clair
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle French cler, from Old French cler, from Latin clārus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call”, “to shout”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]clair (feminine claire, masculine plural clairs, feminine plural claires)
- clear (see-through)
- clear (understandable)
- light (having a light shade, not dark) (of a color)
- Antonym: foncé
- bleu clair ― light blue
- 2018, Zaz, Nos Vies:
- On est des étoiles dans ce ciel bleu clair et on mettra les voiles quand on pourra le faire.
- We are stars in the light blue sky and we'll set sail when we can.
Noun
[edit]clair m (plural clairs)
- light
- Au clair de la lune, mon ami Pierrot, Donnez-moi une plume pour écrire un mot...
- In the light of the moon, Pierrot my friend, Give me a pen to write a note ...
Derived terms
[edit]Adverb
[edit]clair
- clearly
- Il voit clair. ― He sees clearly.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “clair”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Scots
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English clere, from Old French cler, from Latin clārus.
Adjective
[edit]clair (comparative clairer, superlative clairest)
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