Féminin
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clé

(Anglais)

  1. (feminine) key (device for unlocking)
  2. (feminine, figuratively) key (essential attribute)
  3. (feminine) wrench, spanner
  4. (feminine) USB stick
  5. (feminine) key
  6. (feminine) clef
  7. (feminine) key; the device as shown on a coat of arms

Fréquence

A2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/kle/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Inherited from Middle French clef, from Old French clef, from Latin clāvis, from Proto-Italic *klāwis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w-. According to Bescherelle, the spelling clé had replaced clef by 1845.

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