leurre

See also leurré

French

Etymology

Old French loirre, from Frankish *lothr, from Proto-Germanic *lōþr-.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lœʁ/
• Homophones: leur, leurs, leurrent, leurres

Noun

leurre m (plural leurres)

1. (hunting, fishing) lure
2. trap, snare
3. illusion
4. deception
5. (military) flare (aerial infrared countermeasure)

Verb

leurre

1. first-person singular present indicative of leurrer
2. third-person singular present indicative of leurrer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of leurrer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of leurrer
5. second-person singular imperative of leurrer