brimstone in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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brimstone [Am ˈbrɪmˌstoʊn, Brit ˈbrɪmst(ə)n, ˈbrɪmstəʊn] N U arch

See also fire

I.fire [Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r, Brit ˈfʌɪə] N

1.1. fire U:

fire
fuego m
to be on fire
estar en llamas
to be on fire
estar ardiendo
to set sth on fire or to set fire to sth
prenderle fuego a algo
to catch fire
prender fuego
to catch fire twigs:
prender
fire and brimstone
el fuego eterno
fire and brimstone
los tormentos del infierno
a fire-and-brimstone sermon
un sermón apocalíptico
to fight fire with fire
pagar con la misma moneda
to go through fire and water
hacerle frente a todo
I'd go through fire and water for her sake
por ella iría hasta el fin del mundo
to play with fire
jugar con fuego
to set the world or Brit also the Thames on fire
comerse el mundo
he hopes to set the New York art world on fire
espera revolucionar el mundo artístico neoyorquino

5. fire U (of guns):

fire
fuego m
to open fire on sb/sth
abrir fuego sobre alguien/algo
to hold one's fire
hacer alto el fuego
a burst of fire
una ráfaga de disparos
to draw sb's fire
distraer la atención de alguien
to exchange fire
tirotearse
to come under fire
entrar en la línea de fuego
we were under fire
estaban disparando sobre nosotros
he is under fire from both left and right
está siendo atacado desde la derecha y desde la izquierda
he is under fire from both left and right
es el blanco de las críticas tanto de la derecha como de la izquierda
to hang fire we'd better hang fire
va a ser mejor que esperemos
we are hanging fire over our expansion plans
de momento hemos dejado en suspenso or de lado nuestros planes de expansión

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

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

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fire and brimstone
el fuego eterno
fire and brimstone
los tormentos del infierno
a fire-and-brimstone sermon
un sermón apocalíptico

Translations for brimstone in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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Brimstone could also be burnt to improve the yield of sulphuric acid.
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And we rained down on them a shower (of brimstone).
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He described what he saw as hot spring brimstone.
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He thus provides an incomplete description, mentioning the prominent feature of its brimstone belly.
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None of them displayed the characteristics of the brimstone sulfur found in the vicinity of the cities of the plain.
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We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)!
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Brimstone, the archaic name for sulfur, evokes the acrid odor of volcanic activity.
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Local butterflies include the green hairstreak, brown argus, speckled wood and brimstone.
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Some neighbors even thought they smelled burning brimstone.
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