Phare

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!) ❋ Unknown (2008)

French vocabulary: le phare (m) = lighthouse; la dédicace (f) = inscription; la balade (f) = stroll, walk; la famille (f) = family; Salut, Maman. ❋ Unknown (2005)

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. ❋ Kristin Espinasse (2007)

Lighthouse flashed its warning in through our open bedroom window all the night long and made us dream of wicked and unworldly monster automobiles bearing down upon us with a great blazing _phare_ which blotted out all else. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

De même que votre magnifique édifice domine votre cité, de même la pensée dominante de votre université est d'être le phare sur lequel se dirige le peuple dans l'espérance que cette émulation tendra à nous diriger vers de hautes et nobles destinées. ❋ John Douglas Sutherland Campbell (1879)

But it is now close on midnight, and we are drawing near land; the eye of the French _phare_ grows fiercer and more glaring, until, close on midnight, the traveller finds the blinding light flashed full on him, as the vessel rushes past the wickerwork pier-head. ❋ Percy Hethrington Fitzgerald (1879)

Interview "à chaud" de Ralph à propos de son produit phare et de son développement sous Google Android! ❋ Unknown (2010)

Interview "à chaud" de Ralph à propos de son produit phare et de son développement sous ❋ Unknown (2010)

En accusant Goldman Sachs de fraude, le gendarme de la Bourse américain fait vaciller la banque phare de ❋ Unknown (2010)

C'est de n'plus voir mon père qui danse Je me souviens d'un phare Je me souviens d'un signe ❋ Unknown (2010)

The form of the spire, vaguely reminiscent of a minaret, has also given the church its nickname - le phare du quartier (the district lighthouse), an affectionate term for what has become a beacon in this multicultural area of Paris. ❋ Invisible Paris (2010)