WotD: Fireplace Vocabulary II

[muckefuck]

Spanish

• el hogar "hearth, fireplace, firebox"
• el fogón "hearth, firebox; burner"
• la chimenea "chimney" ~ francesa "fireplace"
• el humero "flue"
• el regulador de tiro "damper"
• el marco de chimenea "mantle"
• la repisa de chimenea "mantlepiece"
• la pantalla de chinemea "fire screen"
• el guardafuegos "fire guard"
• la rejilla "fire grate"
• la parilla "grate"
• el morillo "fire-dog, andiron"
• las herramientas de chimenea "fire irons"
• el atizador "poker"
• el fuelle "bellows"
• las tenazas "tongs"
• la leña "firewood"
• el leño "log"
• el hollín "soot"

Comments

[sconstant.livejournal.com]

"eres tú
como el fuego de mi hoguera,
eres tú
el fuego de mi hogar."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDaeak_FGaA

[aadroma.livejournal.com]

Heheh, that's just what I was thinking to.

Yay Spanish Eurovision entries!

el hogar

[ursine1.livejournal.com]

Also used for "home".

Carlos

Re: el hogar

[gorkabear.livejournal.com]

They're sematically related :)

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

Did Spain used to have a "hearth tax" to support the monarchy like in England?

[gorkabear.livejournal.com]

Mmmm....
They're just in the general budget. About 30 million Euros, I think...

Re: el hogar

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

Yeah, interesting distinction here:

las herramientas de chimenea "fire irons"
las herramientas del hogar "domestic tools"