"clé" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /kle/ Audio: Fr-clé.ogg [France, Paris] Forms: clés [plural]
Rhymes: -e Etymology: Inherited from Middle French clef, from Old French clef, from Latin clāvis, from Proto-Italic *klāwis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w-. According to Bescherelle, the spelling clé had replaced clef by 1845. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|clef|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French clef, {{inh+|fr|frm|clef}} Inherited from Middle French clef, {{inh|fr|fro|clef}} Old French clef, {{inh|fr|la|clāvis}} Latin clāvis, {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*klāwis}} Proto-Italic *klāwis, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*(s)kleh₂w-}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w-, {{m|fr|clef}} clef Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} clé f (plural clés)
  1. key (device for unlocking) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-clé-fr-noun-Byb03wSe
  2. (figurative) key (essential attribute) Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-clé-fr-noun-sNetaiRA
  3. wrench, spanner Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-clé-fr-noun-uYXxp~AJ
  4. USB stick Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-clé-fr-noun-AxrRPxX9 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 7 65 23
  5. (cryptography) key Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Cryptography
    Sense id: en-clé-fr-noun-LHDhK3oG Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clef [uncommon] Related terms: clavier, enclaver, serrure [feminine], verrou [masculine]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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