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I . fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. fire (blaze):

fire
ogień m

2. fire (bonfire):

fire
ognisko nt

3. fire (conflagration):

fire
pożar m
to be on fire
palić się
to catch fire
zapalać [perf zapalić] się
to set sth on fire [or to set fire to sth]
podpalać [perf podpalić] coś

4. fire (at home):

fire
kominek m

5. fire (for heating):

fire
piecyk m

6. fire no pl (shots):

fire of bullets
ogień m
fire!
ognia!
to be under fire
być pod obstrzałem
to return sb's fire
odpowiadać [perf odpowiedzieć] komuś ogniem

II . fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

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3. fire inf (make leave):

fire
wyrzucać [perf wyrzucić]

4. fire (bake clay):

fire
wypalać [perf wypalić]

III . fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr

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1. fire (pull trigger):

fire
strzelić [perf wy-]

2. fire (ignite):

fire
zapalać [perf zapalić] się

cease-fire N

fire away VB intr inf

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I've got a question — fire away!
mam pytanie — dawaj!

fire off VB trans

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fire alarm N

fire brigade N Brit

fire certificate N

fire damage N

fire department N AM

fire-eater N

fire engine N

Usage examples with fire

fire!
ognia!
to fight fire with fire
walczyć z kimś jego własną bronią
fire drill
ćwiczenia ntpl przeciwpożarowe
to be on fire
palić się
to play with fire
igrać z ogniem
to be under fire
być pod obstrzałem
to return sb's fire
odpowiadać [perf odpowiedzieć] komuś ogniem
to fire a gun
strzelać [perf strzelić] z broni
to fire several shots
oddać kilka strzałów
to fire a round
oddawać [perf oddać] strzał
to feed the fire
dokładać [perf dołożyć] do ognia
to fire a shot
wystrzelić
a blazing house fire
wielki pożar domu
to catch fire
zapalać [perf zapalić] się
the fire brigade
straż f pożarna
fire and brimstone
ogień piekielny
to fire sb
wzniecać [perf wzniecić] w kimś zapał
baptism of fire fig
chrzest bojowy
to return fire
odpowiadać [perf odpowiedzieć] ogniem
to hang fire fig
zostać wstrzymanym

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
People outside the theater had mistaken her for a fire-alarm siren.
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After a partial reconstruction, another fire in 1751 destroyed 64 houses, the brewery and the town hall.
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Meanwhile, the archers and slingers would continue to fire as before.
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Although sporadic air attacks punctuated the night, she withheld her fire in accordance with instructions from the beachhead commander.
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Vandals set on fire the wooden body of the vehicle, which was once used as a buffet car.
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In a shocking act of savagery, she says he set fire to a bowl of nail polish remover while her hand was in it.
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An article in the town newspaper from a citizen lamented the lack of fire-fighting facilities and deplored the pilfering of goods slaved from the fire.
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Prior to the information age, detecting hostile artillery fire required direct observation.
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Police, emergency services, fire departments, agencies for technical aid and numerous other operators of deployment and use special vehicles use them.
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The building was used for retail and office space until the 1980s when a fire damaged a third of the building.
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