éclair

/e.klɛʁ/

le noun A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les éclairs

Meaning

  1. lightning

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

relámpago

relámpago is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "lightning."

Portuguese

relâmpago

relâmpago is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "lightning."

Practice

1 What does éclair mean?

2 Fill the gap: Un ___ a traversé le ciel.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches éclair?

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