leer

Significado (inglés)

Verb

1. To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.
2. To entice with a leer or leers.

Noun

1. A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look.
2. An arch or affected glance or cast of countenance.

Noun

1. (obsolete) The cheek.
2. (obsolete) The face.
3. (obsolete) One's appearance; countenance.
4. (obsolete) Complexion; hue; colour.
5. (obsolete) Flesh; skin.
6. The flank or loin.

Adj

1. (obsolete) Empty; unoccupied; clear.
2. (obsolete) Destitute; lacking; wanting.
3. (obsolete) Faint from lack of food; hungry.
4. (obsolete) Thin; faint.
5. (obsolete) Having no load or burden; free; without a rider.
6. (obsolete) Lacking sense or seriousness; trifling; frivolous.

Noun

Alternative form of lehr

Sinónimos

ogle

lehr

side-glance

sneer

eye

👁️

look over

lower

simper

skim

smirk

😏

snigger

stare

look about one

annealing furnace

coup d’oeil

skim over

side-long look

anhungered

annealing oven

stare about one

drawing furnace

annealer

anhungry

glance

glare

lear

lier

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/lɪə̯(ɹ)/

Etimoloxía (inglés)

Exact development uncertain, but apparently from a verb *leer (“to make a face, look sideways”), from leer (“cheek, face, profile”).