clin d'œil

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /klɛ̃ d‿œj/
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Noun

clin d’œil m (plural clins d’œil or clins d’yeux)

a wink
(figuratively) an instant, a blink of an eye
en un clin d’œil ― in the blink of an eye
(figuratively) an allusion, as an artistic tool

Further reading

“clin d'œil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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