fire brigade in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fire brigade in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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brigade [Am brɪˈɡeɪd, Brit brɪˈɡeɪd] N

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 brigade in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fire brigade in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am ˈfaɪɚ] N

II.fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am ˈfaɪɚ] VB trans

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III.fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am ˈfaɪɚ] VB intr

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Staff and police went to investigate and on confirming the fire one of the policemen went to the surface to radio for the fire brigade.
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A savings and loan institution was established in 1903 and a fire brigade in 1910.
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The fire brigade unit is not out of post because of this deadly toll.
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The person in charge of a fire brigade is the chief fire officer, and captain is no longer used.
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In 1975, a fire brigade promotional association was founded.
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The compulsory-service fire brigade that had been set up in 1921 at last became a volunteer fire brigade in 1971.
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Mounted police and the fire brigade also came under attack and in total there were over 100 injuries.
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Slowly, the fire brigade began pulling out survivors.
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Despite a large contingent from the fire brigade, the fire could not be stopped from spreading to the neighbouring house.
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The outbreak of war brought calls for a unified fire brigade.
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