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roaring [ˈrɔ:rɪŋ]1. adjective2. noun* * *['rɔːrɪŋ] 1.noun (of lion, person) rugissement m; ( of crowd) clameur f; (of storm, wind, sea) mugissement m; (of thunder, waterfall) grondement m; ( of engine) vrombissement m2.1) ( loud) [engine, traffic] grondant2) [success] fou/folleto do a roaring trade — faire des affaires en or (in dans la vente de)
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roaring ['rɔ:rɪŋ](a) (lion) rugissant; (bull) mugissant, beuglant; (elephant) qui barrit; (person, crowd) hurlant; (sea, wind) mugissant; (thunder, storm) qui gronde; (engine) vrombissant;∎ a roaring fire une bonne flambée∎ a roaring success un succès fou;∎ British to do a roaring trade faire des affaires en or;∎ they did a roaring trade in pancakes ils ont vendu énormément de crêpes2 adverb∎ familiar roaring drunk ivre mort, complètement bourré►► Nautical Roaring Forties quarantièmes mpl rugissants;Roaring Twenties les Années fpl folles -
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A n1 (of lion, person) rugissement m ;2 (of storm, wind, sea) mugissement m ;3 (of thunder, waterfall) grondement m ;4 (of engine, machine) vrombissement m ;5 ( of crowd) clameur f.B adj1 ( loud) [storm] rugissant ; [engine, traffic] grondant ; a roaring fire une belle flambée ; the roaring forties Geog les quarantièmes rugissants ;2 [success] fou/folle ; to do a roaring trade faire des affaires en or (in dans la vente de) ; the roaring Twenties Hist les Années folles. -
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A n1 ( element) feu m ; to set fire to sth, to set sth on fire mettre le feu à qch ; to be on fire être en feu ; to be destroyed by fire être détruit par le feu ; to catch fire prendre feu ; to be on fire with love/desire brûler d'amour/de désir ;2 ( blaze) incendie m ; to start a fire provoquer un incendie ; a fire broke out un incendie s'est déclaré ; the fire is out l'incendie est éteint ;3 ( for warmth) feu m ; to make ou build a fire faire un feu ; to sit by the fire s'asseoir au coin du feu ; a lovely ou roaring fire une belle flambée ; electric fire GB radiateur m électrique ;4 ¢ ( shots) coups mpl de feu ; to open fire on sb ouvrir le feu sur qn, faire feu sur qn ; to exchange fire échanger des coups de feu ; to be ou come under enemy fire essuyer le feu de l'ennemi ; 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 draw sb's fire offrir une cible au tir ennemi ; to hold one's fire ( refrain) ne pas tirer ; ( stop) arrêter de tirer ; to return sb's fire riposter ; a burst of machine-gun fire une rafale de mitraillette ;5 ( verve) fougue f.B excl1 ( raising alarm) au feu! ;2 ( order to shoot) feu!C vtr1 Mil, gen décharger [gun, weapon] ; tirer [shot] ; lancer [arrow, rock, missile] ; to fire a shot at sb/sth tirer sur qn/qch ;2 ( ceremonially) to fire a (21 gun) salute tirer une salve (de 21 coups de canon) ;4 ( inspire) to be fired with enthusiasm s'enthousiasmer (for pour) ; to fire sb's imagination enflammer l'imagination de qn ;6 Tech cuire [ceramics].D vi2 Mech [engine] démarrer.fire away! allez-y! ; to hang fire Mil faire long feu ; fig [plans, project, person] traîner ; to hold fire attendre ; to play with fire jouer avec le feu ; he'll never set the world on fire ○ il ne fera jamais de miracles ; to go through fire and water for sb faire n'importe quoi pour qn ; ⇒ house.■ fire off:▶ fire off [sth]■ fire up:
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roaring — roar|ing [ˈro:rıŋ] adj 1.) [only before noun] making a deep, very loud, continuous noise ▪ the roaring wind and waves 2.) roaring fire a fire that burns with a lot of flames and heat 3.) do a roaring trade (in sth) BrE informal to sell a lot of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
roaring — adjective 1 (only before noun) making a deep, very loud, continuous noise: the roaring wind and waves 2 roaring fire a roaring fire burns with a lot of flames and heat 3 do a roaring trade (in) BrE informal to sell a lot of something very quickly … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fire — I n. destructive burning 1) to set, start a fire; to set fire to (they set fire to the barn) 2) to catch fire (the house caught fire) 3) to contain; extinguish, put out; stamp out a fire; to bring a fire under control 4) a raging, roaring fire 5) … Combinatory dictionary
roaring — roar|ing [ rɔrıŋ ] adjective 1. ) a roaring fire burns very brightly and produces a lot of heat 2. ) making a loud deep noise: a roaring waterfall be a roaring success BRITISH to be very successful: The show was not the roaring success he… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
roaring — [[t]rɔ͟ːrɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A roaring fire has large flames and is sending out a lot of heat. 2) ADJ: ADJ n If something is a roaring success, it is very successful indeed. The government s first effort to privatize a company has been a… … English dictionary
roaring — UK [ˈrɔːrɪŋ] / US [ˈrɔrɪŋ] adjective 1) a roaring fire burns very brightly and produces a lot of heat 2) making a loud deep noise a roaring waterfall • do a roaring trade (in something) to sell large quantities of something in a short period of… … English dictionary
roaring — [ˈrɔːrɪŋ] adj 1) a roaring fire burns very brightly and produces a lot of heat 2) making a loud deep noise a roaring waterfall[/ex] • be a roaring success British to be very successful[/ex] do a roaring trade (in sth) to sell large quantities of… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
fire — fire1 W1S1 [faıə US faır] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(flames that destroy things)¦ 2¦(flames for heating/cooking etc)¦ 3¦(heating equipment)¦ 4¦(shooting)¦ 5¦(be attacked)¦ 6¦(emotion)¦ 7 fire in your belly 8¦(sick/injured)¦ 9 light a fire under somebody … Dictionary of contemporary English
fire — fire1 [ faır ] noun *** ▸ 1 uncontrolled burning ▸ 2 controlled burning ▸ 3 shooting with gun ▸ 4 strong feeling ▸ 5 equipment for heating ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount flames and heat from something that is burning in an uncontrolled way:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fire */*/*/ — I UK [ˈfaɪə(r)] / US [faɪr] noun Word forms fire : singular fire plural fires 1) [countable/uncountable] flames and heat from something that is burning in an uncontrolled way The school was badly damaged by fire. Three children died in a fire at… … English dictionary
roaring — adjective a roaring fire Syn: blazing, burning, flaming … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
