Translations for „fires“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

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

Phrases:

fire and brimstone

ogień piekielny

to add fuel to the fire

dolewać [perf dolać] oliwy do ognia

there's no smoke without fire proverbial

nie ma dymu bez ognia

to go through fire and water for sb

pójść za kimś w ogień

he won't set the world [or esp Brit Thames] on fire

on prochu nie wynajdzie

II . fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

1. fire (eject):

fire

wystrzeliwać [perf wystrzelić]

to fire a gun

strzelać [perf strzelić] z broni

to fire several shots

oddać kilka strzałów

2. fire (address):

to fire insults at sb

obrzucać [perf obrzucić] kogoś zniewagami

to fire questions/ideas at sb

zasypywać [perf zasypać] kogoś pytaniami/pomysłami

3. fire inf (make leave):

fire

wyrzucać [perf wyrzucić]

4. fire (bake clay):

fire

wypalać [perf wypalić]

5. fire (excite):

fire imagination

podsycać [perf podsycić]

to fire sb

wzniecać [perf wzniecić] w kimś zapał

to fire sb into action

pobudzać [perf pobudzić] kogoś do działania

III . fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr

1. fire (pull trigger):

fire

strzelić [perf wy-]

2. fire (ignite):

fire

zapalać [perf zapalić] się

Phrases:

to fire on all four cylinders

pracować na pełnych obrotach

cease-fire N

cease-fire

zawieszenie nt broni

fire away VB intr inf

I've got a question — fire away!

mam pytanie — dawaj!

fire off VB trans

fire off

wystrzelić

fire alarm N

fire alarm

alarm m przeciwpożarowy

fire brigade N Brit

fire brigade

straż f pożarna

fire certificate N

fire certificate

atest m przeciwpożarowy

fire damage N

fire damage

szkoda f pożarowa

fire department N AM

fire department

straż f pożarna

fire-eater N

fire-eater

połykacz m ognia

fire engine N

fire engine

wóz m strażacki

fire N

User Entry

spontaneous fire MIN

pożar endogeniczny m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Opencast methods would be pursued by fire-setting, which involved building fires against the rock and quenching with water.

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Small camp fires are generally permitted, but in some periods banned by local authorities due to wild fire risk.

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Thus, the cell "fires", producing an action potential.

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To protect the city against future fires, it was decided to plant silver birch trees all over the city.

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The wind driven flames jumped roads and firelines, and burning embers started new fires a mile (1.6 km) or more ahead of the main fires.

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It fires solid kinetic projectiles made of superdense depleted uranium.

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Veld fires clear the soil surface of competing vegetation, as well as fertilised it with ash.

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Fires spread very quickly, and a flaming building can ignite people or other buildings.

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He organized his defenses with masterful skill and his preplanned fires shattered every enemy probe on his positions.

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The dispersal of acid aerosols and gaseous sulfur dioxide is an additional hazard of fires involving sulfuric acid.

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