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wink

/ˈwɪŋk/

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noun

Clin d'œil

An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.

Examples :

"He gave me a friendly wink as he passed by in the hallway. "

Il m'a fait un clin d'œil amical en passant dans le couloir.

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noun

Somme, roupillon

A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.

Examples :

"After a long day at work, Sarah took a quick wink before dinner. "

Après une longue journée de travail, Sarah a fait un petit roupillon avant le dîner.

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noun

Instant, clin d'œil

A brief time; an instant.

Examples :

"The wink of a second was all it took for the alarm clock to go off. "

Un instant a suffi pour que le réveil sonne.

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noun

Une pointe, un soupçon

The smallest possible amount.

Examples :

"Even with a powerful microscope, I couldn't see a wink of difference between the two samples. "

Même avec un microscope puissant, je n'ai pu voir la moindre pointe de différence entre les deux échantillons.

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noun

Allusion, clin d'œil

A subtle allusion.

Examples :

"The film includes a wink to wartime rationing."

Le film fait une allusion au rationnement en temps de guerre.

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verb

Cligner des yeux

To close one's eyes in sleep.

Examples :

"After a long day at work, the tired toddler began to wink and drift off to sleep. "

Après une longue journée de travail, le jeune enfant fatigué a commencé à cligner des yeux et à s'endormir.

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verb

Cligner de l'œil

To close one's eyes.

Examples :

"The teacher winked at Sarah to let her know the answer was correct. "

Le professeur a cligné de l'œil à Sarah pour lui faire savoir que la réponse était correcte.

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verb

Cligner de l'œil, cligner

To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.

Examples :

"The tired student winked at his friend, quickly closing his eye. "

L'étudiant fatigué a cligné de l'œil à son ami, fermant rapidement son œil.

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verb

Cligner de l'œil, faire un clin d'œil

To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)

Examples :

"He winked at me. She winked her eye. He winked his assent."

Il m'a fait un clin d'œil. Elle a cligné de l'œil. Il a fait un clin d'œil pour signifier son accord.

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verb

Scintiller, clignoter

To gleam fitfully or intermitently; to twinkle; to flicker.

Examples :

"The firelight winked in the hearth, casting dancing shadows on the wall. "

La lueur du feu scintillait dans l'âtre, projetant des ombres dansantes sur le mur.

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noun

Un palet de tiddlywinks

A disc used in the game of tiddlywinks.

Examples :

"My little brother loves playing tiddlywinks with his friends; he always uses his special red wink. "

Mon petit frère adore jouer aux tiddlywinks avec ses amis ; il utilise toujours son palet rouge spécial.

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noun

Pervenche

(Chiefly British) Periwinkle.

Examples :

"My grandmother's garden has a beautiful patch of wink. "

Le jardin de ma grand-mère a un beau massif de pervenches.