tinder in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tinder in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tinder [Am ˈtɪndər, Brit ˈtɪndə] N U

tinder

yesca f

tinder-dry [ˈtɪndərdraɪ] ADJ

tinder-dry

extremadamente seco

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yesca

tinder

tinder in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tinder in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tinder [ˈtɪndəʳ, Am -dɚ] N no pl

tinder

yesca f

Translations for tinder in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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yesca

tinder

yesquero

tinder-box

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English

The tinder will burn brightly, but be reduced to glowing embers within half a minute.

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It is a good place for fresh water and tinder.

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Behind the screen strands a tinder or a bonfire lit up to reflect the shadows of the puppet.

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Fire broke out, and the mass of half-timbering chosen to ornament the interior provided dry tinder.

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A concave mirror, such as a polished soda can bottom, can be used as well to focus the sun's rays on tinder.

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The idea being that you scrape off a few grains of magnesium into your tinder and ignite it by striking the ferrocerium.

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At the end of the piston is a depression where tinder is held during compression.

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Some fungi, types of polypores loosely called mushrooms, have been used as fire starters (known as tinder fungi).

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Tinder and kindling are added to the preformed chamber, from the initial cuts.

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During the summer months, tinder-dry conditions are frequently experienced, occasionally resulting in field and heath fires.

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