lumbre

f.

1 fire.

dar lumbre a alguien to give somebody a light

encender la lumbre to light the fire

2 brilliance, firelight, light, brightness.

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lumbre

► nombre femenino

1 (fuego) fire; (candela) light

2 (para cigarrillo) light

■ ¿me das lumbre? could you give me a light please?

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la luz de la lumbre by the light of the fire

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SF

1) (=fuego) fire

a la lumbre, cerca de la lumbre — near the fire, by the fireside

- echar lumbre por los ojos

2) † [para cigarro] light

¿me das lumbre?, ¿tienes lumbre? — have you got a light?

3) (=luz) light; (=brillo) brightness, brilliance

lumbre del agua — surface of the water

4) † (Arquit) (=claraboya) skylight; (=abertura) light, opening ( in a wall )

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a) femenino (de hoguera, chimenea) fire; (de la cocina)

puso el cazo en la lumbre — she put the saucepan on the stove

tengo la leche en la lumbre — I'm heating up some milk

b) (ant) (para un cigarrillo)

¿tiene lumbre? — have you got a light?

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= campfire, open fire, fire.

Ex. Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.

Ex. The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.

Ex. In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.

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* al amor de la lumbre = round-the-fireside.

* al calor de la lumbre = round-the-fireside.

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a) femenino (de hoguera, chimenea) fire; (de la cocina)

puso el cazo en la lumbre — she put the saucepan on the stove

tengo la leche en la lumbre — I'm heating up some milk

b) (ant) (para un cigarrillo)

¿tiene lumbre? — have you got a light?

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= campfire, open fire, fire.

Ex: Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.

Ex: The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.

Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.

* al amor de la lumbre = round-the-fireside.

* al calor de la lumbre = round-the-fireside.

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lumbre

feminine

1 (de hoguera, chimenea) fire

se sentaron cerca de la lumbre they sat down by the fireside o in front of the fire

2

(de la cocina): puso el cazo en la lumbre she put the saucepan on the stove

tengo la leche en la lumbre I'm heating up some milk

3 (ant) (para un cigarrillo) light

¿me das/tienes lumbre? could I have/do you have a light?

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lumbre sustantivo femenino (de hoguera, chimenea) fire;
(de la cocina):

◊ puso el cazo en la lumbre she put the saucepan on the stove

lumbre f (en el hogar, hoguera) fire
(para encender un cigarro, etc) light

'lumbre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atizador
- calor
- candela
- fuego
- abrigo
English:
stoke

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lumbre nf

1. [en cocina]

encender la lumbre to put the stove on;

poner algo a la lumbre to put sth on the stove

2. [de leña] fire;

conversaban a la luz de la lumbre they were talking in the firelight

3. [para cigarrillo]

pedir lumbre a alguien to ask sb for a light;

dar lumbre a alguien to give sb a light

4. [luz] glow

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lumbre

f fire

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lumbre nf

1) fuego: fire

2) : brilliance, splendor

3)

poner en la lumbre : to put on the stove, to warm up