"éclair" meaning in French

See éclair in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /e.klɛʁ/ Audio: Fr-éclair.ogg
Etymology: Deverbal from éclairer. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|fr|éclairer}} Deverbal from éclairer Head templates: {{fr-adj|inv=1}} éclair (invariable)
  1. (postpositive, idiomatic) very fast Tags: idiomatic, invariable, postpositional
    Sense id: en-éclair-fr-adj-amU-pxVE Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 11 40 7 34 8 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 25 34 4 32 5

Noun

IPA: /e.klɛʁ/ Audio: Fr-éclair.ogg Forms: éclairs [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from éclairer. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|fr|éclairer}} Deverbal from éclairer Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} éclair m (plural éclairs)
  1. lightning bolt Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-éclair-fr-noun-uoS8IhVw Categories (other): French deverbals, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of French deverbals: 10 42 10 35 4 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 11 40 7 34 8 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 25 34 4 32 5
  2. flash Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-éclair-fr-noun-hR5DvUSi
  3. sparkle Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-éclair-fr-noun-rv5IZ-pA Categories (other): French deverbals, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of French deverbals: 10 42 10 35 4 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 11 40 7 34 8 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 25 34 4 32 5
  4. éclair (pastry) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries
    Sense id: en-éclair-fr-noun-fr:pastry Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 11 19 2 18 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: éclair de génie, fermeture éclair, guerre-éclair, rapide comme l’éclair

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for éclair meaning in French (7.2kB)

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            "Foods",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
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          "text": "éclair au café ― coffee éclair",
          "type": "example"
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          "text": "éclair au chocolat ― chocolate éclair",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "éclair#English"
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          "ref": "1866, Victor Hugo, Correspondance : t. 2 : 1849-1866",
          "text": "Que je voudrais être, pour parler comme Saint-Simon, bombardé votant de Guernesey aux Quatre-Nations, le 23, crever le dôme de l’Institut et tomber au milieu de ces prunelles rondes, avec le vote-éclair : Jules Janin.",
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}

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    "French adjectives",
    "French countable nouns",
    "French deverbals",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "Pages with raw sortkeys",
    "fr:Cakes and pastries"
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  "etymology_text": "Deverbal from éclairer.",
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          "ref": "1866, Victor Hugo, Correspondance : t. 2 : 1849-1866",
          "text": "Que je voudrais être, pour parler comme Saint-Simon, bombardé votant de Guernesey aux Quatre-Nations, le 23, crever le dôme de l’Institut et tomber au milieu de ces prunelles rondes, avec le vote-éclair : Jules Janin.",
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