opklaren

Signification

1. (transitive) to (make) clear(er), clarify
2. (transitive) to fix, solve (especially a riddle etc.)
3. (intransitive) to become clear(er), to clear up
4. (transitive) to (become) clear(er), clear up physically
5. (figuratively,intransitive) to clear up, to look, to feel etc. bright(er) etc.
6. (reflexive) to clear (up) oneself in either sense

Coupé comme

op‧kla‧ren

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɔpˌklaːrə(n)/

Étymologie

Compound of op (“up, on”) + klaren (“to (make/become) clear”). Compare also German aufklären, which is a calque of Middle Low German upklāren.