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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.
un
     1. art. an, a
     2. num. number box, fr
     3. num. one
     4. pron. one, someone
     5. n-m. one (the number or figure)
feu
     1. n-m. fire
           As-tu remarqué que tes cheveux sont en feu ? - Have you noticed that your hair is on fire?
     2. n-m. (cigarette) lighter
     3. n-m. traffic light
     4. adj. deceased, the late
           Elle était la sœur de feu Jean Dupont - She was the sister of the late Jean Dupont
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