mettre au clair
French, verb/mɛ.tʁ‿o klɛʁ/
mettre au clair is spelled M-E-T-T-R-E-A-U-C-L-A-I-R (13 letters). Mettre au clair is a French verb meaning “to clear up; set straight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Rendre compréhensible”.
What does mettre au clair mean in English?
verb
- 1
to clear up; set straight
Il est temps de mettre les choses au clair.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Rendre compréhensible.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce mettre au clair?
- /mɛ.tʁ‿o klɛʁ/
- /me.tʁ‿o klɛʁ/
- \mɛ.tʁ‿o klɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.