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stare back

/steə bæk/

/stɛr bæk/

Translations

stare backverb

stared back

Past Simple

stared back

Past Participle

staring back

Gerund

/steə bæk/

/stɛr bæk/

fixer à son tourSe dit en réaction à quelqu’un qui regarde fixement.

When she realized he was watching her, she decided to stare back defiantly.

Lorsqu’elle a compris qu’il la regardait, elle a décidé de le fixer à son tour avec défi.

Additional translations

regarder fixement en retourTour plus littéral, courant dans un registre neutre.

Synonyms

return the gaze

look back

meet the gaze

gaze back

stare backverb

To look back at someone or something with a fixed gaze, often in response to being stared at.

When she realized he was watching her, she decided to stare back defiantly.