leurre

See also: leurré

French

Etymology

From 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

inflection of leurrer:
1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

“leurre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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