le cierge

candle (usually a large wax candle)

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noun · masculine Rare #43,117
candle (usually a large wax candle) Often used for church/ceremonial candles.
FR: Elle allume un cierge dans l’église.
EN: She lights a candle in the church.
Declension of cierge
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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)

Tu m'as éteint mon cierge.

You blew out my candle.

— Les Nuits de Cabiria (1957)

J'étais sur le point d'aller mettre un cierge à St.

I was just about to go light a candle at St.

— Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)

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

She took a candle, and the flame went out.

— Night Watch (2004)

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