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briquet

lighter

noun bree-KEH Rare

Usage Note

Briquet refers to a cigarette lighter. The final -t is silent. Historically the word described a flint-and-steel fire-starting tool; the modern gas lighter inherited the name. Avoir du feu ('to have a light') is the polite phrase for asking someone for a light.

Examples

"Il a allumé sa cigarette avec son briquet."

Natural Translation

He lit his cigarette with his lighter.

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