German-English translations for streichholz

• match
  When your friend's house is burning down, you do not stop to argue over who dropped the match. Wenn das Haus deines Freundes brennt, solltest du keinen Streit darüber vom Zaun brechen, wer das Streichholz fallen ließ.
  It is galling to realise that a single lit match can potentially destroy thousands of hectares of fine forest. Es ist ärgerlich festzustellen, dass ein einziges angezündetes Streichholz potentiell tausende Hektar schönen Waldes zerstören kann.
  My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.
• Congreve match
• lighting stick
• matchstick
  The end of the matchstick is dipped in a sulfurous compound to turn it into a complete match.
  The explosion blew the powder shed to matchsticks.

Synonyms

• Zündholz

Related words

• Streichholzschachtel