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fireside
(redirected from Fireside (Bahá'í))

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fire·side  (frsd)
n.
1. The area immediately surrounding a fireplace or hearth.
2. A home.
adj.
At or as if at a fireside: a fireside chat.

fireside [ˈfaɪəˌsaɪd]
n
1. the hearth
2. family life; the home
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fireside - an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)fireside - an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire"
area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"
2.fireside - home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides"
dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home, abode, domicile - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
fireplace, hearth, open fireplace - an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"
synecdoche - substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa
Translations
fireside [ˈfaɪəsaɪd]
A. N by the firesidejunto a la chimenea, al amor de la lumbre
B. CPDhogareño, familiar
fireside chair Nsillón m cerca de la lumbre
fireside chat Ncharla f íntima
fireside [ˈfaɪərsaɪd] nfoyer m, coin m du feu
by the fireside → au coin du feu
fire station ncaserne f de pompiers
fire truck n (US)voiture f de pompiers
fireside [ˈfaɪəˌsaɪd] nangolo del focolare
by the fireside → intorno al focolare


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