Fósforo in english
Match
pronunciation: mætʃ part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: mætʃ part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
fósforo = phosphor(e) ; matchstick ; match ; phosphorus.
Example: In the case of the card catalog complete sequences exist whether or not someone is actually viewing them, while on a CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen they exist only so long as the phosphors continue to glow.Example: Nietzsche is shown as a degenerative matchstick instead of the explosive powder keg he fancied himself to be.Example: Early matches were made with sulfur.Example: Phosphorus runoff has generated water quality degradation, spawning legislative and regularity actions in several watersheds in Arkansas.more:
» bomba de fósforo (blanco) = phosphorous bomb .
Example: Bombers flew at night, dropping incendiary and phosphorus bombs to ignite the blown-up buildings, killing upwards of 40,000 people.» caja de fósforos = matchbox .
Example: The 'Encyclopedia Britannica' could be reduced to the volume of a matchbox.» fósforo blanco = white phosphorous .
Example: Incendiary devices or incendiary bombs are bombs designed to start fires using materials such as napalm, thermite, chlorine trifluoride, or white phosphorus.» madera para hacer fósforos = matchwood .
Example: There are a number of reasons explaining the critical shortage of suitable matchwood in India.