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bonfire

/ˈbɒn.faɪə/

/ˈbɑn.faɪər/

Translations

bonfirenoun

bonfires

/ˈbɒn.faɪə/

/ˈbɑn.faɪər/

feu de joieSurtout pour un grand feu allumé dans le cadre d’une célébration.

The community gathered around the bonfire to celebrate the festival.

La communauté s’est réunie autour du feu de joie pour célébrer la fête.

Additional translations

brasierEmploi plus général pour un grand feu en plein air.

Synonyms

bonfireverb

bonfired

Past Simple

bonfired

Past Participle

bonfiring

Gerund

Occasional transitive verb meaning to burn something on a bonfire or abolish wholesale.

brûlerAu sens de détruire en brûlant.

The confidential files were bonfired after the audit.

Les dossiers confidentiels ont été brûlés après l’audit.

Additional translations

supprimerAu sens figuré, pour des règlements ou des règles supprimés d’un coup.

Synonyms

consume by fire

burn up

set on fire

set alight

torch

incinerate

bonfireadjective

/ˈbɒnˌfaɪə/

/ˈbɑːnˌfaɪr/

Used attributively in combinations such as 'bonfire night'; treated as adjective.

de feu de joieEmploi adjectival ; se rend souvent en français par une tournure prépositionnelle.

We collected bonfire wood for the evening celebration.

Nous avons ramassé du bois de feu de joie pour la célébration du soir.

Synonyms

Definitions

bonfirenoun

A large open-air fire used as part of a celebration, for burning rubbish, or as a signal.

The community gathered around the bonfire to celebrate the festival.

bonfireverb

To burn (something) on a bonfire, typically as a method of disposal.

The confidential files were bonfired after the audit.

To abolish or eliminate (regulations, rules, etc.) wholesale.

The new policy aims to bonfire outdated planning restrictions.

bonfireadjective

Relating to, intended for, or characteristic of a bonfire.

We collected bonfire wood for the evening celebration.