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winked

/wɪŋkt/

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verb

Cligna des yeux

To close one's eyes in sleep.

Examples :

"The tired puppy winked, then drifted off to sleep on the rug. "

Le chiot fatigué cligna des yeux, puis s'endormit sur le tapis.

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verb

Cligné de l'œil

To close one's eyes.

Examples :

"The magician winked at the little girl before making the rabbit disappear. "

Le magicien a cligné de l'œil à la petite fille avant de faire disparaître le lapin.

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verb

Fait un clin d'œil, cligné

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

Examples :

"The bright sunlight winked off the windshield as I drove to work. "

Le soleil brillant a cligné sur le pare-brise alors que je me rendais au travail.

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verb

Faisait 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 fait un clin d'œil de l'œil. Il a acquiescé d'un clin d'œil.

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verb

Scintiller, clignoter

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

Examples :

"The old porch light winked in the breeze, casting flickering shadows on the lawn. "

La vieille lampe de porche scintillait dans la brise, projetant des ombres vacillantes sur la pelouse.

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