regarder de travers

French

Etymology

Literally, to regard someone askance. Compare Dutch scheef aankijken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.ɡaʁ.de də tʁa.vɛʁ/
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Verb

regarder (quelqu'un) de travers

  1. (transitive, informal) to give somebody a funny look, to give somebody a dirty look, to look askance at somebody

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