torve

tɔʁv

Definition

Definition of torve - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

regard menaçant

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qui exprime la menace et la méchanceté par son apparence

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Il me lança un regard torve qui me fit frissonner.

menaçant

sinistre

sombre

strabisme

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qui présente un défaut de parallélisme des yeux

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Le médecin examina son œil torve avec attention.

bigle

louche

strabique

forme oblique

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qui est courbé ou orienté de travers

Dated

La branche torve de l'arbre pointait vers le sol.

déformé

incliné

oblique

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oeil torve

regard menaçant et hostile qui exprime la colère ou la haine

Il me lança un oeil torve avant de quitter la pièce.

regard torve

regard menaçant et hostile qui exprime la colère ou la méfiance

Il lui lança un regard torve avant de quitter la pièce.

Origin of torve

latin, torvus (menaçant, sévère)

Examples of torve in a sentence

Le suspect jeta un regard torve au policier.
Son regard torve troublait les passants.
L’enfant torve avait du mal à fixer l’objectif.
Son regard torve mettait mal à l’aise.
Le chemin torve serpentait entre les collines.

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English:menacing, cross-eyed, ...
German:finster, schielend, ...
Italian:torvo, strabico, ...
Spanish:torvo, bizco, ...
Portuguese:olhar ameaçador, estrábico, ...
Chinese:凶狠的, 斜视的, ...
Japanese:険悪な, 斜視の, ...
Arabic:شرير, أحول, ...
Hebrew:זוֹעֵם, פּוֹזֵל, ...
Russian:зловещий, косой, ...
Ukrainian:загрозливий, косий, ...
Catalan:torb, estràbic, ...
Danish:ondskabsfuld, skelende, ...
Dutch:schaapachtig, scheel, ...
Greek:αγριωπός, στραβός, ...
Hungarian:fenyegető, kancsal, ...
Khmer:កាច, ស្រឡេក, ...
Korean:사나운, 사시의, ...
Polish:złowrogi, zezowaty, ...
Portuguese (BR):torvo, desviado, ...
Romanian:amenințător, strâmb, ...
Swedish:lömsk, skelande, ...
Thai:อาฆาต, ตาเหล่, ...
Turkish:tehditkâr, şaşı, ...
Vietnamese:đầy đe dọa, lé, ...

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