noun🔗ShareClin d'œilAn act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking."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.communicationbodyactionsignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomme, roupillonA brief period of sleep; especially forty winks."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.physiologytimebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInstant, clin d'œilA brief time; an instant."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.timeeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne pointe, un soupçonThe smallest possible amount."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.amountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAllusion, clin d'œilA subtle allusion."The film includes a wink to wartime rationing."Le film fait une allusion au rationnement en temps de guerre.communicationsignlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCligner des yeuxTo close one's eyes in sleep."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.bodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCligner de l'œilTo close one's eyes."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.bodyactioncommunicationsignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCligner de l'œil, clignerTo close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink."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.physiologyactionbodycommunicationsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCligner de l'œil, faire un clin d'œilTo 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.)"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.communicationbodyactionhumansignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareScintiller, clignoterTo gleam fitfully or intermitently; to twinkle; to flicker."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.appearancenatureenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn palet de tiddlywinksA disc used in the game of tiddlywinks."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.gameitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePervenche(Chiefly British) Periwinkle."My grandmother's garden has a beautiful patch of wink. "Le jardin de ma grand-mère a un beau massif de pervenches.foodanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
