No. 12,284 in French

éclairs

Éclairs: Oblong pastry filled with cream and topped with icing.

In a sentence

Les éclairs illuminent le ciel pendant l'orage.
The lightning bolts light up the sky during the storm.
In this sentence, 'éclairs' refers to the natural phenomenon of lightning that occurs during a storm.
J'ai acheté des éclairs au chocolat pour le dessert.
I bought chocolate éclairs for dessert.
Here, 'éclairs' are referring to the popular French pastry filled with cream and topped with icing.
Ses éclairs de génie lui ont permis de résoudre le problème.
His flashes of genius allowed him to solve the problem.
In this case, 'éclairs' is metaphorically used to describe flashes of brilliance or inspiration.

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