lueur
French
Etymology
From Middle French luour, lueur, from Old French lueur, luur, from Vulgar Latin lūcōrem, accusative of lūcōr, from Latin lūceō. Compare Italian lucore, Romanian lucoare, Catalan llugor, Occitan lugor.
Pronunciation
Noun
lueur f (plural lueurs)
- glimmer; glow
- 1966, “Les Papillons Noirs”, Serge Gainsbourg (lyrics), performed by Michèle Arnaud:
- Aux lueurs de l’aube imprécise, / Dans les eaux troubles d’un miroir, / Tu te rencontres par hasard / Complètement noir
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Further reading
- “lueur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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