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Old May 05, 2006, 08:48 AM
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help with fire

I need some help with fire. In my dictionary it has different words and I dont know which one is right

fuego
incendio
lumbre
llama
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Old May 05, 2006, 11:24 AM
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Re: help with fire

Good question neo:

fuego - fire in general
incendio - this would be if your house is on fire, or a forest fire (forest fire - incendio forestal)
lumbre - flame or light produced by fire, or fire
llama - flame

also:
fogata - campfire
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Old May 05, 2006, 11:27 AM
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Re: help with fire

Thanks for the quick response that helps me a lot.
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Re: help with fire

I don't know if this goes here, but how would you say coals in Spanish?
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Re: help with fire

Mmmm. It would probably be "brasas" or "ascuas", but that can also be wood. According to the RAE:

Ascua: Pedazo de cualquier materia sólida y combustible que por la acción del fuego se pone incandescente y sin llama.

Brasa: Leña o carbón encendidos, rojos, por total incandescencia.
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According to what atnbueno has posted, it would be Ascuas, but I've always heard Brasas. Maybe that because they were always wood coals?
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"Ascua" is more generic and I've heard/used "brasas" more frequently.
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