clin d'œil

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɛ̃ d‿œj/

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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

Further reading

• “clin d'œil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.