incendiario
masc./fem.adjective, noun
1. incendiary
causing or intended to cause a fire
Common combinations
- artefacto incendiario — incendiary device
- bomba incendiaria — incendiary bomb
- material incendiario — incendiary material
- La policía encontró un artefacto incendiario.The police found an incendiary device.
- El avión lanzó bombas incendiarias.The plane dropped incendiary bombs.
- El material incendiario ardió rápidamente.The incendiary material burned quickly.
2. arsonist, fire-raiser
person who deliberately starts fires
Common combinations
- detener al incendiario — arrest an arsonist
- confesar un incendio — confess to a fire
- condenar al incendiario — sentence an arsonist
- La policía detuvo al incendiario.The police arrested the arsonist.
- El incendiario confesó varios incendios.The arsonist confessed to several fires.
- El juez condenó al incendiario.The judge sentenced the arsonist.
3. inflammatory, incendiary
provoking a strong reaction or conflict
Common combinations
- discurso incendiario — inflammatory speech
- comentario incendiario — inflammatory comment
- tono incendiario — inflammatory tone
- El político pronunció un discurso incendiario.The politician gave an inflammatory speech.
- El artículo contiene comentarios incendiarios.The article contains inflammatory comments.
- Su mensaje tuvo un tono incendiario.His message had an inflammatory tone.