leer

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɪər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/lɪr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lēr)

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leer at [sb] vi + prep (look lustfully)mirar lascivamente a loc verb + prep
  mirar lujuriosamente a loc verb + prep
 The teenage boys leered at the girls' volleyball team.
 Los niños adolescentes miraban lascivamente a las niñas del equipo de voleibol.
leer at [sb] vi + prep (look maliciously)mirar con maldad a loc verb + prep
 The bully leered at him across the classroom.
 El abusón lo miraba con maldad desde el otro lado del salón.
leer n (lustful look)mirada lasciva nf + adj
  mirada lujuriosa nf + adj
 "Fancy an early night," Tom's wife asked him with a leer.
leer n (malicious look)mirada maliciosa nf + adj
 'I know your secret,' the girl told Sara with a leer.
 «Sé tu secreto», le dijo la chica a Sara con una mirada maliciosa.
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'leer' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
mirar de reojo

Collocations: [gave, shot] him a leer, What are you leering at?, a [snarling, sinister, drunken] leer, more...

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