ash

cendre

Poudre grise et légère qui reste après la combustion de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : The soft grey powder left after something burns.

• The fire left a pile of ash.
• She brushed cigarette ash from her coat.
• The wind carried ashes across the garden.

Synonymes : cinders

Expressions courantes : wood ash, cigarette ash, pile of ash

cendres

Poudre qui reste après avoir brûlé le corps d’une personne ou d’un animal mort.

En anglais simple : The powder left from a person’s or animal’s body after it is burned following death.

• The urn held her father’s ashes.
• They scattered his ashes at sea.
• She kept her dog’s ashes in a small box.

Synonymes : cremated remains

Expressions courantes : ash remains, cremation ash, human ash

frêne

Grand arbre aux feuilles groupées, ou son bois solide et clair.

En anglais simple : A tall tree with groups of small leaves, or its strong, pale wood.

• An ash grows beside the gate.
• The table is made of ash.
• Several ashes lost their leaves early this year.

Expressions courantes : ash tree, ash wood, solid ash, young ash

gris cendré

Couleur gris pâle semblable à la cendre de bois.

En anglais simple : A pale grey colour like the powder left after wood burns.

• She chose ash for the walls.
• The scarf comes in blue and ash.
• They painted the door a pale ash.

Synonymes : ash grey

Expressions courantes : ash grey, shade of ash, pale ash

lettre ash

Nom de la lettre æ, utilisée en vieil anglais et pour représenter un son de voyelle.

En anglais simple : The name of the letter æ, used in Old English and to show a vowel sound.

• This letter is called ash.
• The teacher wrote ash on the board.
• We use ash to represent the vowel in “cat”.

Synonymes : æ

Expressions courantes : letter ash, symbol ash, ash in something