Grammatical class

Verb

allumer

to light, to set alight (a candle, a fire, a cigar)

Details

Syllables

al-lu-mer

Phonetics

a.ly.me

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

2599

Freq. (movies)

3309

Freq. (news)

15873

Sentences

La bougie, un feu s’alluma.

The candle, a fire flared up.

A1

L’ordinateur, le smartphone s’allume par ce bouton.

The computer, the smartphone starts up through this button.

A1

Allumer une bougie, un feu, un cigare

To light a candle, a fire, a cigar

A1

Allumer un ordinateur, un smartphone

To start a computer, a smartphone

A1

Allumer la lumière, une ampoule, la télévision, le chauffage

To turn on the light, a lightbulb, the television, the heating

A1

Veux-tu allumer le feu ?

Will you light the fire?

A1

Puis-je allumer la radio ?

May I turn on the radio?

A1

Tu sais comment m’allumer.

You know how to turn me on.

A1

Tu peux allumer la bougie.

You can light the candle.

A1

La lumière, l’ampoule, la télévision, le chauffage s’alluma.

The light, the lightbulb, the television, the heating went on.

A2

On a vu un feu s'allumer au loin.

A fire was seen to blaze up far away.

A2

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.

B1