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squint

UK
/skwɪnt/
US
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squint down
squint out

Translations

squintnoun
squints
pl
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US
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strabismeMédecine.
The doctor diagnosed her with a squint and recommended corrective surgery.
Le médecin lui a diagnostiqué un strabisme et a recommandé une opération corrective.
œilladeRegard rapide ou furtif.
He took a squint at the newspaper headlines before heading out the door.
Il a jeté une œillade aux gros titres du journal avant de sortir.
Additional translations
meurtrièreArchitecture religieuse; ouverture étroite dans un mur.
Synonyms
crossed eyes
strabismus
squinting
squintverb
squinted
Past Simple
squinted
Past Participle
squinting
Gerund
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plisser les yeuxPour mieux voir ou à cause d'une forte lumière.
She had to squint to read the small print on the contract.
Elle a dû plisser les yeux pour lire les petits caractères du contrat.
Additional translations
loucherSens médical; yeux mal alignés.
Synonyms
look askance
narrow one's eyes
squint one's eyes
glance
peer
squintadjective
squinter
Comp.
squintest
Super.
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strabiqueMédecine.
The child was squint and required corrective surgery.
L'enfant était strabique et a nécessité une opération corrective.
Additional translations
obliqueSens de regard, angle ou direction; soutenu ou courant selon le contexte.
Synonyms
slanted
slanting
aslant
askew
tilted
tilt
slantwise
skewed
skew
cock-eyed
cross-eyed
squint-eyed
narrow-eyed
angled
oblique
squintadverb
Archaic/rare use meaning "obliquely, sideways"; still attested in historical and dialectal English.
obliquementDe manière oblique, de biais.
He looked squint at the painting, trying to judge its perspective.
Il regardait obliquement le tableau, essayant d'en juger la perspective.
Synonyms
obliquely
askew
sideways
diagonally
sidelong
askance
narrowly

Definitions

squintnoun
A condition in which the eyes are not properly aligned with each other, causing one or both eyes to turn inwards, outwards, upwards, or downwards.
The doctor diagnosed her with a squint and recommended corrective surgery.
A quick or casual glance.
He took a squint at the newspaper headlines before heading out the door.
A small, narrow opening or slit, especially in a church wall, through which an altar or other object can be viewed; a hagioscope.
The medieval church featured a squint in the chancel wall so that worshippers in the side chapel could see the altar.
squintverb
To look at something with partially closed eyes, often to see more clearly or because of bright light.
She had to squint to read the small print on the contract.
To have eyes that look in different directions, not properly aligned.
He squints slightly, which gives him a unique look.
squintadjective
Having eyes that look in different directions or are not aligned properly (cross-eyed).
The child was squint and required corrective surgery.
Oblique or askance; not looking straight.
She cast him a squint glance, unsure of his intentions.
squintadverb
Obliquely; sideways; askance.
He looked squint at the painting, trying to judge its perspective.
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