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)

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

Synonyms

• (bait): appât, esche, esque

Verb

leurre

1. 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.