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squint

/skwɪnt/

squint down

squint out

squintnoun

squints

/skwɪnt/

Translations

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

crossed eyes

strabismus

squinting

squintverb

squinted

Past Simple

squinted

Past Participle

squinting

ing-form

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Translations

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

look askance

narrow one's eyes

squint one's eyes

glance

peer

squintadjective

squinter

Comp.

squintest

Super.

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Translations

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

squintadverb

Archaic/rare use meaning "obliquely, sideways"; still attested in historical and dialectal English.

Translations

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.

Definitions

Obliquely; sideways; askance.

He looked squint at the painting, trying to judge its perspective.

Synonyms