English-Portuguese translations for firework

• fogo de artifício
  Senhor Presidente, o desastre com o fogo de artifício em Enschede já ocorreu há mais de três anos.Mr President, more than three years have now passed since the fireworks disaster in Enschede.
  Há quem o escreva, dado o nosso gosto das fogueiras do São João e das festas com fogo de artifício. Some have written that we are, because of our love of bonfires on Saint John's Eve, and of firework parties.
• foguete

Definition of firework

• A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket high into the sky before exploding, used for entertainment or celebration

Examples

• Commercial firework displays are commonly launched from boats or other vessels

Related words

• firewood
• fireworks
• Firewood-gatherer
• firewoman