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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.fla.mabl/
- Hyphenation: en‧fla‧mmable
Adjective
enflammable (plural enflammables)
- (uncommon) flammable
- Synonym: inflammable
- Antonyms: ininflammable, inenflammable
1581, Iacques Fontaine de Sainct Maxemin en Prouecne, Discours de la puiſſance du Ciel, sur les corps inférieurs, & principalement de l’influence contre les Aſtrologues indiciaires, Gilles Gorbi:Le ſouffre eſt la partie enflammable. Ce mot enflammable eſt æquiuoqué, les Medecins appellent enflamme & enflammable quant la chaleur d’vne partie du corps eſt exceſſivement grãde.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2021 April 28, @lecoindelgbt, Twitter:À Tukums (Lettonie), un individu a aspergé un homme LGBT+ d’un liquide enflammable puis a mis le feu. L’ami de ce dernier, désespéré, s’est jeté sur lui pour l’aider mais le feu s’est propagé à lui-même.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)