phare
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French phare. Doublet of Pharos and Hvar.
Noun[edit]
phare (plural phares)
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin pharus, itself from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
phare (plural phares)
- leading, signature, key, flagship
- “La vie en rose” est une des chansons phares d'Édith Piaf.
- “La vie en rose” is one of Edith Piaf's signature songs.
Noun[edit]
phare m (plural phares)
- lighthouse
- lantern (in a lighthouse)
- headlight (of a vehicle)
- headlamp (of a vehicle)
- (figuratively) beacon, luminary
- (nautical) The set of sails on the mast.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Bulgarian: фар (far)
- → English: phare
- → Luxembourgish: Phar
- → Macedonian: фар (far)
- → Moore: faare
- → Romanian: far
- → Russian: фара (fara)
- → Crimean Tatar: fara
- → Turkish: far
- → Vietnamese: pha
Further reading[edit]
- “phare”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
phare
- Alternative form of fare
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