arriver à la fumée des cierges
French, verb/a.ʁi.ve a la fy.me de sjɛʁʒ/
arriver à la fumée des cierges is spelled A-R-R-I-V-E-R-À-L-A-F-U-M-É-E-D-E-S-C-I-E-R-G-E-S (25 letters). Arriver à la fumée des cierges is a French verb meaning “to come a day after the fair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Être en retard”.
What does arriver à la fumée des cierges mean in English?
verb
- 1
to come a day after the fair
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Être en retard.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of arriver à la fumée des cierges
- arriver après la fumée des cierges
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arriver à la fumée des cierges?
- /a.ʁi.ve a la fy.me de sjɛʁʒ/
- /a.ʁi.ve.ʁ‿a la fy.me de sjɛʁʒ/
- \a.ʁi.ve a.pʁɛ la fy.me de sjɛʁʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.