What does gloire in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word gloire in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gloire in French.

The word gloire in French means fame, claim to fame, leading light, splendour, to the glory of, at the height of his/her fame, at the peak of his/her fame, covered in glory, in all its glory, at the height of your fame, be at the height of your fame, be at the peak of your career, glory be to God, praise God, moment of glory, hour of glory, for its own sake, the price of success, glorify. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word gloire

fame

nom féminin (renommée, notoriété, célébrité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il vient de recevoir un oscar, il est en pleine gloire.
He has just won an Oscar; he is at the height of his fame.

claim to fame

nom féminin (fierté justifiée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avoir réussi cet exploit est sa plus grande gloire.
Achieving that feat is his greatest claim to fame.

leading light

nom féminin (personnage illustre de son temps)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Victor Hugo fut la gloire de son temps.
Victor Hugo was the leading light of his time.

splendour

nom féminin (littéraire (splendeur, éclat de [qch]) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous admirons la gloire de ce coucher de soleil.
We are admiring the splendour of this sunset.

to the glory of

(qui rend hommage à [qqn])

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

at the height of his/her fame, at the peak of his/her fame

locution adverbiale (figuré (au meilleur moment d'une carrière)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ce chanteur a arrêté sa carrière au sommet de sa gloire

covered in glory

locution adjectivale (connu pour ses succès)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ce soldat, après tant d'actes de bravoure, est revenu tout auréolé de gloire.

in all its glory

locution adjectivale (typique)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

at the height of your fame

locution adverbiale (au beau milieu de sa gloire)

be at the height of your fame

locution verbale (avoir une grande renommée)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be at the peak of your career

locution verbale (être au meilleur de sa carrière)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

glory be to God, praise God

nom féminin (prière, louange chrétienne)

moment of glory, hour of glory

nom féminin (succès passager)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

for its own sake

locution adverbiale (pour rien, sans compensation)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

the price of success

nom féminin (la célébrité se paie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

glorify

(faire un vibrant hommage à [qqn])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

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