coquetterie
French → English
(Behavior) Flirtatious behavior or excessive concern with one's appearance; vanity; preening
Elle a passé une heure devant le miroir par pure coquetterie avant d'aller au bal.
(English) She spent an hour in front of the mirror out of pure vanity before going to the ball.
Son ultime coquetterie avant de monter à l’échafaud fut de demander son portrait.
(English) His final act of vanity before going to the scaffold was to ask for his portrait to be made.
(Medical/Ironic) A slight squint or eye misalignment; strabismus
Ce vieil homme avait une petite coquetterie dans l'œil qui le faisait regarder de travers.
(English) This old man had a slight squint in his eye that made him look sideways.
Cette coquetterie visuelle ne l'empêchait pas d'être un tireur d'élite exceptionnel.
(English) This visual misalignment did not prevent him from being an exceptional sharpshooter.
Entry ID: fr:en:coquetterie · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary