What does phare in French mean?

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

The word phare in French means lighthouse, light, beacon, flagship, leading light, hit song, flagship programme, reverse light, reversing light, lighthouse keeper, lighthouse keeping, key measure, fog light, flagship product. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word phare

lighthouse

nom masculin (haute tour à lumière puissante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La lumière du phare guide les navires dans la nuit.
The light from the lighthouse guides ships in the night.

light

nom masculin (projecteur avant d'un véhicule)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour rouler la nuit il faut allumer les phares de la voiture.
You must put on the car's headlights to drive at night.

beacon

nom masculin (projecteur de lumière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le phare de la tour guide les avions.
The tower beacon guides planes.

flagship

adjectif (qui sert de modèle) (figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est un projet-phare unique en son genre.
It's a flagship project that is one of a kind.

leading light

adjectif (figuré (personne ou chose qui éclaire, qui guide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J.W. Goethe a été l'écrivain phare de son époque.
J.W. Goethe was the leading light among writers of his era.

hit song

nom féminin (chanson emblématique)

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

flagship programme

nom féminin (programme principal) (UK: television)

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

reverse light, reversing light

nom masculin (véhicule : lumière de marche arrière) (UK)

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

lighthouse keeper

(responsable de phare)

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

lighthouse keeping

nom masculin (fait de s'occuper d'un phare)

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

key measure

nom féminin (décision importante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mesure-phare du gouvernement n'est pas si efficace.

fog light

nom masculin (visible dans le brouillard)

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

flagship product

nom masculin (produit le plus acheté)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce modèle est le produit phare de la gamme.

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