No. 8,295 in French
winker
The French word "winker" does not exist. It may be an error or confusion with an English word.
In a sentence
Il a clignoté des yeux pour me rassurer.
He winked to reassure me.
The word 'clignoter' (to wink or blink) is used here to describe a physical action of moving the eyelids quickly.
Le phare a clignoté dans l'obscurité.
The lighthouse blinked in the dark.
Here, 'clignoter' refers to the periodic lighting of the lighthouse to signal boats.
Son téléphone clignotait et faisait du bruit.
His phone was blinking and making noise.
In this case, 'clignoter' is used to describe a device emitting light intermittently as a form of alert.
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