French-English translations for allumette

  • match
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    When your friend's house is burning down, you do not stop to argue over who dropped the match. Lorsque la maison de votre ami brûle, vous ne vous disputez pas pour savoir qui a laissé tomber l’allumette. It is galling to realise that a single lit match can potentially destroy thousands of hectares of fine forest. Il est irritant de savoir qu'une simple allumette peut potentiellement détruire des milliers d'hectares de belle forêt. Even yesterday was not soon enough, for how many faces with skin as smooth as a Brancusi sculpture have been ravaged by celluloid dolls that burst into flames at the slightest hint of a match. Hier déjà, combien de visages lisses comme une sculpture de Brancusi ont été ravagés par les poupons en celluloïd qui s'enflammaient à la moindre allumette.
  • matchstickThe end of the matchstick is dipped in a sulfurous compound to turn it into a complete match.The explosion blew the powder shed to matchsticks.

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