simpering in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for simpering in the English»French Dictionary

I.simpering [Brit ˈsɪmpərɪŋ, Am ˈsɪmpərɪŋ] N pej

simpering

minauderie f

II.simpering [Brit ˈsɪmpərɪŋ, Am ˈsɪmpərɪŋ] ADJ pej

simpering person

minaudier/-ière

simpering smile

affecté

I.simper [Brit ˈsɪmpə, Am ˈsɪmpər] N pej

simper

sourire m affecté

II.simper [Brit ˈsɪmpə, Am ˈsɪmpər] VB intr pej

simper

minauder

Translations for simpering in the French»English Dictionary

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minaudier (minaudière)

affected, simpering

tes mièvreries m'agacent

your simpering ways get on my nerves

minauder (de la voix, du sourire)

to simper

mines

simpering uncountable

faire des mines

to simper

il est arrivé la bouche en cœur (en minaudant)

he came simpering up

simpering in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for simpering in the English»French Dictionary

I.simper [ˈsɪmpəʳ, Am -pɚ] VB intr

simper

minauder

II.simper [ˈsɪmpəʳ, Am -pɚ] N

simper

sourire m affecté

Translations for simpering in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

minauder

to simper

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The simpering voice over of this commercial fits neatly with the dribbling girl poet flogging a muesli bar.

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If they have any genuine talent, they'll soon enough grow out of the adenoidal simpering, and learn to actually play and write their own songs.

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Instead of simpering innocence, they were inventive and reckless.

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It is less a naive expression of nostalgia than it is a simpering, mincing appeal.

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Can anybody, in a simpering whisper or even a normal indoors voice, explain this thinking?

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In fact, it was a strong contender for the most craven, simpering piece of pro-council nonsense ever to appear in its pages.

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She walked down the aisle a smart and successful young woman, but walked back up a simpering, fawning acolyte.

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Simpering gratitude for even being acknowledged at all?

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The simpering boy-king was known for his cruelty and wicked ways.

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It implies naivety, a simpering banality and not forgetting... unwavering, unconquerable hubris.

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