Polyglot Dictionary

étincelle

/e.tɛ̃.sɛl/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les étincelles

Meaning

  1. spark

    • Une étincelle déclenche le feu.

      A spark starts the fire.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

soudure à l'arc

Close, related — arc welding produces sparks.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

chispa

chispa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "spark."

Portuguese

fagulha

fagulha is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "spark."

Practice

1 What does étincelle mean?

2 Fill the gap: Une ___ déclenche le feu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches étincelle?

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