fire in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for fire in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] N

1. fire (element):

fire

fuoco m

to set fire to sth, to set sth on fire

dare fuoco a qc, appiccare il fuoco a qc

to be on fire

essere in fiamme

to be destroyed by fire

essere distrutto dal fuoco

to catch fire

prendere fuoco

to be on fire with love, desire

bruciare d'amore, dal desiderio

2. fire (blaze):

fire

incendio m

to start a fire

provocare un incendio

a fire broke out

scoppiò un incendio

the fire is out

l'incendio è spento

3. fire (for warmth):

fire

fuoco m

to make or build a fire

fare or accendere un fuoco

to sit by the fire

sedersi accanto al fuoco

a lovely fire

un bel fuoco

a roaring fire

un gran fuoco

4. fire U (shots):

fire

fuoco m

fire

tiro m

to open fire on sb

aprire il fuoco or fare fuoco su, contro qn

to exchange fire

ingaggiare uno scontro a fuoco

to be, come under enemy fire

essere, finire sotto il fuoco, tiro del nemico

the police, passersby came under fire

i poliziotti, alcuni passanti sono finiti sotto il fuoco

to be under fire fig

essere fortemente criticato (from da)

to draw sb's fire fig

attirarsi le critiche di qn

to hold one's fire (refrain)

non sparare

to hold one's fire (stop)

smettere di sparare, cessare il fuoco

to return sb's fire

rispondere al fuoco di qn

a burst of machine-gun fire

una raffica di mitragliatrice

5. fire (verve):

fire

foga f

fire

entusiasmo m

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

1. fire (raising alarm):

fire

al fuoco

2. fire (order to shoot):

fire!

fuoco!

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

1. fire MIL:

fire gun, weapon

scaricare

fire shot

sparare

fire arrow

tirare

fire rock, missile

lanciare

to fire a shot at sb, sth

sparare un colpo su, contro qn, qc

2. fire (ceremonially):

to fire a (21 gun) salute

sparare una salva (di 21 colpi di cannone) in segno di saluto

3. fire (shoot) fig:

to fire questions at sb

bombardare qn di domande or sottoporre qn a un fuoco di fila di domande

4. fire (inspire):

to be fired with enthusiasm

essere acceso d'entusiasmo, entusiasmarsi (for per)

to fire sb's imagination

accendere la fantasia di qn

5. fire (dismiss):

fire person

licenziare

you're fired!

lei è licenziato

6. fire TECH:

fire ceramics

cuocere

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

1. fire MIL:

fire

sparare, fare fuoco (at, on su, contro)

2. fire MECH:

fire engine:

accendersi

V.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r]

to hang fire MIL firearm:

essere lento a sparare

to hang fire plans, project:

andare per le lunghe

to hang fire person:

indugiare, tirarla per le lunghe

to hold fire

aspettare, restare in attesa

to play with fire

scherzare col fuoco

he' ll never set the world on fire inf

non farà mai nulla di eccezionale

I'd go through fire and water for you

mi butterei nel fuoco per te

he went through fire and water for her

ne ha passate di cotte e di crude a causa sua

to get on like a house on fire

andare d'amore e d'accordo or intendersela a meraviglia

fire away!

spara! fuori il rospo!

fire hydrant [ˈfaɪəˌhaɪdrənt] N

fire hydrant

idrante m (antincendio)

chimney fire [ˈtʃɪmnɪˌfaɪə(r)] N

chimney fire

incendio m del camino

fire truck [Brit ˈfʌɪə trʌk, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r ˌtrək] N Am

fire truck

autopompa f

fire service [Brit, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r ˈsərvəs] N

fire service → fire brigade

See also fire brigade

fire brigade [Brit, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r brɪˈˌɡeɪd] N

fire brigade

vigili mpl del fuoco

fire brigade

corpo m dei vigili del fuoco

fire brigade

pompieri mpl

fire-bird [ˈfaɪəbɜːd] N

fire-bird

ittero m di Baltimora

fire bell [ˈfaɪəbel] N

fire bell

allarme m antincendio

fire-raiser [Brit, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r ˌreɪzər] N Brit

fire-raiser

incendiario m / incendiaria f

fire-raiser

piromane mf

forest fire [ˈfɒrɪstˌfaɪə(r), ˈfɔːr-] N

forest fire

incendio m boschivo

fire exit [ˈfaɪərˌeksɪt] N

fire exit

uscita f di sicurezza

fire in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fire in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.fire [ˈfa·ɪɚ] N

1. fire:

fire (flames)

fuoco m

fire (in fireplace)

fuoco f

fire (accidental)

incendio m

to set sth on fire

dare fuoco a qc

to catch fire

incendiarsi

forest fire

incendio forestale

2. fire (stove):

fire

stufa f

3. fire MIL:

to open fire on sb

aprire il fuoco su qu

to be under fire MIL

essere sotto il fuoco (nemico)

to be under fire fig

essere sotto tiro

4. fire (passion):

fire

fuoco m

Phrases:

there's no smoke without fire prov

non c'è fumo senza arrosto prov

to go through fire and water

farsi in quattro

to set the world on fire

fare fuoco e fiamme

to hang fire

attendere

to play with fire

giocare col fuoco

II.fire [ˈfa·ɪɚ] VB trans

1. fire (burn):

fire

incendiare

fire ceramics

cucinare

2. fire (weapon):

fire

sparare

to fire questions at sb

bombardare qu di domande

3. fire inf (dismiss):

fire

licenziare

4. fire (inspire):

fire

accendere

III.fire [ˈfa·ɪɚ] VB intr

1. fire with gun:

fire

sparare

to fire at sb

sparare a qu

2. fire AUTO:

fire

accendersi

fire escape N

fire escape

scala f antincendio

cease-fire [ˌsi:s·ˈfa·ɪɚ] N MIL

cease-fire

cessate m il fuoco inv

fire extinguisher N

fire extinguisher

estintore m

friendly fire N

friendly fire

fuoco m amico

fire station N

fire station

caserma m dei vigili del fuoco

fire engine N

fire engine

autopompa f

fire off VB trans

fire off letter, reply:

fire off

scrivere in tutta fretta

fire alarm N

fire alarm

allarme m antincendio

fire exit N

fire exit

uscita f di sicurezza

fire Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to go through fire and water

farsi in quattro

to set the world on fire

fare fuoco e fiamme

to damp (down) flames, fire

soffocare

the havoc of the fire/the storm

il caos dell'incendio/del temporale

to have fire in one's belly

avere il fuoco addosso

to open fire (on sb)

sparare (a qu)

the fat is in the fire

la frittata è fatta

to have many irons in the fire

avere molta carne al fuoco

to get on like a house on fire

vivere d'amore e d'accordo

to bring a fire under control

domare un incendio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Meanwhile, the archers and slingers would continue to fire as before.

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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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It is blowback-operated with select fire capabilities and is fed from a 30 round magazine.

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When not needed, the opening could be covered over leaving the fire to smolder gently.

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There are two campsites on the trail which have privies, fire pits, food storage bins, firewood, picnic tables and plenty of space for tents.

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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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Later, recruits receive live fire training with each firearm.

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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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The beginning of downsizing the fire department began in the 1950s.

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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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