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ALLUME-FEU METALLIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
CONT

How to Light a Fire ... Metal match. Place a flat, dry leaf under your tinder with a portion exposed. Place the tip of the metal match on the dry leaf, holding the metal match in one hand and a knife in the other. Scrape your knife against the metal match to produce sparks. The sparks will hit the tinder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions
OBS

Pluriel : des allume-feux ou des allume-feu.

OBS

allume-feux (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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