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Cendre

The solid remains of a fire.

Examples :

"After the campfire, the children carefully avoided stepping on the hot ash. "

Après le feu de camp, les enfants ont soigneusement évité de marcher sur la cendre chaude.

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Cendre

The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.

Examples :

"After the campfire, the only ash remained, a grey residue of the wood. "

Après le feu de camp, il ne restait que de la cendre, un résidu gris du bois.

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Cendres volcaniques

Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.

Examples :

"The volcano's eruption sent ash falling all over the town. "

L'éruption du volcan a envoyé des cendres volcaniques sur toute la ville.

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Cendres, restes

(in the plural) Human (or animal) remains after cremation.

Examples :

"The urn containing his ashes was eventually removed to a closet."

L'urne contenant ses cendres a finalement été placée dans un placard.

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Cendres, résidus

What remains after a catastrophe.

Examples :

"After the fire, only ash remained in the backyard. "

Après l'incendie, seules les cendres ont subsisté dans la cour arrière.

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Gris cendré

A gray colour, like that of ash.

Examples :

"The old, faded armchair was painted a dusty ash color. "

Le vieux fauteuil délavé était peint d'une couleur gris cendré poussiéreuse.

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verb

Réduire en cendres

To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing.

Examples :

"The oven's high temperature will ash the leftover food scraps. "

La haute température du four réduira en cendres les restes de nourriture.

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Cendrer une cigarette ou un cigare

To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette.

Examples :

"Before going to bed, I ashed my cigarette outside. "

Avant d'aller me coucher, j'ai cendré ma cigarette dehors.

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Cendrer

To hit the end off (a burning cigar or cigarette).

Examples :

"He ashed his cigarette before entering the library. "

Il a cendré sa cigarette avant d'entrer dans la bibliothèque.

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verb

Cendrer

(mostly used in the passive) To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.

Examples :

"The farmer ashed the newly plowed field to improve the soil before planting the seeds. "

Le fermier a cendré le champ nouvellement labouré pour améliorer le sol avant de planter les graines.

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Frêne

A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.

Examples :

"The ash trees are dying off due to emerald ash borer."

Les frênes meurent à cause de l'agrile du frêne.

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Le bois de frêne

The wood of this tree.

Examples :

"The carpenter used the sturdy ash wood for the new table legs. "

Le charpentier a utilisé le bois de frêne robuste pour les nouveaux pieds de table.

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La ligature æ

The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.

Examples :

"The Old English manuscript used the ash to represent the "æ" sound in the word "day". "

Le manuscrit en vieil anglais utilisait la ligature æ pour représenter le son « æ » dans le mot « jour ».

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