coupe claire
French
Etymology
From woodcutting; the idea being that one can now see easily in the forest, because it was heavily felled and a lot of it has been cleared.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kup klɛʁ/
Noun
coupe claire f (plural coupes claires)
- (forestry) heavy felling
- (figuratively, chiefly in the plural) drastic cuts
- faire des coupes claires dans quelque chose ― to make drastic cuts, to make swingeing cuts, to make substantial cutbacks
See also
- coupe sombre
- coupe rase
- coupe à blanc
- coupe réglée