éteindre

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.tɛ̃dʁ/
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Verb

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

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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