clin d'œil

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klɛ̃ d‿œj/
  • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

Noun

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

  1. a wink
  2. (figuratively) an instant, a blink of an eye
    en un clin d'œil ― in the blink of an eye
  3. (figuratively) an allusion, as an artistic tool

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