éclairer, v.n., to sparkle, to shine, to brighten, to glitter. v.imp., to lighten. Il éclaire; it lightens.
éclaireur, n.m., (milit.) scout. Aller en —; (milit.) to scout.
éclamé, adj., broken-legged; broken-winged.
éclanche, n.f., shoulder of mutton.
éclancher, v.a., to unrumple (stuffs).
éclat, n.m., shiver; splinter (of wood, stone, brick); brightness, refulgence, radiancy, resplendency, glitter, effulgence; clap, crash, noise; luster, pomp, richness, magnificence, glory, gaudiness (of colors); rumor, uproar. Un — de pierre; a fragment of stone. Un — de bombe; a splinter of a shell. On ne saurait soutenir l’— du soleil; there is no bearing the glare of the sun. L’— des yeux; the brilliancy of the eyes. L’— et la pompe de son style; the splendor and pomp of his style. Un — de rire; a burst of laughter. Un grand — de voix; a loud shout. Action d’—; splendid achievement; brilliant action. Des personnes d’—; eminent persons. Cette action a fait —; that action has made a great deal of noise. Voler en —s; to be shivered, to fly into a thousand pieces.
éclatant, -e, adj., bright, sparkling, glittering, brilliant, radiant, dazzling, striking, gorgeous, effulgent, shining, signal, glorious; piercing, loud, shrill. Tout — de lumière; all radiant with light. Son —; shrill sound. Bruit —; crash. Actions —es; brilliant exploits. Vengeance —e; signal vengeance.
éclater, v.n., to split, to shiver, to break in pieces, to burst; to crack, to clap; to cry out, to exclaim against, to fly into, to break out or forth; to blaze out; to shine, to sparkle, to glitter, to flash, to irradiate. Une bombe éclate en tombant; a bomb bursts on falling. Le tonnerre vient d’—; there has just been a clap of thunder. — de rire; to burst out laughing. — en injures; to burst forth into abuse. L’incendie éclata pendant la nuit; the fire broke out during the night. Faire —; to shiver, to shatter; to splinter; to snap, to burst, to cause to explode; to vent, to give vent to; to brighten, to blaze forth; to show, to discover, to make appear.
s’éclater, v.r., to split, to shiver, to fly into fragments, to burst.
éclectique, n.m. and adj., eclectic.