fire Betydning & definition

Betydning af fire på engelsk

• 0 anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not -- ild; brand; bål; flammer

  • a warm fire in the kitchen

  • Several houses were destroyed in a fire.

• 1 an apparatus for heating -- varmeovn; -varmeovn

  • a gas fire

  • an electric fire.

• 2 the heat and light produced by burning -- ild

  • Fire is one of man’s greatest discoveries.

• 3 enthusiasm -- glød; ildhu

  • The knights rode into battle with fire in their hearts.

• 4 attack by gunfire -- ild; beskydning

  • The soldiers were under fire.

• 5 (of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen -- brænde

  • The ceramic pots must be fired.

• 6 to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire -- opildne; sætte skub i

  • The story fired his imagination.

• 7 to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it -- affyre; skyde

  • He fired his revolver three times.

• 8 to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc -- affyre; skyde

  • He fired three bullets at the target.

• 9 (often with ator on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at -- skyde på

  • They suddenly fired on us

  • She fired at the target.

• 10 to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss -- fyre

  • He was fired from his last job for being late.