle robe.

insistance

tr.

regarder quelqu'un ou quelque chose avec insistance

tr.

Il lorgnait la vitrine du magasin depuis dix minutes.

dévorer des yeux

fixer du regard

convoitise

tr.

désirer ardemment quelque chose que possède autrui

tr.

Il lorgnait le poste de directeur depuis des années.

convoiter

désirer ardemment

instrument

intr.

Dated

regarder à travers une lorgnette ou un monocle

intr.

Dated

La dame lorgnait l'opéra avec ses jumelles dorées.

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lorgner sur

regarder avec insistance et envie quelque chose que l'on désire

Il lorgne sur la voiture de sport de son voisin.

Origin of lorgner

ancien français, lorgner (regarder de biais)

Examples of lorgner in a sentence

Les élèves lorgnaient la montre en attendant la fin du cours.
Elle n’a pas arrêté de lorgner son voisin pendant le dîner.
Les enfants lorgnaient les bonbons sur la table.
Elle lorgne la voiture de son voisin depuis son arrivée.
Ils lorgnaient les résultats du concours avec envie.
Il a commencé à lorgner la scène avec son monocle.

L'enfant s'amusait à lorgner les oiseaux à travers la lorgnette.

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English:eye, gaze at, ...
German:verstohlen schauen, anstarren, ...
Italian:sbirciare, guardare con insistenza, ...
Spanish:mirar de reojo, mirar con insistencia, ...
Portuguese:cobiçar com o olhar, fitar, ...
Chinese:偷看, 盯着看, ...
Japanese:横目で見る, しげしげと見る, ...
Arabic:لَمَحَ, حدّق بإمعان, ...
Hebrew:לְהַבִּיט בְּחַשַּׁאי, לִנְעוֹץ מַבָּט, ...
Russian:поглядывать, пожирать взглядом, ...
Ukrainian:поглядати, пильно дивитися, ...
Catalan:lorgar, mirar amb insistència, ...
Danish:skele til, stirre på, ...
Dutch:begluren, aanstaren, ...
Greek:κοιτάζω διακριτικά, κοιτάζω επίμονα, ...
Hungarian:sóvárogva oldalról nézni, méregetni, ...
Khmer:លួចមើល, សម្លក់មើល, ...
Korean:곁눈질하다, 집요하게 바라보다, ...
Polish:zerkać, łypać, ...
Portuguese (BR):cobicear, fitar, ...
Romanian:a privi pe furiș, a privi cu insistență, ...
Swedish:snegla, snegla på, ...
Thai:แอบมอง, จ้องมอง, ...
Turkish:gizlice bakmak, gözünü dikmek, ...
Vietnamese:liếc trộm, nhìn chằm chằm, ...

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