Definition of firemaking - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

skillthe skill of starting fires

He learned firemaking during his time in the scouts.

primitive methodsthe skill of starting a fire without modern tools

He mastered firemaking using only sticks and stones.

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Origin of firemaking

English, fire (flame) + making (creation)

Examples of firemaking in a sentence

The campers practiced firemaking every evening.
Firemaking was crucial for survival in ancient times.
The scouts practiced firemaking during their camping trip.

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French:allumage, art du feu, ...
German:Fähigkeit Feuer zu machen, Feuermachen, ...
Italian:fare il fuoco, accensione del fuoco, ...
Spanish:técnica de encender fuego, encendido de fuego, ...
Portuguese:técnica de acender fogo, ...
Chinese:生火技巧, 火焰生成, ...
Japanese:火起こしの技術, 火起こし, ...
Arabic:إِيقاد النّار, إشْعال النّار, ...
Hebrew:הַדְלָקַת אֵשׁ, מְיוּמָנוּת הַדְלָקַת הָאֵשׁ, ...
Russian:умение разжигать огонь, разжигание огня, ...
Ukrainian:розпалювання вогню, вміння розпалювати, ...
Hindi:आग जलाने की कला, अग्नि प्रज्वलन, ...
Bengali:আগুন জ্বালানোর দক্ষতা, আগুন তৈরি, ...
Catalan:habilitat per fer foc, encendre foc, ...
Czech:rozdělávání ohně, zakládání ohně, ...
Danish:færdighed i at tænde ild, ildfremstilling, ...
Dutch:vuur maken, ...
Greek:δεξιότητα στο άναμμα φωτιάς, ανάφλεξη φωτιάς, ...
Hungarian:tűzgyújtás, ősi tűzgyújtási technika, ...
Khmer:ជំនាញបង្កាត់ភ្លើង, ការដុតភ្លើង, ...
Korean:불 피우기 기술, 불 피우기, ...
Persian:مهارت روشن کردن آتش, آتش‌سازی, ...
Polish:rozpalanie ognia, ...
Portuguese (BR):técnica de acender fogo, fazer fogo, ...
Romanian:aprinderea focului, făcutul focului, ...
Swedish:eldstartning, eldstart, ...
Thai:การก่อไฟ, การทำไฟ, ...
Turkish:ateş yakma, ...
Vietnamese:kỹ năng nhóm lửa, nghệ thuật nhóm lửa, ...

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