firecracker in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for firecracker in the English»French Dictionary

firecracker N

firecracker

pétard m

Translations for firecracker in the French»English Dictionary

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pétard

firecracker Am

faire péter un pétard

to let off a firecracker Am

firecracker in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for firecracker in the English»French Dictionary

firecracker N

firecracker

pétard m

Translations for firecracker in the French»English Dictionary

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pétard

firecracker

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The canonisation was greeted with the bursting of firecrackers and the toll of church bells.

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On away trips, he would set off firecrackers in public places and then pretend to be dead, inevitably drawing a crowd.

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After the invention of gunpowder, gunpowder firecrackers had a shape that resembled bamboo and produced a similar sound, so the name exploding bamboo was retained.

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She's a firecracker, instinctive and uninhibited in what isn't even a conventional female lead.

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This once exhilarating firecracker of old has been diminished by the years and now seems wearingly clever-clever.

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In modern times, this method has eventually evolved into the use of firecrackers during the festive season.

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The dark night is illuminated by lamps and at dusk firecrackers are burst.

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Those firecrackers had tied the tongue of every person in the village and made them our friends.

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Flash compositions used in firecrackers usually consist of fine aluminium powder mixed with potassium perchlorate.

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Most modern firecrackers no longer contain black powder.

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