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