fired engine

to set something on fire o to set fire to something — prenderle fuego a algo

to catch fire — prender fuego; \<\<twigs\>\> prender

to fight fire with fire — pagar* con la misma moneda

to play with fire — jugar* con fuego

to set the world on fire — comerse el mundo

wood fire — fuego m de leña

fire! — fuego!; (before n)

fire curtain — telón m contra incendios

to come under fire — \<\<troops\>\> entrar en la línea de fuego; \<\<politician\>\> ser* el blanco de las críticas

to hang fire — esperar, aguantarse (AmS)

to fire questions at somebody — hacerle* or lanzarle* preguntas a alguien

ready, aim o (BrE) take aim, fire! — apunten fuego!

• fire and brimstone — el fuego eterno

• to catch fire — [curtains, furniture] prender fuego; [house] incendiarse; [engine, car] empezar a arder

• fire damaged goods — mercancías fpl dañadas por el fuego

• to be on fire — (lit) estar ardiendo; (fig) (with passion, pain) arder

• to set fire to sth, set sth on fire — prender fuego a algo

• to lay or make up a fire — preparar el fuego or la lumbre

• to light a fire — encender un fuego or una lumbre

• to make a fire — hacer una hoguera or una fogata

come and sit by the fire — ven y siéntate a la lumbre or a lado de la chimenea

• to be insured against fire — estar asegurado contra incendios

• bush fire — incendio m de monte

• forest fire — incendio m forestal

• electric/ gas fire — estufa f eléctrica/de gas

• to draw sb's fire — distraer a algn (disparando a algo que no es el objetivo real)

to draw fire — (fig) provocar críticas

• to exchange fire (with sb) — tirotearse (con algn)

• to hold (one's) fire — (lit) no disparar; (fig) esperar

hold your fire! — (when already firing) ¡alto al fuego!

• to open fire (on sth/sb) — abrir fuego (sobre algo/algn)

• to return (sb's) fire — responder a los disparos (de algn); [troops] responder al fuego enemigo

• to be/come under fire — (lit) estar/caer bajo fuego enemigo; (fig) ser atacado

• to fire a gun at sb — disparar contra algn

• he fired a question at her — le lanzó una pregunta

• to fire a salute — tirar una salva

gas/oil fired central heating — calefacción f central a or de gas/de petróleo

fire alarm N — alarma f contra or de incendios

fire blanket N — manta f ignífuga

fire brigade, fire department (US) N — cuerpo m de bomberos

fire chief N — (US) jefe(-a) m / f de bomberos

fire crew N — equipo m de bomberos

fire curtain N — telón m contra incendios

fire damage N — daños mpl del incendio

fire department N (US) — = fire brigade

fire dog N — morillo m

fire door N — puerta f contra incendios

fire drill N — simulacro m de incendio

fire engine N — coche m de bomberos

fire escape N — escalera f de incendios

fire exit N — salida f de incendios

fire extinguisher N — extintor m

fire hazard N —

fire hose N — manguera f contra incendios, manguera f de incendios

fire hydrant N — boca f de incendios

fire insurance N — seguro m contra incendios

fire irons NPL — utensilios mpl para la chimenea

fire master N — (Scot) jefe m de bomberos

fire practice N — = fire drill

fire prevention N — prevención f de incendios

fire regulations NPL — normas fpl para la prevención de incendios

fire retardant N — ignirretardante m

fire risk N — = fire hazard

fire sale N — venta f de liquidación por incendio

fire screen N — pantalla f de chimenea

fire service N — = fire brigade

fire station N — estación f or (Sp) parque m de bomberos

fire tender N — (US) coche m de bomberos

fire tower N — (US) torre f de vigilancia contra incendios

fire trap N — edificio muy peligroso en caso de incendio

fire truck N — (US) coche m de bomberos

fire warden N — (US) persona encargada de la lucha contra incendios

to set something on fire o to set fire to something — prenderle fuego a algo

to catch fire — prender fuego; \<\<twigs\>\> prender

to fight fire with fire — pagar* con la misma moneda

to play with fire — jugar* con fuego

to set the world on fire — comerse el mundo

wood fire — fuego m de leña

fire! — fuego!; (before n)

fire curtain — telón m contra incendios

to come under fire — \<\<troops\>\> entrar en la línea de fuego; \<\<politician\>\> ser* el blanco de las críticas

to hang fire — esperar, aguantarse (AmS)

to fire questions at somebody — hacerle* or lanzarle* preguntas a alguien

ready, aim o (BrE) take aim, fire! — apunten fuego!

set fire to something — [Person:] etwas anzünden

be on fire — brennen (auch fig.); in Flammen stehen

catch fire — Feuer fangen; [Wald, Gebäude:] in Brand geraten

set something on fire — etwas anzünden; (in order to destroy) etwas in Brand stecken; (deliberately) Feuer an etwas (Akk.) legen

open fire — Kaminfeuer, das

turn up the fire — (electric) die Heizung/(gas) das Gas höher drehen od. aufdrehen

play with fire — (lit. or fig.) mit dem Feuer spielen

light the fire — den Ofen anstecken; (in grate) das [Kamin]feuer anmachen

where's the fire? — (coll. iron.) wo brennt's denn?

the fire with which he speaks — die Leidenschaft, mit der er spricht

cannon fire — Kanonenfeuer, das

line of fire — (lit. or fig.) Schusslinie, die

to set fire to sth, to set sth on fire — etw anzünden; (so as to destroy) etw in Brand stecken

to catch fire — Feuer fangen (also fig); (building, forest etc also) in Brand geraten

when man discovered fire — als der Mensch das Feuer entdeckte

you're playing with fire (fig) — du spielst mit dem Feuer

to fight fire with fire (fig) — mit den gleichen Waffen kämpfen

to go through fire and water (fig) — durchs Feuer gehen

there was a fire next door — nebenan hat es gebrannt

fire! — Feuer!, feurio (old)

Glasgow has more fires than any other city — in Glasgow brennt es häufiger als in anderen Städten

to be caught between two fires (lit, fig) — zwischen zwei Feuer geraten

to come under fire (lit, fig) — unter Beschuss geraten

to draw fire from sb (lit) — von jdm unter Feuer genommen werden; (fig) jds Kritik auf sich (acc) ziehen

to be in the line of fire (lit, fig) — in der Schusslinie stehen

to be on fire (fig) — brennen (with vor +dat )

she fired an elastic ( band) at me — sie schoss ein Gummiband auf mich ab

the engine is only firing on three cylinders — der Motor läuft nur auf drei Zylindern

set fire to something — [Person:] etwas anzünden

be on fire — brennen (auch fig.); in Flammen stehen

catch fire — Feuer fangen; [Wald, Gebäude:] in Brand geraten

set something on fire — etwas anzünden; (in order to destroy) etwas in Brand stecken; (deliberately) Feuer an etwas (Akk.) legen

open fire — Kaminfeuer, das

turn up the fire — (electric) die Heizung/ (gas) das Gas höher drehen od. aufdrehen

play with fire — (lit. or fig.) mit dem Feuer spielen

light the fire — den Ofen anstecken; (in grate) das [Kamin]feuer anmachen

where's the fire? — (coll. iron.) wo brennt's denn?

cannon fire — Kanonenfeuer, das

line of fire — (lit. or fig.) Schusslinie, die

to set fire to sth. to set sth. on fire dare fuoco o appiccare il fuoco a qcs.; to catch fire prendere fuoco; to be on fire essere in fiamme; to be on fire with love — bruciare d'amore

to make o build a fire accendere un fuoco; electric fire — BE stufa elettrica

to open fire on sb. — aprire il fuoco o fare fuoco su qcn.

to be under enemy fire — essere sotto il fuoco o tiro del nemico

to be under fire — fig. essere fortemente criticato ( from da)

to hang fire — [ firearm] essere lento a sparare; fig. [ project] andare per le lunghe; [ person] indugiare, tirarla per le lunghe

to fire questions at sb. — fig. bombardare qcn. di domande, sottoporre qcn. a un fuoco di fila di domande

to set fire to sth. to set sth. on fire dare fuoco o appiccare il fuoco a qcs.; to catch fire prendere fuoco; to be on fire essere in fiamme; to be on fire with love — bruciare d'amore

to make o build a fire accendere un fuoco; electric fire — BE stufa elettrica

to open fire on sb. — aprire il fuoco o fare fuoco su qcn.

to be under enemy fire — essere sotto il fuoco o tiro del nemico

to be under fire — fig. essere fortemente criticato ( from da)

to hang fire — [ firearm] essere lento a sparare; fig. [ project] andare per le lunghe; [ person] indugiare, tirarla per le lunghe

to fire questions at sb. — fig. bombardare qcn. di domande, sottoporre qcn. a un fuoco di fila di domande

¿qué te han echado los Reyes? — ≈ what did you get for Christmas?

• tengo que echar [gasolina] — I need to fill up (with petrol)

• tengo que echar de [comer] a los animales — I have to feed the animals

¡qué peste echan tus zapatos! — * your shoes stink to high heaven! *

la echaron del trabajo — she's been fired {o} sacked *

• ¡echa [para] adelante! — lead on!

es un olor que echa para atrás — * it's a smell that really knocks you back *

• echar [por] una calle — to go down a street

lo eché a la basura — I threw it out o away

lo echó para atrás — she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)

estás echando barriga — (fam) you're getting a bit of a tummy (colloq)

échale valor y díselo — (fam) just pluck up your courage and tell him

me echó un sermón — (fam) he gave me a real talking-to (colloq)

me echaron dos años — I got two years (colloq)

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora — it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house

echarle la culpa a alguien — to put o lay the blame on somebody

echar a + inf — to start o begin to + inf, start o begin -ing

echó a correr — he started to run o started running

echarse a perder — comida to go bad, go off (BrE); cosecha/proyecto/plan to be ruined

echárselas — (Chi fam)

se las echó — he upped and left (colloq)

echárselas de algo — (fam)

se ha echado novia — he's found o got himself a girlfriend

echarse un pedo — to fart (colloq)

echarse a alguien — (Méx fam) to bump somebody off (colloq)