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PIROMANO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Manias
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pyromaniac
1, record 1, English, pyromaniac
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pyro 1, record 1, English, pyro
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A person] driven by an uncontrollable urge to set fires. 1, record 1, English, - pyromaniac
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A psychopathological firesetter, as contrasted to an arsonist, who starts fires to defraud or conceal a crime, or an incendiarist, who sets fires in rebellion against the established social or political order. 1, record 1, English, - pyromaniac
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Manies
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pyromane
1, record 1, French, pyromane
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Individu atteint de pyromanie. 1, record 1, French, - pyromane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pyromanie : Impulsion irrésistible qui pousse certains psychopathes à allumer des incendies. 1, record 1, French, - pyromane
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
- Manías
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pirómano
1, record 1, Spanish, pir%C3%B3mano
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Persona] que sufre una enfermedad por la que disfruta provocando fuegos viendo las consecuencias del incendio. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pir%C3%B3mano
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que no debe confundirse "pirómano" con "incendiario", que es alguien que incendia con premeditación, por afán de lucro o maldad. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pir%C3%B3mano
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