log fire in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for log fire in the English»French Dictionary

log fire N

log fire

feu m de bois

Translations for log fire in the English»French Dictionary

he threw a log on the fire/his coat on a chair

il a jeté une bûche sur le feu/son manteau sur une chaise

Translations for log fire in the French»English Dictionary

jeter une bûche dans la cheminée

to throw a log on the fire

Translations for log fire in the English»French Dictionary

I.log [Brit lɒɡ, Am lɔɡ, lɑɡ] N

1. log:

log (of wood)

rondin m

log (for burning)

bûche f

2. log (written record):

log

registre m

to keep a log of people's comings and goings

noter les allées et venues des gens

3. log TRANSP (of plane, ship):

log

livre m de bord

4. log COMPUT:

log

carnet m d'exploitation

5. log MATH:

log

logarithme m

II.log <pres part logging; pret, pp logged> [Brit lɒɡ, Am lɔɡ, lɑɡ] VB trans

1. log (record):

log reading, fact

noter

2. log (clock up):

log, a. log up miles

avoir à son actif

3. log (achieve):

log car, train: speed, 80 mph

rouler à

log plane: speed, 500 mph

voler à

log ship: knots

filer

III.log <pres part logging; pret, pp logged> [Brit lɒɡ, Am lɔɡ, lɑɡ] VB intr

log

abattre des arbres

IV.log [Brit lɒɡ, Am lɔɡ, lɑɡ]

to sleep like a log

dormir comme une souche

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

log fire in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for log fire in the English»French Dictionary

a log fire

un feu de bois

log for fire

bûche f

Translations for log fire in the English»French Dictionary

I.log¹ [lɒg, Am lɑ:g] N

log (piece of wood):

log

rondin m

log for fire

bûche f

a log fire

un feu de bois

Phrases:

to sleep like a log

dormir comme une souche

II.log¹ <-gg-> [lɒg, Am lɑ:g] VB trans

log tree

débiter

log forest

décimer

I.log² [lɒg, Am lɑ:g] N

log

registre m

log (book) NAUT

journal m de bord

log (book) AUTO

carnet m de route

log (book) AVIAT

carnet m de vol

II.log² [lɒg, Am lɑ:g] VB trans

log

enregistrer

III.log² [lɒg, Am lɑ:g] VB intr COMPUT

to log into sth

se connecter à qc

log³ N

log abbreviation of logarithm

log

logarithme m

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The water would be heated by a log fire before being channelled into the hot bathing rooms.

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A log fire is lit even in summer months to give that extra dash of rustic sensuousness.

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She puts her meat on an oak and pecan log fire every afternoon and lets it slowly smoke until the next day.

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We retired to a pub and drank pints in front of a log fire.

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The pub's fittings include a log fire, a handsome wooden floor and a large dresser that aroused my wife's avarice.

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And, at the end of the day, a crackling log fire.

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I like the idea of a log fire, a comfy couch... somewhere in the country with a bit of land.

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I go for walks and sit by the roaring log fire.

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But we spent most of our time in one of the many drawings rooms in front of a roaring log fire.

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They have a big log fire, and its bistro has some of the best food in the area.

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