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English to French Dictionary

stare Meaning in French (stare signification en français)

verbregarder fixement
nounregard fixe
Synonymes:fixer du regardscruter
regarder fixement in English:stare
Phonetic:ʁəɡaʁde fiksəmɑ̃
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La signification de stare en français est regarder fixement, regard fixe. (Regarder quelqu'un ou quelque chose d'un regard fixe ou absent, les yeux grands ouverts, souvent par surprise, curiosité ou impolitesse.)

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Stare visual illustration - Meaning in French (regarder fixement)
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Definitions of Stare

  1. 1
    verb
    regarder fixement

    To look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with wide-open eyes, often indicating surprise, curiosity, or rudeness.

    Regarder quelqu'un ou quelque chose d'un regard fixe ou absent, les yeux grands ouverts, souvent par surprise, curiosité ou impolitesse.

  2. 2
    noun
    regard fixe

    A long, fixed, and often intense look, typically without blinking.

    Un regard long, fixe et souvent intense, généralement sans cligner des yeux.

Example Sentences

“It's rude to stare at people, especially strangers.”

Il est impoli de regarder les gens fixement, surtout les inconnus.

“She gave him a blank stare, not understanding his question.”

Elle lui lança un regard fixe et vide, sans comprendre sa question.

“The child would often stare at the colorful toys in the shop window.”

L'enfant regardait souvent fixement les jouets colorés dans la vitrine du magasin.

Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

fixer du regardscruter

In English:

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

détourner le regardignorer

In English:

Inflected Word Forms

past tensestared
present participlestaring
agent nounstarer

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

stare downphrasal_verb

To intimidate someone by staring at them until they look away.

stare into spaceexpression

To look vacantly or absently at nothing in particular, often lost in thought.