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I've heard that ''leer at her''has some different meanings.What are those and how should I check to be able to tell which of them in a sentence has it in?
I've heard that ''leer at her''has some different meanings.What are those and how should I check to be able to tell which of them in a sentence has it in?
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@Nijntje A leer is an unpleasant facial expression. A leer means the person doesn't like you, or even worse, does in a creepy way. Leer can also be used as a verb, meaning "to look at someone with a suggestive or rude expression
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@Kanarii Thank you for explaining!Well I see there are both ''suggestive'' or ''rude'' expression.So I was wondering that ''suggestive'' can be like''seductive''?I heard that ''leer'' can be used as seduction by men to women
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