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claret

UK
/ˈklær.ɪt/
US
/ˈklær.ɪt/

Translations

claretnoun
clarets
pl
UK
/ˈklær.ɪt/
US
/ˈklær.ət/
bordeauxPour le vin rouge de type bordeaux.
He poured a glass of claret to accompany the steak dinner.
Il a versé un verre de bordeaux pour accompagner le dîner de steak.
lie-de-vinPour la couleur rouge violacé sombre.
The artist chose a claret hue for the background of the painting.
L’artiste a choisi une teinte lie-de-vin pour le fond du tableau.
Additional translations
sangFamilier, surtout britannique et australien.
Synonyms
burgundy
merlot
red wine
Bordeaux
vino
claretadjective
more claret
Comp.
most claret
Super.
UK
/ˈklær.ɪt/
US
/ˈklær.ɪt/
lie-de-vinPour une couleur rouge violacé sombre.
She wore a claret dress that matched the autumn leaves perfectly.
Elle portait une robe lie-de-vin qui s’accordait parfaitement avec les feuilles d’automne.
Synonyms
wine-colored
burgundy
maroon
garnet
ruby
purplish-red
deep red
oxblood

Definitions

claretnoun
A type of red wine from the Bordeaux region of France.
He poured a glass of claret to accompany the steak dinner.
A dark purplish-red color.
The artist chose a claret hue for the background of the painting.
Blood, especially when visible after an injury (slang, chiefly British and Australian).
There was claret all over his jersey after the fierce tackle.
claretadjective
Of a deep purplish-red color, resembling that of claret wine.
She wore a claret dress that matched the autumn leaves perfectly.
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