en clair

ɑ̃ klɛʁ

Definition

Definition of en clair - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

plain language

Rare

using simple, clear language

Rare

He explained the concept en clair.

clearly

plainly

simply

unencrypted

TECH.

without encryption or coding

TECH.

The message was sent en clair.

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Expressions with en

en route

adv.

moving towards a destination

We are en route to the airport.

en masse

adv.

in a group, all acting at the same time

The students left the hall en masse.

en bloc

adv.

considered as a group rather than separately

The proposals were accepted en bloc.

en passant

adv.

incidentally or in passing

He mentioned, en passant, that he would be moving.

en route to

adv.

traveling towards a specific destination

We are en route to the airport.

en suite

bathroom connected directly to a bedroom

The master bedroom has an en suite.

Origin of en clair

French, en (in) + clair (clear, plain)

Examples of en clair in a sentence

She prefers to write en clair to avoid confusion.
The data was transmitted en clair.
Instructions were given en clair to avoid confusion.

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French:clairement, en clair, ...
German:in klaren Worten, im Klartext, ...
Italian:chiaramente, in chiaro, ...
Spanish:claramente, sin encriptar, ...
Portuguese:claramente, sem encriptação, ...
Chinese:简单明了地, 未加密, ...
Japanese:簡単に, 平文で, ...
Arabic:بوضوح, بشكل غير مشفر, ...
Hebrew:בְּפַשְּׁטוּת, לְלֹא הַצְפָּנָה, ...
Russian:простым языком, в открытом виде, ...
Ukrainian:зрозуміло, у відкритому вигляді, ...
Hindi:सरल भाषा में, अएनक्रिप्टेड, ...
Bengali:সহজ ভাষায়, এনক্রিপশন ছাড়া, ...
Catalan:clarament, sense xifrar, ...
Czech:srozumitelně, nezašifrovaně, ...
Danish:klart og tydeligt, ukrypteret, ...
Dutch:helder, onversleuteld, ...
Greek:ξεκάθαρα, χωρίς κρυπτογράφηση, ...
Hungarian:világosan, titkosítatlanul, ...
Khmer:ដោយភាសាសាមញ្ញ និងច្បាស់លាស់, ដោយគ្មានការអ៊ិនគ្រីប, ...
Korean:명확하게, 암호화되지 않은 상태로, ...
Persian:به زبان ساده, به صورت واضح, ...
Polish:jasno, bez szyfrowania, ...
Portuguese (BR):claramente, sem criptografia, ...
Romanian:clar și simplu, necriptat, ...
Swedish:tydligt, i klartext, ...
Thai:อย่างชัดเจน, โดยไม่มีการเข้ารหัส, ...
Turkish:açıkça, şifresiz, ...
Vietnamese:một cách rõ ràng, không mã hóa, ...

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Adverb

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