What does cendre in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word cendre in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cendre in French.

The word cendre in French means ashes, ash, ashes, ash, ash coated, ash-coated goat's cheese, sprinkle ash onto , sprinkle ash into, make ash-coloured, turn ash-coloured, ash blond, ash-blond, ash blond, ash brown, herring gull, common gull, ash grey, ash-grey, grey heron. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cendre

ashes

nom féminin (résidu de bois brûlé)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
J'ai fait cuire les pommes de terre dans la cendre.
I cooked the potatoes in the ashes.

ash

nom féminin (géologie (particules volcaniques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les cendres du Vésuve ont recouvert Pompéi.
The ash of Vesuvius covered Pompei.

ashes

nom féminin pluriel (restes d'un mort)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Il est mort, paix à ses cendres.
He is dead, peace to his ashes.

ash

adjectif (de la couleur de la cendre)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Elle sort du coiffeur avec les cheveux blond cendré.

ash coated

adjectif (recouvert de cendre)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les fromages de chèvre cendrés sont très appréciés.

ash-coated goat's cheese

nom masculin (fromage de chèvre cendré)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vin blanc accompagne bien le cendré de Valencay.

sprinkle ash onto , sprinkle ash into

verbe transitif (recouvrir de cendrée) (soil, plants)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce jardinier cendre ses jeunes pousses pour repousser les limaces.

make ash-coloured, turn ash-coloured

verbe transitif (donner à [qch] la couleur de la cendre) (UK)

Les ans ont cendré ses cheveux.

ash blond, ash-blond

adjectif invariable (couleur de cheveux) (mainly for men)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

ash blond

nom masculin invariable (couleur de cheveux) (mainly for men)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ash brown

nom masculin (teinte de cheveu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

herring gull, common gull

nom masculin (type de goéland)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ash grey

nom masculin invariable (nuance de gris) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ash-grey

adjectif invariable (nuance de gris) (UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

grey heron

nom masculin (ornithologie : variété de héron) (UK: bird)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le héron cendré est une espèce protégée.

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