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firestarter

firestarternoun

firestarters

Translations

incendiaireAu sens d’une personne qui met volontairement le feu.

The police believe the warehouse blaze was started by a professional firestarter.

La police pense que l’incendie de l’entrepôt a été provoqué par un incendiaire professionnel.

allume-feuDispositif ou matière servant à allumer un feu.

We brought compressed-sawdust firestarters to get the campfire going quickly.

Nous avons apporté des allume-feu en sciure comprimée pour allumer rapidement le feu de camp.

Additional translations

déclencheurAu sens figuré, pour quelque chose qui provoque une réaction vive, une controverse ou des tensions.

Definitions

A person who deliberately sets a fire; an arsonist.

The police believe the warehouse blaze was started by a professional firestarter.

A device or substance used to ignite a fire.

We brought compressed-sawdust firestarters to get the campfire going quickly.

Something that provokes excitement, trouble, or controversy.

His speech was a real firestarter that sparked a heated debate.

Synonyms

incendiary (person)

firestarteradjective

Attributive use: ‘firestarter material’, functioning as a descriptive adjective.

Translations

incendiaireS’emploie au sens propre pour ce qui sert à allumer un feu, et au sens figuré pour ce qui provoque une forte réaction.

She packed some firestarter sticks and waterproof matches.

Elle a emballé des bâtons incendiaires et des allumettes étanches.

Definitions

Designed to start a fire or to provoke a strong reaction.

She packed some firestarter sticks and waterproof matches.

Synonyms

firestarterproper noun

Definitions

A science-fiction novel by Stephen King (1980), also the title of later film and television adaptations.

Firestarter explores the consequences of secret government experiments.

A 1996 electronic dance track by the British group The Prodigy.

"Firestarter" became the band's first UK number-one single.