leurre

See also: leurré

French

Etymology

Old French loirre, from Frankish *loþr, from Proto-Germanic *lōþr-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lœʁ/
Homophones: leur, leurs, leurrent, leurres

Noun

leurre m (plural leurres)

(hunting, fishing) lure, decoy
trap, snare
illusion
deception
(military) flare (aerial infrared countermeasure)

Synonyms

(bait): appât, esche, esque

Verb

leurre

first-person singular present indicative of leurrer
third-person singular present indicative of leurrer
first-person singular present subjunctive of leurrer
third-person singular present subjunctive of leurrer
second-person singular imperative of leurrer

Further reading

“leurre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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