French word

cendrier

Pronunciation

IPA/sɑ̃dʁije/

Meaning

  • masculine nounashtray

Example

Ne jette pas les mégots par terre, utilise le cendrier.

Don't throw cigarette butts on the ground; use the ashtray.

Illustration for cendrier (ashtray)

More examples

Je vais vider le cendrier avant de partir.

I'm going to empty the ashtray before I leave.

Core concept

A shallow tray that gathers grey ash and cigarette ends in one place.

Common phrases

  • vider le cendrier

    empty the ashtray

  • un cendrier public

    a public ashtray

  • poser un cendrier

    put down an ashtray

Similar words

cigarette: A single cigarette wrapped in paper and filled with tobacco.
poubelle: A large container for household or public waste.
mégot: The remaining end of a cigarette after it has been smoked.

Definition in French

Récipient destiné à recevoir les cendres et les mégots de cigarettes.

Word origin

Cendrier is formed from French cendre, from Latin cinis through Old French, with -ier creating a noun for an object linked to ash.

Usage tips

  • Cendrier is masculine, so the usual article is un cendrier and the plural is des cendriers.

Other meanings

  • ash pannoun

Related words

  • cendreashnoun
  • cendréash-grayadjective
  • cendrerdust with ashverb

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