LOUCHE

Meaning of LOUCHE in English

[ lu:ʃ ]

■ adjective disreputable in a rakish or appealing way.

Origin

C19: from Fr., lit. 'squinting'.

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LOUCHE — adjective Etymology: French, literally, cross-eyed, squint-eyed, from Latin luscus blind in one eye Date: 1819 not reputable or decent
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LOUCHE — ˈlüsh adjective Etymology: French, literally, cross-eyed, squint-eyed, from Latin luscus one-eyed : squinting, oblique , devious , perverse , sinister …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOUCHE — /loohsh/ , adj. dubious; shady; disreputable. [ 1810-20; losche, fem. of lois luscus blind in one eye ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOUCHE — adj. blatant; vulgar, ostentatious; disreputable in a rakish or appealing way; not decent
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LOUCHE — adjective Etymology: French, literally, cross-eyed, squint-eyed, from Latin luscus blind in one eye Date: 1819 : not reputable or decent
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOUCHE — [louche] adj [F, lit., cross-eyed, squint-eyed, fr. L luscus blind in one eye] (1819): not reputable or decent
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOUCHE — louche BrE AmE luːʃ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LOUCHE — / luːʃ; NAmE / adjective ( especially BrE , formal ) not socially acceptable, but often still attractive despite this …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOUCHE — adj. disreputable, shifty. [F, = squinting]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOUCHE — adj. disreputable, shifty. [ F, = squinting ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOUCHE — adj. disreputable, shifty. Etymology: F, squinting
Oxford English vocab
LOUCHE — If you describe a person or place as louche , you mean that they are unconventional and not respectable, but …
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LOUCHE — If you describe a person or place as ~, you mean that they are unconventional and not respectable, but often …
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LOUCHE — прил. пользующийся дурной репутацией
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LOUCHE — прил. пользующийся дурной репутацией
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LOUCHE — Pronunciation: ' lüsh Function: adjective Etymology: F, literally, cross-eyed, squint-eyed, from Latin luscus blind in one eye Date: 1819 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LOUCHEUX — lüˈshō noun ( plural loucheux ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: French, from louche : kutchin 2
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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LIMBER — I. verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Now senior officers fear the organisation is limbering up for a wave of further …
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RAKISH — adj. 25B6; adjective DASHING, debonair, stylish, jaunty, devil-may-care; raffish, disreputable, louche; informal sharp.
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RAFFISH — adj. 25B6; adjective RAKISH, unconventional, bohemian; devil-may-care, casual, careless; louche, disreputable, dissolute, decadent.
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DISREPUTABLE — adj. 25B6; adjective he fell into disreputable company : OF BAD REPUTATION, infamous, notorious, louche; dishonourable, dishonest, untrustworthy, unwholesome, villainous, …
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DOUBTFUL — adj. 1 in doubt, dubious, questionable, open to question, problematic, debatable, disputable, uncertain, unpredictable, indeterminate, unsettled, unresolved, conjectural, indefinite, unclear, …
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DISREPUTABLE — adj. 1 low, base, abject, contemptuous, unrespectable, disrespectable, untrustworthy, discreditable, dishonourable, disgraceful, reprehensible, shameful, despicable, ignominious, bad, wicked, heinous, vicious, …
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