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bonfire
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bon·fire  (bnfr)
n.
A large fire built outdoors, as for signaling or in celebration of an event.

[Middle English bonnefire : bon, bone; see bone + fir, fire; see fire.]

bonfire [ˈbɒnˌfaɪə]
n
a large outdoor fire
[alteration (through influence of French bon good) of bone-fire; from the use of bones as fuel]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bonfire - a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebrationbonfire - a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
fire - the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"
Translations
bonfire [ˈbɒnfaɪəʳ] N (for celebration) → hoguera f; (for rubbish) → fogata f

bonfire [ˈbɒnfaɪər] n
(= celebration) → feu m (de joie)
(for rubbish)feu m (de jardin)
Bonfire Night n (British)5 novembre commémoration de la tentative manquée de Guy Fawkes de faire sauter le Parlement, en 1605)m >

bonfire
n (for burning rubbish) → Feuer nt; (as beacon) → Leucht- or Signalfeuer nt; (Guy Fawkes) → Guy-Fawkes-Feuer nt; (for celebration) → Freudenfeuer nt

bonfire [ˈbɒnˌfaɪəʳ] nfalò m inv

bonfire
n bonfire [ˈbonfaiə]
a large fire in the open air, often built to celebrate something. segevuur نارٌ في الهَواءِ الطَّلْقِ голям огън на открито táborák, oheň bål das Freudenfeuer υπαίθρια πυρά hoguera pidutuli آتشی بلند که در هوای آزاد روشن می کنند kokko feu (de joie) מְדוּרָה अलाव krijes örömtűz api unggun bál, brenna falò たき火 모닥불 laužas ugunskurs unggun api vuur in de openlucht, vreugdevuur bål ognisko fogueira foc (în aer liber) костёр táborák kres logorska vatra bål, brasa กองไฟ şenlik ateşi, açık hava ateşi, havayi fişek 火堆 багаття, вогнище جشن منانے کے لئے کھلی جگہ پر آگ جلانا lửa mừng

bonfire إشعال النار oheň bål Freudenfeuer πυρά hoguera kokko feu de joie krijes falò 大かがり火 모닥불 vreugdevuur bål ognisko fogueira костер brasa กองไฟจุดกลางแจ้ง şenlik ateşi lửa trại 篝火


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