blanc

«blanc» in Mova's school dictionary: the French word for «white»; on its own it is not an… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective/noun (French word, used in English phrases); proper noun (Mont Blanc)

meaning for a pupil

1) Blanc is the French word for «white»; on its own it is not an English word. tree →

2) It appears in English names and phrases: Mont Blanc (the highest mountain in the Alps), «sauvignon blanc» (a white wine), «carte blanche» (full freedom). tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography Mont Blanc («White Mountain») is the highest mountain in Western Europe, on the border of France and Italy. In everyday English the word appears mainly in names of food, drink and places.

examples

• Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps. tree →
• «Blanc» means white in French. tree →
• Mont Blanc is covered in snow all year round. tree →
• Climbers set off to reach the top of Mont Blanc. tree →
• From the valley we could see the white top of Mont Blanc. tree →
• The ski village sits at the foot of Mont Blanc. tree →

note

A French word; in English it is used only in names and borrowed phrases. Pronounced roughly «blon» (French nasal sound). Masculine «blanc», feminine «blanche». Do not confuse with English «blank» (empty).

In the corpora

• A few colours change more: blanc ("BLAHN") becomes blanche ("BLAHNSH"), and violet becomes violette.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «blanc» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.