燎   Flamber   to Burn  

flamme: flame
flambé ('inflamed [dish]'): flambé
flambeau ('flaming [torch]'): flambeau
flamboyant ('red like a flame'): flamboyant
enflammer ('to set on fire'): to inflame
inflammable ('which can burn'): flammable, inflammation (inflammation), inflammatory (inflammatoire)
flamant ('fire-red [bird]'): flamingo
✓ tout feu tout flamme (all fire, all flame) ⇨ Feu: Fire
✓ Lac du Flambeau (Wisconsin Indian reservation) means 'torch lake'.
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incendier ('to set fire on'): to incense (exaspérer), incendiary (incendiaire)
encens ('burnt [spices]'): incense, incensory (encensoir)
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ardent ('burning'): ardent, ardour (ardeur), arson (incendie criminel)
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brûler ('to burn'): to broil (griller)
✓ Brûlé (name of a Lakota Sioux tribe) means 'burnt [thighs]'.
✓ crème brûlée means 'burnt creme'.

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水 Eau: Water
冰 Glace: Ice
浪 Onde: Wave
流 Flux: Stream
泉 Source: Spring
火 Feu: Fire
灰 Cendre: Ash
燎 Flamber: to Burn
光 Lumière: Light
辉 Briller: to Shine
暗 Obscur: Dark
影 Ombre: Shadow
金 Or: Gold
银 Argent: Silver
铁 Fer: Iron
石 Pierre: Stone
煤 Charbon: Coal

© Renaud Bouret