"clair de lune" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /klɛʁ də lyn/ Audio: Fr-Paris--clair de lune.ogg [Paris] Forms: clairs de lune [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} clair de lune m (plural clairs de lune)
  1. moonlight Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Moon
    Sense id: en-clair_de_lune-fr-noun-oiklucOT Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for clair de lune meaning in French (1.7kB)

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          "english": "And their song blends with the moonlight, / With the sad and beautiful moonlight, / Which sets the birds in the trees dreaming, / And makes the fountains sob with ecstasy, / The tall slim water streams among the marble statues.",
          "ref": "1869, Paul Verlaine, Clair de lune [Moonlight]",
          "text": "Et leur chanson se mêle au clair de lune, / Au calme clair de lune triste et beau, / Qui fait rêver les oiseaux dans les arbres / Et sangloter d’extase les jets d’eau, / Les grands jets d’eau sveltes parmi les marbres.",
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          "text": "Et leur chanson se mêle au clair de lune, / Au calme clair de lune triste et beau, / Qui fait rêver les oiseaux dans les arbres / Et sangloter d’extase les jets d’eau, / Les grands jets d’eau sveltes parmi les marbres.",
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