le cierge

large candle, church candle

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noun · masculine Rare #49,017
large candle, church candle Often used in religious contexts.
FR: Elle allume un cierge à l'église.
EN: She lights a church candle.
Declension of cierge
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Tu m'as éteint mon cierge.

You blew out my candle.

— Les Nuits de Cabiria (1957)

Elle prit un cierge, et la flamme s'éteignit.

She took a candle, and the flame went out.

— Night Watch (2004)

Tous les jours, j'allumerai un cierge pour toi.

Every day, I’ll light a candle for you.

— Malèna (2000)

Si je mettais un cierge et tout ça, ça changerait tout ?

If I lit a candle and all that, would that change everything?

— Léviathan (2014)

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