French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French esteindre, from Old French estaindre, from Latin extinguere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.tɛ̃dʁ/
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Verb

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éteindre

  1. to turn off (a switch, device, etc.)
    • 2021, Angèle, Pensées positives:
      Besoin de pensées positives ? Éteins l’ordinateur !
      Need to think positive thoughts? Turn off the computer!
  2. to put out (a fire)
  3. (reflexive) to die out, fade

Conjugation

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This verb is conjugated like peindre. It uses the same endings as rendre or vendre, but its -nd- becomes -gn- before a vowel, and its past participle ends in 't' instead of a vowel.

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