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Squint
01
strabisme
the act of giving something or someone a look with eyes half open
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strabisme, loucherie
abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
03
une ouverture diagonale ou oblique dans un mur, généralement trouvée en architecture
a diagonal or oblique opening or passage in a wall, typically found in architecture, allowing a view or passage between different spaces or rooms
to squint
01
loucher
to look with eyes half-opened when hit by light, or as a sign of suspicion, etc.
Intransitive
Exemples
In the bright sunlight, she squinted to shield her eyes from the glare.
Dans la lumière vive du soleil, elle plissa les yeux pour protéger ses yeux de l'éblouissement.
The detective squinted at the unfamiliar figure in the dimly lit alley.
Le détective plissa les yeux en regardant la silhouette inconnue dans l'allée faiblement éclairée.
02
loucher, strabiser
to have eyes that are pointed in different directions
Intransitive
Exemples
Despite wearing corrective glasses, he still squints occasionally.
Malgré le port de lunettes correctrices, il louche encore occasionnellement.
The child 's parents became concerned when they noticed that he often squints.
Les parents de l'enfant sont devenus inquiets lorsqu'ils ont remarqué qu'il louche souvent.
03
lancer un regard oblique
to partially close one's eye or eyes in order to see more clearly or to protect them from light
Transitive: to squint one's eyes
Exemples
She squinted her eyes to read the small print on the medicine bottle.
Elle plissa les yeux pour lire les petits caractères sur le flacon de médicament.
The photographer squinted his subject's eyes slightly to give a more intense and focused look in the portrait.
Le photographe a légèrement plissé les yeux de son sujet pour donner un regard plus intense et concentré dans le portrait.
squint
01
louche, en biais
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
Arbre Lexical
squinty
squint
