éclairer

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French esclairer, from Vulgar Latin *exclāriō, *exclāriāre, from Latin exclārāre, from ex- + clārō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.klɛ.ʁe/, /e.kle.ʁe/
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Verb

éclairer

  1. to light up; to brighten
    Le soleil éclaire la terre.
    The sun lights up the Earth.
  2. (figuratively) to shed light on; to enlighten
  3. to scout

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Further reading

Swedish

Noun

éclairer

  1. indefinite plural of éclair
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