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Meanings of
bonfire
in English
Portuguese
fogueira
Catalan
foguera
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A large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration.
balefire
Portuguese
fogueira
Usage of
bonfire
in English
1
The
bonfire
stood in the middle of the street fronting the church.
2
Come for the
bonfire
and the fireworks; stay for the political symbols.
3
And I baked it in the
bonfire
and kept it for you.
4
Ten minutes later the big house was burning like an enormous
bonfire
.
5
Because they have scarcely mentioned the European Union's great
bonfire
of banknotes.
6
Within a few minutes the pepper in the
bonfire
had burned out.
7
It was the house of M. Jules Gaude which started the
bonfire
.
8
It begins with the lighting of a
bonfire
to signify new growth.
9
I join Callum, who's lecturing Shelley on fire safety and
bonfire
construction.
10
Wuqaz Faharaqin and his men left the
bonfire
,
riding east toward Indhopal.
11
They stepped forward into the light of the
bonfire
burning near us.
12
In a week or so we will make a
bonfire
of them.
13
Those who have made it this far gather around the still-burning
bonfire
.
14
And not to get involved in the barricade and
bonfire
making either.
15
Just visible beside it are the smoldering remains of last night's
bonfire
.
16
Someone had started a
bonfire
with the last of the scientists' papers.
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bonfire
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
make a bonfire
great bonfire
big bonfire
huge bonfire
little bonfire
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Translations for
bonfire
Portuguese
fogueira
Catalan
foguera
Bonfire
through the time
Bonfire
across language varieties
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