en clair
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French en clair.
Adverb
[edit]en clair (not comparable)
- (of the transmission of a signal) In the clear; without any encryption.
- 2003, Nicholas Atkin, “Agents consulaires or agents provocateurs?”, in The Forgotten French: Exiles in the British Isles, 1940–44, Manchester; New York, N.Y.: Manchester University Press, →ISBN, chapter 4 (The surveillance of exile: the Vichy consulates), page 158:
- So it was that Chartier was forced to telegramme en clair, meaning that his contacts with Vichy were open for all to read and were thus largely confined to run-of-the-mill information.
- 2014, Sean McMeekin, 7/1/2014: Countdown to War, page 201:
- As per Berchtold's instructions, Giesl stopped in the border town of Semlin and wired the news immediately, en clair, such that Tisza, in Budapest, learned of Serbia's rejection even before 7 PM.
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- simply put, in brief
- En clair, je me méfie de toi.
- Simply put, I don't trust you.