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stare  (stâr)

v. stared, star·ing, stares

v.intr.

1. To look directly and fixedly, often with a wide-eyed gaze. See Synonyms at gaze.

2. To be conspicuous; stand out.

3. To stand on end; bristle, as hair or feathers.

v.tr.

To look at directly and fixedly: stared him in the eyes.

n.

An intent gaze.

Phrasal Verb:

stare down

To cause to waver or give in by or as if by staring.

Idiom:

stare (one) in the face

1. To be plainly visible or obvious; force itself on (one's) attention: The money on the table was staring her in the face.

2. To be obvious though initially overlooked: The explanation had been staring him in the face all along.

3. To be imminent or unavoidable: Bankruptcy now stares us in the face.

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[Middle English staren, from Old English starian; see ster-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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starer n.

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stare¹

vb

1. (intr; often foll by at) to look or gaze fixedly, often with hostility or rudeness

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (intr) (of an animal's fur, bird's feathers, etc.) to stand on end because of fear, ill health, etc.

3. (intr) to stand out as obvious; glare

stare one in the face to be glaringly obvious or imminent

n

the act or an instance of staring

[Old English starian; related to Old Norse stara, Old High German starēn to stare, Greek stereos stiff, Latin consternāre to confuse]

starer  n

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n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Dialect a starling

[Old English stær]

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Stare of owls.

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stare

• extant - Comes from Latin ex-, "out," and stare, "to stand," and means "currently or actually in existence."
• stare - Its etymological notion is "fixity" or "rigidity," from a Germanic base meaning "be rigid."
• gaure - To stare in astonishment.
• gorgonize - To stare at with a petrifying look.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stare - a fixed look with eyes open wide looking, looking at, look - the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him" gaze, regard - a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me" glower, glare - an angry stare contemplation - a long and thoughtful observation gape - a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)
Verb	1.	stare - look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement" gaze look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!" outface, outstare, stare down - overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring; "He simply stared down his opponent" stargaze - observe the stars
	2.	stare - fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly" glare, glower - look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her" look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"

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verb gaze, look, goggle, watch, gape, eyeball (slang), ogle, gawp (Brit. slang), gawk, rubberneck (slang) Mahoney tried not to stare.

stare someone in the face be obvious, be clear, be evident, be apparent, be blinding, be plain, be patent, be unmistakable, be self-evident, be crystal clear, be as plain as the nose on your face, be right under your nose The answer had been staring me in the face.

Translations

stare [stɛəʳ]

A. N → mirada f fija
to give sb a stare → mirar fijamente a algn

B. VT to stare sb out or down → mirar a algn fijamente hasta que aparte la vista
it's staring you in the face → salta a la vista

C. VI → mirar fijamente
he wouldn't stop staring → no paraba de mirar fijamente
don't stare! → ¡no mires tan fijo!
to stare at sth/sb → mirar algo/a algn fijamente, mirar algo/a algn de hito en hito
it's rude to stare at people → está mal visto fijar la mirada en la gente
to stare into the distance; stare into space → estar con la mirada perdida or mirando a las nubes

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stare [ˈstɛə^r]

n → regard m fixe

vi → regarder avec insistance
to stare at sth → regarder fixement qch, fixer son regard sur qch
to stare at sb → fixer qn
He stared at us in disbelief → Il nous fixa d'air incrédule.
to stare into space → regarder dans le vide

vt
to be staring sb in the face (= be very obvious) → être sous le nez de qn

stare out

vt sep
to stare sb out → faire baisser les yeux de qn

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n → (starrer) Blick; the village idiot looked at me with a vacant stare → der Dorftrottel sah mich mit stierem Blick an; to give somebody a stare → jdn anstarren

vt the answer was staring us in the face → die Antwort lag klar auf der Hand; to stare death/defeat in the face → dem Tod/der Niederlage ins Auge blicken; defeat was staring us in the face → wir blickten der Niederlage ins Auge

vi (vacantly etc) → (vor sich hin) starren; (cow, madman) → stieren, glotzen (inf); (in surprise) → große Augen machen; (eyes) → weit aufgerissen sein; he stared in disbelief → er starrte ungläubig; it’s rude to stare → es ist unhöflich, andere Leute anzustarren; to stare at somebody/something → jdn/etw anstarren; (cow, madman also) → jdn/etw anstieren or anglotzen (inf); don’t stare (at me)! → starr (mich) nicht so (an)!; to stare at somebody in horror/amusement/disbelief etc → jdn entsetzt/verblüfft/ungläubig etc anstarren; to stare after somebody → jdm nachstarren or hinterherstarren

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stare [stɛəʳ]

1. n → sguardo fisso
a vacant stare → uno sguardo assente

2. vt it's staring you in the face (obvious) → salta agli occhi; (very near) → ce l'hai sotto il naso

3. vi to stare at sb/sth → fissare qn/qc
to stare into space → fissare il vuoto
to stare at sb in surprise → fissare qn con aria sorpresa
it's rude to stare → non sta bene fissare la gente

stare out vt + adv → (fissare fino a) fare abbassare gli occhi

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v stare [steə]

(often withat) to look at with a fixed gaze They stared at her clothes in amazement; Don't stare – it's rude! staar يُحَمْلِق гледам втренчено zírat stirre starren κοιτάζω επίμονα üksisilmi vahtima خيره شدن tuijottaa regarder (fixement), dévisager לִנעוֹץ מַבָּט एकटक देखना, टकटकी लगाकर देखना, आश्चर्यचकित होना buljiti, zuriti bámul menatap stara, einblína fissare じっと見る 응시하다 stebeilyti, spoksoti cieši raudzīties tenung staren stirre, glo, glane gapić się fitar a privi fix, a fixa cu privirea пристально смотреть hľadieť buljiti zuriti stirra จ้องมอง gözlerini dikip bakmak 盯 вилупитися; витріщати очі گھورنا nhìn chằm chằm 盯

n

a staring look a bold stare. staar, gluur جَريء втренчен поглед upřený pohled stirren das Starren επίμονο βλέμμα jõllitus نگاه خيره tuijotus regard (fixe) נְעִיצַת מַבָּט टकटकी, ताक buljenje, piljenje merev tekintet, bámulás tatapan starandi augnaráð, stara sguardo (fisso) じっと見ること 응시 spoksojimas ciešs skatiens renung starende blik stirrende blikk, glaning utkwiony wzrok olhar privire fixă пристальный взгляд upretý pohľad buljenje zurenje stirrande blick, gloende การจ้อง; การเพ่งมอง gözlerini dikip bakma 凝視 здивований, пильний погляд ٹکٹکی sự , cái nhìn chằm chằm 凝视

stare in the face

to be easy to see or obvious The answer to the problem was staring me in the face. in die gesig staar واضِح، سَهْل الرُّؤْيَه очевиден bít do očí ligge lige foran næsen in die Augen springen είμαι προφανής, είμαι μπροστά στα μάτια κπ. ilmselge olema آسان و واضح olla silmien edessä crever les yeux (à) גָלוּי לַעַיִן ताकना biti očit, neizbježan majd kiszúrja vmi vkinek a szemét jelas blasa við (saltare agli occhi) 明白である 명백하다 būti aiškiai matomam/aiškiam būt acīmredzamam jelas voor de hand liggen ligge rett for nesen, være snublende nær rzucać się w oczy entrar pelos olhos dentro a sări în ochi быть очевидным biť do očí bosti v oči biti očigledan vara solklar คำตอบอยู่ตรงหน้า gözünün önünde, apaçık meydanda (某物)就在眼前，(某)事迫在眉睫 бути очевидним بہت صاف اور واضح ہونا dễ hiểu （某物）就在眼前，（某）事迫在眉睫

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stare → يُحملِق zírat stirre starren κοιτάζω επίμονα quedarse mirando tuijottaa fixer zuriti fissare じっと見つめる 응시하다 staren stirre gapić się olhar fixamente пристально глядеть stirra จ้อง gözünü dikip bakmak nhìn chằm chằm 盯着看