Grammatical class

Verb

dévisager

(transitive) to peer at (someone's face), stare at (the face of)

Details

Syllables

dé-vi-sa-ger

Phonetics

de.vi.za.ʒe

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

13619

Freq. (movies)

22469

Freq. (news)

83176

Sentences

Arrête de me dévisager comme cela.

Stop staring at me like that.

A2

On ne doit pas dévisager les étrangers.

People shouldn't stare at foreigners.

A2

Lorsqu’une personne lui parle, il la dévisage, parce qu’il s’imagine qu’elle veut se moquer de lui. Au moindre sourire, il dit : — Vous savez… quatre ans de guerre… moi.

When a person talks to him, he stares intently at them because he imagines that they want to make fun of him. At the smallest smile, he says, "Me, four years of war... you know..."

B1

Arrête de me dévisager !

Stop staring at me.

B2

Il est impoli de dévisager les autres.

It's not polite to stare at others.

B2