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firebrand:
- distillateur; brûleur; personne irascible; soupe au lait; tête brûlée; meneur; provocateur; perturbateur; agitateur
Wiktionary:
- firebrand → torche, énergumène

English

Detailed Translations for firebrand from English to French

firebrand:

firebrand [the ~] nomen

the firebrand (distiller; stoker)
le distillateur; le brûleur
- distillateur [le ~] nomen
- brûleur [le ~] nomen
the firebrand (hot-headed person; hothead; hot-head)
la personne irascible; la soupe au lait; la tête brûlée
- personne irascible [la ~] nomen
- soupe au lait [la ~] nomen
- tête brûlée [la ~] nomen
the firebrand (agitator; instigator)
le meneur; le provocateur; le perturbateur; l'agitateur
- meneur [le ~] nomen
- provocateur [le ~] nomen
- perturbateur [le ~] nomen
- agitateur [le ~] nomen
the firebrand (troublemaker)
l'agitateur
- agitateur [le ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for firebrand:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
agitateur	agitator; firebrand; instigator; troublemaker	agitator; disturber of the peace; founder; instigator; noisy fellow; peace-breaker; prompter; ringleader; rioter; roisterer; rowdy; troublemaker
brûleur	distiller; firebrand; stoker
distillateur	distiller; firebrand; stoker
meneur	agitator; firebrand; instigator	bell-wether; captain; centurion; chief; commander; commanding officer; founder; headman; instigator; leader; prompter; ringleader
personne irascible	firebrand; hot-head; hot-headed person; hothead
perturbateur	agitator; firebrand; instigator	agitator; disturber of the peace; noisy fellow; peace-breaker; rioter; roisterer; rowdy; troublemaker
provocateur	agitator; firebrand; instigator	agitator; challenger; contender; founder; instigator; prompter; ringleader
soupe au lait	firebrand; hot-head; hot-headed person; hothead
tête brûlée	firebrand; hot-head; hot-headed person; hothead
-	brand; inciter; instigant; instigator; provoker
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
provocateur		braving; daring; defiant; defying; exceeding; facing; ostentatious; provocative; provoking
soupe au lait		fiery; hot-blooded; hot-headed; hot-tempered

Related Words for "firebrand":

firebrands

Synonyms for "firebrand":

brand; firewood
instigator; provoker; inciter; instigant; troublemaker; trouble maker; troubler; mischief-maker; bad hat

Related Definitions for "firebrand":

someone who deliberately foments trouble¹
a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning¹

Wiktionary Translations for firebrand:

firebrand

noun

torch or other burning stick
- firebrand → torche
argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary
- firebrand → énergumène

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