clic

click

noun KLEEK Rare

Origin: from the sound of a click; reinforced by English 'click'

Usage Note

Clic is the standard French word for a mouse click or any short clicking sound. The doubled form clic-clac describes the sound of repeated clicks, and is also the name of a type of fold-out sofa bed. In digital French, double-clic (double-click) and clic droit (right-click) are everyday expressions in tech support and computing instruction.

Examples

"Un simple clic suffit pour ouvrir le fichier."

Natural Translation

A single click is enough to open the file.

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