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éclaircir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • clear adj Transparent, or free of clouds, mist, or obstruction.

Senses

éclaircir is used for these senses in English:

  • brighten up (intransitive, said of the weather) To become brighter
  • thin out (transitive) To make sparse; to remove some of a group of newly-planted plants in order to allow the remaining ones to grow unimpeded.

clear — full definition

  1. adj Transparent, or free of clouds, mist, or obstruction.
  2. adj Easy to understand, see, or hear; free of ambiguity.
  3. verb To remove obstacles or unwanted items so something becomes open or unobstructed.
  4. verb To officially free someone from suspicion, blame, or an obligation.

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