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# blanc

adjective/noun (French word, used in English phrases); proper noun (Mont Blanc)

«blanc» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Blanc is the French word for «white»; on its own it is not an English word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanc/#m1)
2. It appears in English names and phrases: Mont Blanc (the highest mountain in the Alps), «sauvignon blanc» (a white wine), «carte blanche» (full freedom). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanc/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography Mont Blanc («White Mountain») is the highest mountain in Western Europe, on the border of France and Italy. In everyday English the word appears mainly in names of food, drink and places.

### Examples

- Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanc/#x1)
- «Blanc» means white in French. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanc/#x2)
- Mont Blanc is covered in snow all year round. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanc/#x3)
- Climbers set off to reach the top of Mont Blanc. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanc/#x4)
- From the valley we could see the white top of Mont Blanc. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanc/#x5)
- The ski village sits at the foot of Mont Blanc. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanc/#x6)

### Note

A French word; in English it is used only in names and borrowed phrases. Pronounced roughly «blon» (French nasal sound). Masculine «blanc», feminine «blanche». Do not confuse with English «blank» (empty).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «blanc» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanc/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«blanc» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/blanc.html) on Mova free.