What does éclaircir in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word éclaircir in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use éclaircir in French.
The word éclaircir in French means lighten, clear up, thin, brighten, clear, brighten, thin, prune, thin, clear up a mystery, clear your throat. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word éclaircir
lightenverbe transitif (rendre plus clair) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Les lavages répétés finissent par éclaircir les couleurs. Repeated washes end up fading colours. |
clear upverbe transitif (figuré (élucider) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Seul Hercule Poirot pouvait éclaircir ce mystère. Only Hercule Poirot could clear up this mystery. |
thinverbe transitif (rendre moins dense) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") La cinquantaine a commencé a éclaircir ses cheveux. Il va bientôt falloir éclaircir les pousses de carottes. Since he turned fifty, his hair has started thinning. |
brighten, clearverbe pronominal (devenir plus clair) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Le temps s'est éclairci en moins de cinq minutes. The weather brightened in less than five minutes. |
brightenverbe pronominal (faire devenir plus net) (vocal tone) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Les cantatrices s'éclaircissent la voix avec du miel. Singers brighten their voices with honey. |
thinverbe transitif (figuré (clairsemer, diminuer) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Le temps a éclairci le nombre des bénévoles. Time has thinned the number of volunteers. |
pruneverbe transitif (aérer par une taille) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") On éclaircit le feuillage des arbres fruitiers pour faire mûrir les fruits. The foliage of fruit trees is pruned to get the fruit to ripen. |
thinverbe transitif (Cuisine : rendre une sauce plus liquide) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") On éclaircit la béchamel en ajoutant du lait. You add milk to a béchamel sauce to thin it. |
clear up a mysterylocution verbale (élucider [qch]) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
clear your throat(obtenir une voix moins éraillée) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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