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cendrier

ashtray

noun sahn-dree-EH Rare

Usage Note

Cendrier comes from cendre (ash), with the suffix -ier indicating a container. You'll encounter cendriers on café terraces in France far more than in English-speaking countries, reflecting the continued café smoking culture. The plural cendriers is regular.

Examples

"Il a écrasé sa cigarette dans le cendrier."

Natural Translation

He stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray.

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