Firebug — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a criminal who illegally sets fire to property

a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈaɪɚbʌɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈaɪəbʌɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈaɪəbʌɡ/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈaɪɚbʌɡ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

incendiary arsonist

Word Forms

arson

noun

malicious burning to destroy property

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Feuerkäfer

ein Krimineller, der illegal Eigentum anzündet

🇫🇷French

pyromane

un criminel qui met illégalement le feu à une propriété

🇪🇸Spanish

chinche

un criminal que prende fuego ilegalmente a una propiedad

🇳🇱Dutch

vuurwants

een crimineel die illegaal eigendommen in brand steekt

🇵🇹Portuguese

incendiário

um criminoso que ilegalmente ateia fogo em propriedade

🇷🇺Russian

поджигатель

преступник, который незаконно поджигает имущество

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फ़ायरबग

एक अपराधी जो अवैध रूप से संपत्ति में आग लगाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ফায়ারবাগ

একজন অপরাধী যে অবৈধভাবে সম্পত্তিতে আগুন দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

நெருப்புப் பூச்சி

சட்டவிரோதமாக சொத்துக்களுக்கு தீ வைக்கும் குற்றவாளி

🇮🇳Telugu

అగ్నిగుండం

అక్రమంగా ఆస్తికి నిప్పంటించే నేరస్థుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

फायरबग

बेकायदेशीरपणे मालमत्तेला आग लावणारा गुन्हेगार

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફાયરબગ

એક ગુનેગાર જે ગેરકાયદેસર રીતે મિલકતને આગ લગાડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫೈರ್ಬಗ್

ಅಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ಆಸ್ತಿಗೆ ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹಚ್ಚುವ ಅಪರಾಧಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫയർബഗ്

നിയമവിരുദ്ധമായി വസ്തുവകകൾക്ക് തീയിടുന്ന ഒരു കുറ്റവാളി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਾਇਰਬੱਗ

ਇੱਕ ਅਪਰਾਧੀ ਜੋ ਗੈਰ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਗ ਲਗਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فائر بگ

ایک مجرم جو غیر قانونی طور پر املاک کو آگ لگاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

萤火虫

非法放火焚烧财产的罪犯

🇯🇵Japanese

火の虫

不法に物に放火する犯罪者

🇰🇷Korean

방화범

불법적으로 재산에 불을 지른 범인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

con bọ lửa

một tên tội phạm đốt tài sản trái phép

🇹🇭Thai

จุดไฟ

อาชญากรที่จุดไฟเผาทรัพย์สินอย่างผิดกฎหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembakar

seorang penjahat yang secara ilegal membakar properti

🇵🇭Filipino

surot

isang kriminal na ilegal na nagsusunog ng ari-arian

🇲🇾Malay

pepijat api

penjenayah yang membakar harta benda secara haram

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

آتش سوزی

جنایتکاری که به طور غیرقانونی اموال را به آتش می کشد

🇹🇷Turkish

kundakçı

yasadışı olarak mülkü ateşe veren bir suçlu

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַבעִיר

פושע שמצית רכוש שלא כדין

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