Translations for „fire up“ in the English » German Dictionary

fire up VB trans inf

1. fire up (excite, inspire):

to fire sb ⇆ up about

jdn begeistern für +acc

2. fire up (start):

to fire sth ⇆ up

etw zünden

fire up VB

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to fire up a car

die Zündung einschalten

to fire up the car

den Wagen anlassen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to fire sb ⇆ up about

jdn begeistern für +acc

to poke up a fire

ein Feuer schüren

to stoke up a fire

ein Feuer schüren

to make up the fire Brit, Aus

das Feuer schüren

to poke [up] a fire

ein Feuer schüren

to rustle up some wood for a fire

etwas Holz für ein Feuer auftreiben

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Shortly thereafter, she observed sporadic antiaircraft fire up ahead and at 2320 went to general quarters.

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No matter what stunt the extreme sportsman-turned-secret agent pulls off, he can not fire up this terribly shoddy actioner.

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She would often fire up to twenty pots at a time.

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