boutefeu

butfø

boutefeux

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Definition of boutefeu - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

agitateur

Dated

personne qui provoque des disputes et conflits

Dated

Ce boutefeu sème toujours la discorde dans les réunions familiales.

fauteur de troubles

provocateur

incendiaire

Dated

personne qui met le feu de façon criminelle

Dated

La police recherche le boutefeu responsable de l'incendie du magasin.

incendiaire

pyromane

mineur expert

Dated

spécialiste des explosifs dans les mines

Dated

Le boutefeu supervise le dynamitage dans la carrière de granit.

artilleur

Rare

personne qui allumait les canons et pièces d'artifice

Rare

Le boutefeu vérifia la mèche avant de tirer le canon.

artificier

canonnier

outil militaire

Rare

baguette avec une mèche pour allumer les canons

Rare

Le soldat tenait fermement son boutefeu près de la pièce d'artillerie.

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Origin of boutefeu

ancien français, boutefeu (mèche pour allumer la poudre)

Examples of boutefeu in a sentence

Les réseaux sociaux attirent parfois des boutefeux anonymes.
Le boutefeu a été arrêté près de la forêt.
On soupçonne un boutefeu d’être à l’origine des flammes.
Le boutefeu a préparé les explosifs pour la mine de charbon.
Le spécialiste boutefeu a formé les nouveaux mineurs à la sécurité.
Le boutefeu portait un uniforme spécial lors des cérémonies.

Un jeune boutefeu a été formé pour la fête nationale.
Le boutefeu était posé à côté du canon prêt à servir.
Sans boutefeu, impossible d’allumer la poudre.

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English:firebrand, arsonist, ...
German:Unruhestifter, Brandstifter, ...
Italian:agitatore, piromane, ...
Spanish:alborotador, pirómano, ...
Portuguese:agitador, incendiário, ...
Chinese:煽动者, 纵火犯, ...
Japanese:扇動者, 放火犯, ...
Arabic:مثير للفتن, مُشعِل حرائق, ...
Hebrew:מַסִּית, הַצָּתָה, ...
Russian:подстрекатель, поджигатель, ...
Ukrainian:підбурювач, палій, ...
Catalan:agitador, piròman, ...
Danish:ballademager, brandstifter, ...
Dutch:onruststoker, brandstichter, ...
Greek:ταραξίας, εμπρηστής, ...
Khmer:អ្នកញុះញង់, អ្នកដុតភ្លើង, ...
Korean:선동가, 방화범, ...
Polish:płomiennik, podpalacz, ...
Portuguese (BR):agitador, incendiário, ...
Romanian:incendiator, piroman, ...
Swedish:uppviglare, mordbrännare, ...
Thai:ตัวป่วน, ผู้วางเพลิง, ...
Turkish:kışkırtıcı, kundakçı, ...
Vietnamese:kẻ gây rối, kẻ phóng hỏa, ...

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Definition of boutefeu - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

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