phare
English
Etymology
Noun
phare (plural phares)
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French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pharus, itself from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros).
Pronunciation
Adjective
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
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
Descendants
- → Bulgarian: фар (far)
- → English: phare
- → Luxembourgish: Phar
- → Macedonian: фар (far)
- → Romanian: far
- → Russian: фара (fara)
- → Vietnamese: pha
Further reading
- “phare”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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