firecracker
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fire·crack·er
(fīr′krăk′ər)n.
1. A small explosive charge and a fuse in a heavy paper casing, exploded to make noise, as at celebrations.
2. Slang A spirited, quick-tempered, or rambunctious person.
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firecracker
(ˈfaɪəˌkrækə)n
a small cardboard container filled with explosive powder and lit by a fuse
adj
impressively energetic: a firecracker start to the race.
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fire•crack•er
(ˈfaɪərˌkræk ər)n.
a paper or cardboard cylinder filled with an explosive and having a fuse and discharged to make a noise, as during a celebration.
[1820–30, Amer.]
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| Noun | 1. |  firecracker - firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casingcannon cracker - a large firecracker cherry bomb - a red ball-shaped firecracker with high explosive power firework, pyrotechnic - (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. |
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petarda
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
firecracker
[ˈfaɪərkrækər] n → pétard mfire crew n → équipe f de pompiersfire damage n → dégâts mpl dûs au feufire department n (US) → régiment m de sapeurs-pompiersfire door n → porte f coupe-feufire drill n → exercice m d'évacuationfire-eater [ˈfaɪəriːtər] n (= entertainer) → cracheur m de feufire engine n → voiture f de pompiersfire escape n → escalier m de secoursfire exit n → sortie f de secoursfire extinguisher n → extincteur mfire fighter n (male or female) → pompier mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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