French Conversation · Level 88
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French word
allumage
Pronunciation
IPA/alymaʒ/
Meaning
- masculine nounignition
Example
L'allumage de la voiture ne fonctionne pas.
The car's ignition doesn't work.
More examples
Le mécanicien a détecté un problème d'allumage.
The mechanic detected an ignition problem.
Core concept
A control or system turns a dark or inactive source into light, flame, or spark.
Common phrases
problème d'allumage
ignition problem
bougie d'allumage
spark plug
réglage de l'allumage
ignition adjustment
Similar words
allumette: A thin stick with a head used to start a fire.
interrupteur: A device that turns an electric light on or off.
lampe: A device that produces light, such as a table lamp.
flamme: The visible light and heat produced by burning.
Definition in French
Désigne le fait de mettre en marche une source de lumière (lampe, bougie) ou, par extension, le dispositif qui produit la flamme ou l'étincelle.
Word origin
Allumage derives from allumer by adding the French suffix -age, while allumer developed from Old French alumer and Latin illuminare.
Usage tips
- In lighting contexts, j'allume la lampe names the person's action, while la lampe s'allume describes the lamp coming on.
Other meanings
- lightingnoun
Opposites
- extinctionextinguishingnoun
Related words
- allumerturn onverb
- réallumagereignitionnoun