étincelle

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French estencele, from Vulgar Latin *stincilla, a metathesis of Latin scintilla.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.tɛ̃.sɛl/
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Noun

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étincelle f (plural étincelles)

  1. spark
    • 1858, Gustave Aimard, Les Trappeurs de l’Arkansas, Paris: Éditions Amyot:
      Une fumée épaisse chargée d’étincelles passait déjà sur le camp des Mexicains, vingt minutes encore et tout était dit pour eux.
      A thick smoke charged with sparks was already passing on the Mexicans' camp. Twenty minutes more, and everything was done for them.

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