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1 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) eldur2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) hitaplötur; rafmagnshellur, gashellur3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) eldur4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) tilfinningahiti; ákafi5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) skothríð2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) brenna, baka2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) vekja, örva; kynda undir3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) skjóta4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) skjóta5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) skjóta á6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) reka•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
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2 fire alarm
(an apparatus (eg a bell) to give warning of a fire: Everyone had to leave the building when the fire alarm rang.) brunaboði -
3 fire-escape
noun (a means of escape from a building in case of fire, usually in the form of a metal staircase on the outside of the building: Hotels should have fire-escapes.) brunastigi; neyðarútgangur -
4 fire-brigade
noun (a company of firemen: Call the fire-brigade!) slökkvilið -
5 fire-extinguisher
noun (an apparatus (usually containing chemicals) for putting out fires: There must be fire-extinguishers in every room.) slökkvitæki -
6 fire-station
noun (the building or buildings where fire-engines and other pieces of equipment used by firemen are kept.) slökkvistöð -
7 fire-cracker
noun (a kind of firework which makes a loud noise.) kínverji, púðurkerling -
8 fire-engine
noun (a vehicle carrying firemen and their equipment.) slökkvibifreið, brunabíll -
9 fire-guard
noun (a metal framework placed in front of a fireplace for safety.) aringrind, eldhlíf -
10 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
(to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) kveikja íEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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11 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
(to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) kveikja íEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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12 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
(to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) kveikja íEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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13 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
(to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) kveikja íEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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14 like a house on fire
1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) einkar vel2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) mjög hratt -
15 under fire
1) (being shot at: We have been under fire from the enemy all day.) í miðri skothríð2) (being criticized or blamed: The government is under fire.) verða fyrir árásum/gagnrÿni -
16 camp-fire
noun (the fire on which campers cook, and round which they sit in the evening etc.) varðeldur -
17 catch fire
(to begin to burn: Dry wood catches fire easily.) fara að loga, kvikna í -
18 on fire
(burning: The building is on fire!) sem kviknað hefur í, sem brennur -
19 open fire
( usually with on) (to begin shooting at: The enemy opened fire (on us).) hefja skothríð -
20 out of the frying-pan into the fire
(from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one: His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy - it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.) úr öskunni í eldinnEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > out of the frying-pan into the fire
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