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.
L’ordinateur, le smartphone s’allume par ce bouton.
The computer, the smartphone starts up through this button.
Allumer une bougie, un feu, un cigare
To light a candle, a fire, a cigar
Allumer un ordinateur, un smartphone
To start a computer, a smartphone
Allumer la lumière, une ampoule, la télévision, le chauffage
To turn on the light, a lightbulb, the television, the heating
Veux-tu allumer le feu ?
Will you light the fire?
Puis-je allumer la radio ?
May I turn on the radio?
Tu sais comment m’allumer.
You know how to turn me on.
Tu peux allumer la bougie.
You can light the candle.
La lumière, l’ampoule, la télévision, le chauffage s’alluma.
The light, the lightbulb, the television, the heating went on.
On a vu un feu s'allumer au loin.
A fire was seen to blaze up far away.
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.