fire insurance in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fire insurance in the English»French Dictionary

fire insurance N

fire insurance

assurance-incendie f

Translations for fire insurance in the English»French Dictionary

accident/fire insurance

assurance contre les accidents/contre l'incendie

Translations for fire insurance in the French»English Dictionary

assurance incendie

fire insurance

s'assurer contre l'incendie/sur la vie

to take out fire/life insurance

Translations for fire insurance in the English»French Dictionary

insurance [Brit ɪnˈʃʊər(ə)ns, Am ɪnˈʃʊrəns] N

1. insurance U:

insurance (contract)

assurance f (against contre)

insurance (policy)

police f d'assurance

insurance for the house/car

une assurance pour la maison/la voiture

to take out insurance against sth

s'assurer contre qc

to pay the insurance on sth

payer l'assurance de qc

the insurance runs out soon

la police d'assurance expire bientôt

accident/fire insurance

assurance contre les accidents/contre l'incendie

2. insurance (amount paid to or by company):

insurance

assurance f

I pay £500 in insurance on the car

je paie 500 livres sterling d'assurance pour la voiture

the company paid out two million dollars in insurance

la société a versé deux millions de dollars d'assurance

3. insurance (profession):

he works in insurance

il travaille dans les assurances

4. insurance (precaution):

insurance fig

protection f

I see my investments as a form of insurance against inflation

je considère mes investissements comme une protection contre l'inflation

I.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] N

1. fire (element):

fire

feu m

to set fire to sth to set sth on fire

mettre le feu à qc

to be on fire

être en feu

to be destroyed by fire

être détruit par le feu

to catch fire

prendre feu

to be on fire with love/desire

brûler d'amour/de désir

2. fire (blaze):

fire

incendie m

to start a fire

provoquer un incendie

a fire broke out

un incendie s'est déclaré

the fire is out

l'incendie est éteint

3. fire (for warmth):

fire

feu m

to make or build a fire

faire un feu

to sit by the fire

s'asseoir au coin du feu

a lovely or roaring fire

une belle flambée

4. fire U (shots):

fire

coups mpl de feu

to open fire on sb

ouvrir le feu sur qn, faire feu sur qn

to exchange fire

échanger des coups de feu

to be or come under enemy fire

essuyer le feu de l'ennemi

the police/passers-by came under fire

on a tiré sur la police/les passants

to be under fire fig

être vivement critiqué (from par)

to draw sb's fire

offrir une cible au tir ennemi

to hold one's fire (refrain)

ne pas tirer

to hold one's fire (stop)

arrêter de tirer

to return sb's fire

riposter

a burst of machine-gun fire

une rafale de mitraillette

5. fire (verve):

fire

fougue f

II.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] INTERJ

1. fire (raising alarm):

fire

au feu!

2. fire (order to shoot):

fire

feu!

III.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] VB trans

1. fire MIL (gen):

fire gun, weapon

décharger

fire shot

tirer

fire arrow, rock, missile

lancer

to fire a shot at sb/sth

tirer sur qn/qc

2. fire (ceremonially):

to fire a (21 gun) salute

tirer une salve (de 21 coups de canon)

3. fire (shoot) fig:

to fire questions at sb

bombarder qn de questions

4. fire (inspire):

to be fired with enthusiasm

s'enthousiasmer (for pour)

to fire sb's imagination

enflammer l'imagination de qn

5. fire (dismiss):

fire

renvoyer, licencier, virer inf

person you're fired!

vous êtes renvoyé or viré inf

6. fire TECH:

fire ceramics

cuire

IV.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] VB intr

1. fire MIL (gen):

fire

tirer (at, on sur)

2. fire MECH:

fire engine:

démarrer

V.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r]

fire away!

allez-y!

to hang fire MIL

faire long feu

to hang fire fig plans, project, person:

traîner

to hold fire

attendre

to play with fire

jouer avec le feu

he'll never set the world on fire inf

il ne fera jamais de miracles

to go through fire and water for sb

faire n'importe quoi pour qn

See also house

I.house N [Brit haʊs, Am haʊs]

1. house (home):

house

maison f

at my/his house

chez moi/lui

to go/come to sb's house

aller/venir chez qn

to be good around the house

aider à la maison

to keep house

tenir la maison (for de)

you'll wake the whole house

tu vas réveiller toute la maison

the children were playing house

les enfants jouaient au papa et à la maman

2. house:

house, a. House POL

Chambre f

the bill before the house

le projet de loi soumis à la Chambre

this house deplores

les députés ici présents déplorent

3. house COMM:

house

maison f

on the house

aux frais de la maison

the drinks are on the house!

c'est la maison qui offre!

4. house THEAT:

house (audience)

assistance f

house (auditorium)

salle f

house (performance)

séance f

‘house full’ (on notice)

‘complet’

is there a doctor in the house?

y a-t-il un médecin dans la salle?

there wasn't a dry eye in the house

la salle entière était en émoi

to bring the house down

faire crouler la salle de rire

5. house:

house, a. House (family line)

maison f

the house of Windsor

la Maison des Windsor

6. house REL:

house

maison f

7. house Brit SCHOOL (team):

house

groupe m (formé à l'entrée de l'école pour les activités extra-scolaires)

8. house ASTROL:

house

maison f

Phrases:

house, a. House

house music f (musique de discothèque)

II.house VB trans [Brit haʊz, Am haʊz]

1. house (give lodging to):

house (permanently) person

loger

house (temporarily) homeless, refugees

héberger

to be badly or poorly housed

être mal logé

2. house (contain) building, room, library:

house books, collection, exhibition

abriter

III.house

to put or set one's house in order

mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires

first set your own house in order

vous devriez d'abord mettre de l'ordre dans vos propres affaires

to get on like a house on fire inf

s'entendre à merveille

fire insurance in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fire insurance in the English»French Dictionary

fire insurance N

fire insurance

assurance f incendie

Translations for fire insurance in the English»French Dictionary

insurance [ɪnˈʃʊərəns, Am -ˈʃʊrəns] N

1. insurance no pl, no indef art (financial protection):

insurance

assurance f

life insurance

assurance vie

2. insurance no pl, no indef art (payment by insurance company):

insurance

montant m de l'assurance

3. insurance no pl, no indef art (premium):

insurance

prime f d'assurance

4. insurance no pl, no indef art (profession):

insurance

assurances fpl

5. insurance (measure taken for protection):

insurance

mesure f de protection

I.fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am ˈfaɪɚ] N

1. fire (element):

fire

feu m

fire!

au feu!

to catch fire

prendre feu

to cease fire

cesser le feu

to open fire on sb

ouvrir le feu sur qn

to come under fire for sth fig

être attaqué pour qc

2. fire (burning):

fire

incendie m

to be on fire

être en feu

to set sth on fire

mettre le feu à qc

3. fire (shots):

fire

coups mpl de feu

fire!

feu!

Phrases:

there's no smoke without a fire prov

il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu

to play with fire

jouer avec le feu

II.fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am ˈfaɪɚ] VB trans

1. fire (set off):

fire rocket

lancer

fire shot

tirer

to fire a gun at sb/sth

décharger une arme sur qn/qc

2. fire (dismiss):

fire worker

licencier

3. fire (excite):

to fire sb's imagination

stimuler l'imagination de qn

fired with enthusiasm/new hope

plein d'enthousiasme/de nouvel espoir

4. fire (bake):

fire pot

cuire

III.fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am ˈfaɪɚ] VB intr

fire

tirer

to fire at sb/sth

tirer sur qn/qc

insurance N

User Entry

comprehensive liability insurance

assurance tous risques f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When he was finished with his schooling he worked for a company that sold fire insurance to farmers.

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So far no one has mandated insurance companies sell fire insurance to a person whose house is on fire.

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Fraudulent no questions asked fire insurance policies would then be taken out on the overvalued buildings and the property stripped and burnt for the payoff.

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Later, with their chicken houses having burned from an electrical short, their debt increased from a lack of fire insurance.

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In addition to underwriting fire insurance, the association served as mediator between its member engine and hose companies to resolve the problems of the past.

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By 1910, the company had become the largest fire insurance company in the country.

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But the executors were not entitled to the fire insurance shares.

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He was an alderman and involved in the fire insurance business.

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Just a year ago she was recovering from a house fire after purchasing a house fourteen days prior to the event without having fire insurance.

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As an additional measure, and as a forerunner to fire insurance, rich merchants would prepay wood retailers for the materials needed for building a house.

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