fire Significado & definición

Significado de fire en español

• 0 heat, light, and flames that are made when something burns -- fuego, incendio

  • Three people were killed in the fire.

• 1 a pile of wood or coal that is burning to produce heat -- fuego

  • He sat close to the fire to keep warm.

• 2 to start burning -- prender

  • Dry grass can catch fire easily.

• 3 to be burning -- estar ardiendo

  • That house is on fire.

• 4 to make something start burning -- prender fuego a algo

  • Enemy troops set fire to the village.

• 5 to start shooting with guns, usually at a group of people -- abrir fuego (contra alguien)

  • Suddenly, the soldiers opened fire on the enemy.

• 6 to act in a way that is very dangerous or risky -- jugar con fuego

• 7 to shoot a bullet from a gun -- disparar

  • She fired three shots at the target.

• 8 to tell someone that they must leave their job -- despedir

  • She was fired for stealing from the company.

• 9 a pile of burning wood made to keep warm -- fuego [ masculine ]

  • We sat by the fire. Nos sentamos junto al fuego.

  • Do you want to light the fire? ¿Quieres encender el fuego?

• 10 flames caused when sth burns -- incendio [ masculine ]

  • forest fires incendios forestales

  • The house was on fire. La casa estaba en llamas.

  • She set fire to his clothing. Ella prendió fuego a su ropa.

  • Be careful the bushes don’t catch fire. Ten cuidado de que los arbustos no se enciendan.

• 11 shooting from guns -- fuego [ masculine ]

  • enemy fire fuego enemigo

  • Troops opened fire on the protesters. Las tropas abrieron fuego contra los manifestantes.

• 12 an indoor electrical heating device -- estufa [ feminine ]

  • Turn on the fire. Enciende la estufa.

• 13 to shoot a weapon -- disparar

  • to fire a gun disparar un arma

  • He fired at her three times. Le disparó tres veces.

• 14 to dismiss from a job -- despedir

  • We had to fire him for not following instructions. Tuvimos que despedirlo por no seguir las instrucciones.