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incendie

fire, blaze

noun ahn-SAHN-dee Less Common

Usage Note

incendie always refers to a large destructive fire — a house fire, forest fire, or building blaze — not a small controlled fire like a campfire (feu de camp). It is always masculine. Les pompiers (firefighters) intervene at an incendie, and incendier is the related verb meaning to set on fire.

Examples

"Les pompiers ont maîtrisé l'incendie."

Natural Translation

The firefighters brought the blaze under control.

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