Published May 4, 2024 • Updated July 3, 2026 — By French teacher David Issokson with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier
Blanc — Meaning and Pronunciation
Blanc is a French adjective meaning “white.” Blanc is the masculine form and blanche is the feminine form; in the masculine form, the final -c is silent, so it sounds like “blahn.” As a noun, le blanc can also mean “a blank,” “a pause,” or “white space,” as in “J’ai eu un blanc“, meaning “I drew a blank.”
IPA pronunciations of blanc and blanche are /blɑ̃/ and /blɑ̃ʃ/, which sound approximately like “blahn” and “blahnsh”.
Example Sentences
J’ai vu un cheval blanc au bord de la rue au Mexique.
I saw a white horse on the side of the road in Mexico.
Le président des États-Unis habite dans la Maison Blanche.
The president of the United States lives in the White House.
Je porte une chemise blanche et un pantalon blanc.
I’m wearing a white shirt and white pants.
Les couleurs du drapeau français sont le bleu, le blanc et le rouge.
The colors of the French flag are blue, white and red.
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Related French Words & Expressions
- carte blanche — free rein
- faire chou blanc — to draw a blank; to fail
- le blanc — the color white; the white part
- le blanc d’œuf — egg white
- du vin blanc — white wine
- une nuit blanche — a sleepless night
- un examen blanc — a practice exam; mock exam
- un mariage blanc — a sham marriage
- avoir les cheveux blancs — to have gray hair
- blanc bonnet et bonnet blanc — same difference
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