réclame
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
réclame (uncountable)
- (now rare) Publicity; an advertisement. [from 19th c.]
- Fame, acclaim, notoriety. [from 19th c.]
- 1984, Anita Brookner, Hotel du Lac, Penguin, published 2016, page 154:
- Admirable Mrs Pusey, thought Edith. Protected by the brilliance of her own réclame.
French edit
Etymology edit
From réclamer.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
réclame f (plural réclames)
- a small, commercial advertisement, originally in the printed press
- Synonyms: avertissement, pub
- (by extension) all similar advertising
- Synonym: publicité
Descendants edit
Noun edit
réclame m (plural réclames)
Verb edit
réclame
- inflection of réclamer:
Further reading edit
- “réclame”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.