coupe claire

French

Etymology

From woodcutting; the idea being that one can now see easily in the forest, because it was heavily felled and a lot of it has been cleared.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kup klɛʁ/
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Noun

coupe claire f (plural coupes claires)

  1. (forestry) heavy felling
  2. (figuratively, chiefly in the plural) drastic cuts
    faire des coupes claires dans quelque chose ― to make drastic cuts, to make swingeing cuts, to make substantial cutbacks

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