Cendre (en. Ash)

sɑ̃dʁ

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Residue produced by the combustion of an organic material.

The ashes from campfires can be used as fertilizer.

Les cendres des feux de camp peuvent être utilisées comme engrais.

A substance with a gray or black color, like that of ashes.

She replaced coal with ash in her painting.

Elle a remplacé le charbon par des cendres dans sa peinture.

The state of something that has been destroyed or finished.

The project ended in ashes after the conflict.

Le projet a fini en cendres après le conflit.

From the Latin 'cineres', which means ashes.

to return someone to the ashes

Means to lose someone forever.

rendre quelqu'un aux cendres

to be reduced to ashes

To be completely destroyed.

être réduit en cendres

incinerate

To burn something until only ashes remain.

incinérer

ashtray

Receptacle for ashes and cigarette butts.

cendrier

volcanic ash

Ashes emitted from a volcanic eruption.

cendre volcanique

To say 'to be in the ashes'

When everything is going wrong, you can say you are in the ashes.

Quand tout va mal, tu peux dire que tu es dans les cendres.