éclair
See also: eclair
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Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
éclair (plural éclairs)
- A small chocolate-covered creme-filled pastry puff in a general oblong shape, typically larger than the miniature French version.
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the verb éclairer.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
éclair m (plural éclairs)
- lightning
- flash
- sparkle
- (cooking) éclair (pastry)
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éclair au chocolat ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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Adjective[edit]
éclair (invariable)
- (postpositive, idiomatic) Very fast
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1866, Victor Hugo, Correspondance : t. 2 : 1849-1866:
- Que je voudrais être, pour parler comme Saint-Simon, bombardé votant de Guernesey aux Quatre-Nations, le 23, crever le dôme de l'Institut et tomber au milieu de ces prunelles rondes, avec le vote-éclair : Jules Janin.
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Further reading[edit]
- “éclair” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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