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allumer

/a.ly.me/

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verb/a.ly.me/

to light, to set alight (a candle, a fire, a cigar); to turn on (the light, a lightbulb, the television, the heating); to start, to turn on (electronic devices with screens); to arouse, to turn on; to flare up

allumer une bougie, un feu, un cigareto light a candle, a fire, a cigar

Synonyms: faire démarrer, mettre en route, mettre en marche, démarrer, se mettre en route, se mettre en marche

Antonyms: éteindre, s'éteindre

Inherited from Old French alumer, from Early Medieval Latin allūmināre. Compare Occitan alumar.