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clip

video clip, music video

noun KLIP Rare
Arts & Culture Performance

Origin: English loanword.

Also means

clip (fastener)

Usage Note

Clip in everyday French most often means a short video, especially a music video (un clip musical). It also keeps the English sense of a small fastener. The plural is des clips; in rap slang the verb clipper means to make a music video for a track.

Examples

"Ce clip a déjà un million de vues."

Natural Translation

This music video already has a million views.

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