pyromaniac

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py·ro·ma·ni·a

(pī′rō-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə)

The irresistible urge to start fires.

py′ro·ma′ni·ac′ (-mā′nē-ăk′) adj. & n.

py′ro·ma·ni′a·cal (-mə-nī′ə-kəl) adj.

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Noun

pyromaniac - a person with a mania for setting things on fire

lunatic, madman, maniac - an insane person

Translations

pyromane

piromane

pyromaniac

[ˌpaɪərəʊˈmeɪnɪæk] N → pirómano/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pyromaniac

[ˌpaɪrəʊˈmeɪniæk] n → pyromane mfPyrrhic victory pyrrhic victory [ˌpɪrɪkˈvɪktəri] n → victoire f à la Pyrrhus

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pyromaniac

n → Pyromane m, → Pyromanin f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pyromaniac

[ˌpaɪərəʊˈmeɪnɪæk] n → piromane m/f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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