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stare

/steə/

/stɛr/

stare back

starenoun

stares

/steə/

/stɛr/

Translations

regardRegard fixe ou insistant.

She gave him a long, hard stare before turning away.

Elle lui lança un long regard fixe avant de se détourner.

Additional translations

étourneauSens dialectal ou archaïque.

Definitions

A fixed or intent look.

She gave him a long, hard stare before turning away.

A common Eurasian bird, the starling (Sturnus vulgaris), in dialectal or archaic use.

A noisy flock of stares settled on the telephone wires.

Synonyms

stareverb

stared

Past Simple

stared

Past Participle

staring

ing-form

/steə/

/ster/

Translations

fixerRegarder fixement, souvent avec insistance ou les yeux grands ouverts.

She couldn't help but stare at the beautiful painting for several minutes.

Elle ne pouvait s’empêcher de fixer le tableau magnifique pendant plusieurs minutes.

Additional translations

sauter aux yeuxSe dit d’une faute, d’un détail ou d’un élément très visible.

Definitions

To look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open.

She couldn't help but stare at the beautiful painting for several minutes.

To be plainly visible or conspicuously obvious; to stand out strikingly.

The misspelled headline stared from the front page.

Synonyms

Antonyms

look away