English-Dutch translations for pyre

  • brandstapel
    Ik kan me de enorme brandstapels van brandende dieren nog goed herinneren. I well remember the huge funeral pyres of burning animals. Ik hoop dat deze brandstapels in de toekomst niet meer nodig zullen zijn. I hope that these pyres will no longer be needed in future. Wat ons zal bijblijven is het beeld van de brandstapels op televisie. What will remain with us is the sight on our TV screens of the burning pyres.

Definition of pyre

Examples

  • For nine long nights, through all the dusky air, The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare.—Homer Iliad, p. 31

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