arborer
Meanings
Verb
1. to sport (clothes, a badge etc.)
2. to wear (a facial expression e.g. a smile, a frown)
3. to fly, display (a flag)
Examples14
Je n'oublierai jamais l'air qu'arborait son visage.
I'll never forget the look on his face.
Il arbore toujours un sourire.
He always has a smile on his face.
Ils arboraient tous des uniformes.
They were all dressed in uniforms.
Ce bateau arborait le pavillon américain.
The ship was flying the American flag.
Nous arborons les drapeaux lors des jours de fêtes nationales.
We put up the flags on national holidays.
Il arbora un masque d'innocence.
He put on an air of innocence.