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Old August 27, 2009, 10:40 AM
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@Poli: encender el fuego en una habitación es encender una chimenea. Prenderle fuego a la habitación es el acto del piromaniaco.
Also it's a consequence of person who has problems with his life, it could to be catalog as an act suicide.
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Old August 29, 2009, 12:09 AM
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I'd say pirómano.
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I'd say pirómano.
En inglés se dice ,
(act of) pyromania - la acción de empezar los fuegos
pyromaniac - la persona que gusta empezar los fuegos

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Old August 29, 2009, 11:59 AM
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I'd say pirómano.
I will say ( Man crazy )
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Old August 29, 2009, 06:32 PM
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@Irma: tienes razón. "Pirómano" es la palabra correcta. Sin embargo, se oye mucho "piromaniaco" por aquí... probablemente influencia del inglés.
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