Clair

[klair, kler]

noun

1. René 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.

2. a male or female given name.

Clair

/ klɛr /

noun

1. René (rəne), real name René Chomette. 1898–1981, French film director; noted for his comedies including An Italian Straw Hat (1928) and pioneering sound films such as Sous les toits de Paris (1930); later films include Les Belles de nuit (1952)

Example Sentences

Clair Luttrell, 70, a retired railroad conductor living in New Braunfels, Texas, on his 1968 Dodge “Bengals” Charger R/T, as told to A.J.

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Clair Luttrell doesn’t watch much football, but a 1993 trip to Kentucky led him to a bright orange car ordered for the team’s debut.

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Sir Gavin described a "discombobulating 24-hour sea change" in his written evidence, counsel to the inquiry Clair Dobbin KC said.

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Cdr Clair Haynes said: "Officers will take a firm line on behaviour that is discriminatory or that crosses the line from protest into hate crime."

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The movie has echoes of Carne and Prevert’s dada comedy “Bizarre, Bizarre,” and the delights of Rene Clair, like the musical “Le Million.”

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