fire

fire
fire [faɪər]
1. noun
   a. feu m ; (in building, forest) incendie m
• a nice fire un bon feu
• 4 died in the fire 4 personnes sont mortes dans l'incendie
• fire! au feu !
• the house was on fire la maison était en feu
• come and sit by the fire venez vous installer au coin du feu
• to set fire to sth mettre le feu à qch
• to catch fire prendre feu
   b. (British) ( = heater) radiateur m
   c. ( = shots) feu m
• to open fire ouvrir le feu
• fire! feu !
• under fire sous le feu de l'ennemi
• to come under fire ( = be criticized) essuyer des critiques
• to return fire riposter
• to hold one's fire suspendre le tir
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = set fire to) mettre le feu à ; [+ imagination, passions, enthusiasm] enflammer
   b. [+ rocket] lancer
• to fire a gun at sb tirer (un coup de fusil) sur qn
• to fire a shot tirer un coup de feu (at sur)
• to fire questions at sb bombarder qn de questions
   c. ( = dismiss) (inf) virer (inf)
• you're fired! vous êtes viré (inf) !
   d. [+ pottery] cuire
3. intransitive verb
[person] tirer (at sur)
• fire away vas-y !
4. compounds
► fire alarm noun alarme f d'incendie
► fire appliance noun (British) ( = vehicle) voiture f de pompiers
► fire brigade noun (British) (brigade f des) (sapeurs-)pompiers mpl
► fire chief noun (US) capitaine m des pompiers
► fire department noun (US) (brigade f des) (sapeurs-)pompiers mpl
► fire door noun porte f coupe-feu
► fire drill noun exercice m d'évacuation
► fire-eater noun (literal) cracheur m de feu ; (figurative) belliqueux m, -euse f
► fire engine noun voiture f de pompiers
► fire escape noun ( = staircase) escalier m de secours
► fire exit noun sortie f de secours
► fire extinguisher noun extincteur m
► fire fighter noun ( = fireman) pompier m
► fire-fighting adjective [equipment, team] de lutte contre les incendies
► fire hazard noun
• it's a fire hazard cela pourrait provoquer un incendie ► fire hydrant noun bouche f d'incendie
► fire insurance noun assurance-incendie f
► fire power noun puissance f de feu
► fire prevention noun mesures fpl de prévention contre l'incendie
► fire-raising noun (British) pyromanie f
► fire regulations plural noun consignes fpl en cas d'incendie
► fire retardant adjective, noun ignifuge m
► fire sale noun (literal) vente de marchandises endommagées dans un incendie ; (figurative) braderie f
► fire service noun = fire brigade
► fire station noun caserne f de pompiers
► fire truck noun (US) voiture f de pompiers
► fire warden noun (US) responsable mf de la lutte anti-incendie
► fire up separable transitive verb
[+ person] enthousiasmer ; [+ imagination] exalter
* * *
['faɪə(r)] 1.
noun
1) (element) feu m

to set fire to something —

to set something on fire — mettre le feu à quelque chose

to be on fire — être en feu

to catch fire — prendre feu

2) (blaze) incendie m

to start a fire — provoquer un incendie

3) (for warmth) feu m
4) [U] (shots) coups mpl de feu

to open fire on somebody — ouvrir le feu sur quelqu'un

the police/passers-by came under fire — on a tiré sur la police/les passants

to be under fire — fig être vivement critiqué (from par)

to return somebody's fire — riposter

5) (verve) fougue f
2.
exclamation
1) (raising alarm) au feu!
2) (order to shoot) feu!
3.
transitive verb
1) Military, gen décharger [gun, weapon]; tirer [shot]; lancer [arrow, missile]

to fire questions at somebody — bombarder quelqu'un de questions

2) (inspire)

to be fired with enthusiasm — s'enthousiasmer

to fire somebody's imagination — enflammer l'imagination de quelqu'un

3) (dismiss) renvoyer, virer (colloq) [person]
4) Technology cuire [ceramics]
4.
intransitive verb
1) Military, gen tirer (at, on sur)
2) [engine] démarrer
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Phrasal Verbs:
••

fire away! — allez-y!

to hang fire — Military faire long feu; fig [plans, project, person] traîner

to play with fire — jouer avec le feu

he'll never set the world on fire — (colloq) il ne fera jamais de miracles; house


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