Definition of "phare" [phare]

• Beacon (noun)
• Lighthouse (noun)

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• "A little rule I learnt in the UK about determining the gender of a french noun (which, despite being french, I never realised!), the general rule is if a word finishes with a vowel, its gender is feminine … although, as ever with these rules, there are 3 tons of exceptions (The phare of No 2 above being a prime example!)"
• "French vocabulary: le phare (m) = lighthouse; la dédicace (f) = inscription; la balade (f) = stroll, walk; la famille (f) = family; Salut, Maman."
• "I walked past the phare, first stopping to read the plaque with its dédicace to the beloved French pilot and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry."