What does lumbre in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word lumbre in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use lumbre in Spanish.

The word lumbre in Spanish means fire, heat, fuel, firewood, light, lighter, get close to the fire. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word lumbre

fire, heat

nombre femenino (fuego, hoguera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Puso la olla en la lumbre para que se cocinase el guiso.
He placed the pot on the fire (or: heat) to cook the stew.

fuel, firewood

nombre femenino (leña)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Echa más lumbre que la hoguera se está apagando.
Add more fuel (or: firewood) to the bonfire because its going out.

light

nombre femenino (coloquial (fumar: fuego) (countable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Saqué un cigarro del paquete y le pregunté a mi amigo si tenía lumbre.
I took a cigarette out of the pack and I asked my friend if he had a light.

lighter

nombre femenino (antiguo (mechero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sacó la lumbre para encender el fuego.
He took out a lighter to light the fire.

get close to the fire

locución adverbial (cerca del calor)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pónte al amor de la lumbre, que ahí vas a coger frío.

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