wink

faire un clin d’œil

Fermer et rouvrir rapidement un œil pour adresser à quelqu’un un message amical ou secret.

En anglais simple : To quickly close and open one eye to send someone a friendly or secret message.

• She winked at me.
• He winked to show he was joking.
• My sister smiled and winked across the table.

Comment l'utiliser : wink at someone (He winked at his friend when nobody was looking.)

Expressions courantes : wink at someone, wink knowingly

cligner d’un œil

Fermer un seul œil et le rouvrir aussitôt.

En anglais simple : To close one eye and quickly open it again.

• Can you wink your left eye?
• She winked once and opened both eyes again.
• The child practised winking in front of a mirror.

Expressions courantes : wink one eye, wink your eye

scintiller, clignoter

Briller d’une lumière qui devient rapidement plus forte puis plus faible.

En anglais simple : To shine with a light that quickly grows brighter and weaker.

• Stars winked above the hills.
• Tiny lights wink across the dark bay.
• A distant candle winked in the window.

Synonymes : twinkle, flicker

Expressions courantes : stars wink, lights wink

clin d’œil

Bref mouvement d’un œil qu’on ferme puis rouvre, souvent pour transmettre un message amical ou secret.

En anglais simple : A quick closing and opening of one eye, often to send a friendly or secret message.

• He gave me a wink.
• Her wink told us she was joking.
• They exchanged knowing winks during the speech.

Comment l'utiliser : give someone a wink (She gave her brother a wink.)

Synonymes : 😉, ;), ;-)

Expressions courantes : give a wink, knowing wink, cheeky wink

clin d’œil, allusion

Petite référence, souvent amusante, à quelque chose que certaines personnes reconnaîtront.

En anglais simple : A small, often playful reference to something that some people will recognize.

• The scene is a wink to fans.
• The title offers a playful wink to an earlier film.
• These little winks reward readers who know her previous books.

Comment l'utiliser : a wink to something (The opening scene includes a wink to classic horror films.)

Synonymes : allusion, reference, nod

Expressions courantes : wink to something, playful wink, knowing wink