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allumer
     1. v. to light, to set alight (a candle, a fire, a cigar)
           allumer une bougie, un feu, un cigare - to light a candle, a fire, a cigar
     2. v. to turn on (the light, a lightbulb, the television, the heating)
           allumer la lumière, une ampoule, la télévision, le chauffage - to turn on the light, a lightbulb, the television, the heating
     3. v. to start, to turn on (electronic devices with screens)
           allumer un ordinateur, un smartphone - to start a computer, a smartphone
     4. v. (colloquial) to arouse, to turn on
     5. v. to flare up
           La bougie, un feu s'alluma. - The candle, a fire flared up.
     6. v. to go on
           La lumière, l'ampoule, la télévision, le chauffage s'alluma. - The light, the lightbulb, the television, the heating went on.
     7. v. to start up, to begin to operate
           L'ordinateur, le smartphone s'allume par ce bouton. - The computer, the smartphone starts up through this button.
ses
     1. det. his, her, its, their, one's (when referring to a plural noun)
           Alicia dîne chez ses parents. - Alicia is having dinner at her parents' house.
           Thomas a perdu ses clés. - Thomas has lost his keys.
           Tout le monde doit apporter ses documents. - Everyone needs to bring their documents.
fourneaux
     1. n. plural of fourneau
     fourneau
          1. n-m. stove (cooker)
          2. n-m. stove (heater)
          3. n-m. chamber (of a tobacco pipe)
          4. n-m. (slang) beggar, hobo
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