lumignon

lymiɲɔ̃

Definition

Definition of lumignon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

mèche

Dated

bout de mèche qui brûle dans une bougie ou une lampe

Dated

Le lumignon grésillait dans l'huile de la lampe ancienne.

mèche

lumière

Dated

reste d'une bougie qui finit de se consumer

Dated

Il ne restait qu'un petit lumignon sur la table du dîner.

faible éclairage

Dated

petite source de lumière faible et tremblotante

Dated

Un lumignon éclairait faiblement la cave sombre.

lueur

veilleuse

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bout de mèche qui brûle dans une bougie ou une lampe
reste d'une bougie qui finit de se consumer
petite source de lumière faible et tremblotante

Origin of lumignon

français, lumignon (petite mèche de bougie)

Terms with lumignon included in their meaning

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moucher

entretien cire

enlever le bout carbonisé du lumignon d'une bougie

Examples of lumignon in a sentence

Un lumignon vacillait dans la pénombre.
Le lumignon vacillait dans l'obscurité de la cave.
Un lumignon consumé traînait sur le rebord de la fenêtre.
Un lumignon vacillait sur la table de chevet ancienne.
Elle plaça un lumignon devant la fenêtre pour la fête.

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English:wick, candle stub, ...
German:Dochtende, Kerzenstummel, ...
Italian:lumignolo, mozzicone di candela, ...
Spanish:pabilo, cabillo, ...
Portuguese:pavio, resto de vela, ...
Chinese:灯芯头, 烛头, ...
Japanese:灯芯, ろうそくの残り火, ...
Arabic:ذُبالة, فتيلة شمعة, ...
Hebrew:פֶּחָם פְּתִילָה, שְׁאָרִית נֵר, ...
Russian:фитилёк, огарок, ...
Ukrainian:гнотик, огарок, ...
Catalan:ble, resta de vela, ...
Danish:væge, lysestump, ...
Dutch:lontje, kaarsrestje, ...
Greek:φιτίλι, κερί, ...
Hungarian:kanócvég, gyertyacsonk, ...
Khmer:ចុងកន្ទុយអំបោះ, កន្ទុយទៀន, ...
Korean:심지 끝, 촛불 잔여물, ...
Polish:knot, knot świecy, ...
Portuguese (BR):ponta do pavio, toquinho de vela, ...
Romanian:fitil, capăt de lumânare, ...
Swedish:vekstump, ljusstump, ...
Thai:ปลายไส้ตะเกียง, เศษเทียน, ...
Turkish:fitil ucu, mumun ucu, ...
Vietnamese:đầu bấc, cục nến tàn, ...

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Definition of lumignon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Images of lumignon

Origin of lumignon

Terms related to lumignon

Terms with lumignon included in their meaning

Examples of lumignon in a sentence

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