cinq sur cinq

French

Alternative forms

  • 5 sur 5

Etymology

From a scale used to rate the intelligibility of a radio conversation. Compare English five-by-five.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛ̃k syʁ sɛ̃k/
  • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

Adverb

cinq sur cinq

  1. (figuratively) loud and clear
    message reçu cinq sur cinq ― message received loud and clear

Usage notes

Only used with the verb recevoir or alone.

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