Firebug Meaning in English

word

US

UK

التعريف

A 'firebug' can mean a person who likes to start fires intentionally (an arsonist), or it can refer to a small brightly colored insect found in gardens. The meaning depends on the context.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Firebug' is informal for 'arsonist' (person who sets fires) and also literally refers to the Pyrrhocoris apterus insect. Context is essential to know the meaning. 'Firebug' (person) is less formal than 'arsonist'; the insect meaning is uncommon in daily conversation.

• Spanish: pirómano - bicho-de-fogo (insecto) - chinche de fuego
• Portuguese (BR): piromaníaco - percevejo-do-fogo (inseto)
• Portuguese (PT): pirómano - percevejo-do-fogo (inseto)
• Chinese (Simplified): 纵火狂 - 火瓢虫
• Chinese (Traditional): 縱火狂 - 火瓢蟲
• Hindi: आगजनी करने वाला - फायरबग (कीट)
• Arabic: مُهووس بإشعال الحرائق - حشرة النار
• Bengali: আগুনবাজ (ব্যক্তি) - আগুন-পোকা (পোকা)
• Russian: пироман - красноклоп (насекомое)
• Japanese: 放火魔（人） - ナガメ（虫）
• Vietnamese: kẻ đốt phá (người) - bọ lửa (côn trùng)
• Korean: 방화범 - 불꽃무당벌레(곤충)
• Turkish: kundakçı - ateş böceği (böcek)
• Urdu: آتش زَن (شخص) - فائر بگ (کیڑا)
• Indonesian: pembakar (orang) - serangga merah api (serangga)

جمل نموذجية

I used to think firebugs were just cool bugs, but then I learned it’s also a word for an arsonist.

natural

The police caught a firebug last night.

basic

A firebug can destroy forests very quickly.

basic

The children found a red firebug in the garden.

basic

Last summer, a firebug caused a huge fire near town.

natural

Don’t worry, the firebug you saw in the grass is harmless to people.

natural