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allumer
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French alumer, from Early Medieval Latin allūmināre. Compare Occitan alumar.
Pronunciation
Verb
allumer (transitive)
- to light, to set alight (a candle, a fire, a cigar)
- Antonym: éteindre
- allumer une bougie, un feu, un cigare ― to light a candle, a fire, a cigar
- to turn on (the light, a lightbulb, the television, the heating)
- Antonym: éteindre
- allumer la lumière, une ampoule, la télévision, le chauffage ― to turn on the light, a lightbulb, the television, the heating
- to start, to turn on (electronic devices with screens)
- Synonyms: faire démarrer, mettre en route, mettre en marche
- Antonym: éteindre
- allumer un ordinateur, un smartphone ― to start a computer, a smartphone
- (colloquial) to arouse, to turn on
- 2018, Zaz, Résigne-moi:
- J'en peux plus d' me faire espérer. J'ai plus confiance en ta lumière, sans tes caresses qui m'allumaient.
- I can't make myself hope for it any more. I have more confidence in your light, without your caresses which turned me on.
- (reflexive, of candles, fires) to flare up
- Antonym: s'éteindre
- La bougie, un feu s'alluma. ― The candle, a fire flared up.
- (reflexive, of light, a lightbulb, the television, or the heating) to go on
- Antonym: s'éteindre
- La lumière, l'ampoule, la télévision, le chauffage s'alluma. ― The light, the lightbulb, the television, the heating went on.
- (reflexive, of electronic devices with screens) to start up, to begin to operate
- Synonyms: démarrer, (causative) faire démarrer, se mettre en route, se mettre en marche
- Antonym: s'éteindre
- L'ordinateur, le smartphone s'allume par ce bouton. ― The computer, the smartphone starts up through this button.
Conjugation
Conjugation of allumer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
Conjugation of s'allumer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “allumer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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