What does leurre in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word leurre in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use leurre in French.
The word leurre in French means lure, ploy, trick, deceive, delude, delude yourself, deceive yourself. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word leurre
lurenom masculin (appât) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le bar est un poisson qui se pêche facilement au leurre souple. Bass is easily fished with reeking lure. |
ploy, tricknom masculin (figuré (illusion) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La prime promise par ton patron est un leurre pour te faire travailler plus, sans gagner plus. The bonus your boss promised is a ploy to get you to work harder without earning any more. |
deceive, deludeverbe transitif (tromper) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Tu ne le leurreras pas avec un procédé aussi grossier. You won't deceive him with such crude behaviour. |
delude yourself, deceive yourselfverbe pronominal (s'illusionner) (transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.") Il ne faut pas te leurrer, ce poste est déjà pourvu. Don't delude yourself; the job has already been filled. |
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