firefighting

See also: fire fighting

English

Alternative forms

fire fighting

Etymology

From fire +‎ fighting.

Noun

firefighting (uncountable)

(firefighting) Extinguishing a fire.
The profession of being a firefighter.
(by extension, figuratively) Solving an urgent problem.

Translations

action of extinguishing a fire

Chinese:
Mandarin: 消防 (zh) (xiāofáng)
Finnish: tulipalon sammuttaminen
French: lutte contre l’incendie (fr) f
German: Brandbekämpfung (de) f
Irish: múchadh dóiteáin m

Japanese: 消防 (ja) (shōbō)
Korean: 소방 (ko) (sobang)
Macedonian: гаснење пожар n (gasnenje požar)
Portuguese: extinção de incêndio/incêndios f
Russian: пожаротуше́ние (ru) n (požarotušénije)
Swedish: brandbekämpning c

profession

Afrikaans: brandweer (af)
Dutch: brandweer (nl) f
Finnish: palontorjunta (fi), palokuntalaisuus

Macedonian: пожарникарство n (požarnikarstvo)
West Frisian: brânwacht c, brânwar c

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.