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fire ['faɪə(r)]incendie ⇒ 1 (a) feu ⇒ 1 (a)-(d) appareil de chauffage ⇒ 1 (e) tirer ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a) décharger ⇒ 2 (a) virer ⇒ 2 (b) tourner ⇒ 3 (b)1 noun(a) (destructive) incendie m;∎ fire! au feu!;∎ to catch fire prendre feu;∎ to set fire to sth, to set sth on fire mettre le feu à qch;∎ be careful or you'll set fire to yourself fais attention ou tu vas mettre le feu à tes vêtements;∎ to cause or to start a fire (person, faulty wiring) provoquer un incendie;∎ I'm always worried about fires j'ai toujours peur d'un incendie;∎ that's how fires start c'est comme ça qu'on met le feu;∎ all those empty boxes are a fire hazard toutes ces boîtes vides constituent ou représentent un risque d'incendie;∎ smoking is forbidden since it is a fire hazard il est interdit de fumer car cela pourrait provoquer un incendie;∎ on fire en feu;∎ the building/village was set on fire le bâtiment/village a été incendié;∎ figurative my throat's on fire j'ai la gorge en feu;∎ figurative his forehead is/he's on fire (because of fever) son front/il est brûlant;∎ figurative to play with fire jouer avec le feu;∎ figurative to fight fire with fire combattre le mal par le mal;∎ figurative he would go through fire and water for her il se jetterait au feu pour elle;∎ familiar this novel is not going to set the world or British the Thames on fire ce roman ne casse pas des briques;∎ familiar he'll never set the world or British the Thames on fire il n'a jamais cassé trois pattes à un canard(b) (in hearth, campsite) feu m;∎ to lay a fire préparer un feu;∎ to light or to make a fire allumer un feu, faire du feu;∎ to throw sth into or onto the fire jeter qch au feu;∎ open fire feu m de cheminée;∎ wood/coal fire feu m de bois/de charbon∎ before man discovered fire avant que l'homme ait découvert le feu;∎ to be afraid of fire avoir peur du feu∎ open fire! ouvrez le feu!;∎ to open/to cease fire ouvrir/cesser le feu;∎ to open fire on sb ouvrir le feu ou tirer sur qn;∎ to draw the enemy's fire faire diversion en attirant le feu de l'ennemi;∎ to return (sb's) fire riposter (au tir de qn);∎ to come under fire essuyer le feu de l'ennemi; figurative être vivement critiqué ou attaqué;∎ under enemy fire sous le feu de l'ennemi;∎ we are under fire on nous tire dessus;∎ figurative between two fires entre deux feux∎ to turn the fire on/off allumer/éteindre le chauffage(f) (passion, ardour) flamme f;∎ the fire of youth la fougue de la jeunesse(g) (of diamond) lumière f, éclat m∎ to fire a gun at sb tirer un coup de fusil sur qn;∎ only three bullets had been fired from the gun seulement trois balles avaient été tirées avec le pistolet;∎ without a shot being fired sans un seul coup de feu;∎ to fire a twenty-one-gun salute tirer vingt et un coups de canon;∎ figurative to fire questions at sb bombarder qn de questions∎ you're fired! vous êtes viré!(c) (inspire → person, an audience, supporters, the imagination) enflammer;∎ to fire sb with enthusiasm/desire remplir qn d'enthousiasme/de désir(f) Veterinary medicine cautériser(a) (shoot → person) tirer, faire feu;∎ the rifle failed to fire le coup n'est pas parti;∎ Military fire! feu!;∎ Military fire at will! feu à volonté!;∎ to fire at or on sb tirer sur qn;∎ we were fired on nous avons reçu des coups de feu, on nous a tiré dessus∎ the engine is only firing on two cylinders le moteur ne tourne que sur deux cylindres;∎ to fire on all cylinders (engine) tourner rond; figurative (person) être au mieux de sa forme; (company) fonctionner à plein régime►► fire alarm alarme f d'incendie;British fire appliance camion m de pompiers;fire blanket couverture f pare-flamme;∎ have you called the fire brigade? as-tu appelé les pompiers?;Computing fire button (on joystick) bouton m feu;fire chief capitaine m des pompiers ou sapeurs-pompiers;fire clay argile f réfractaire;Theatre fire curtain rideau m de fer;fire damage dégâts mpl causés par le feu;fire door porte f coupe-feu;fire drill exercice m de sécurité (en cas d'incendie);fire engine voiture f de pompiers;fire escape escalier m de secours ou d'incendie;fire exit sortie f de secours;fire extinguisher extincteur m;fire fighter pompier m, sapeur-pompier m (volontaire), Swiss homme m du feu;fire hose tuyau m de pompe à incendie;fire insurance (UNCOUNT) assurance-incendie f;fire irons accessoires mpl de cheminée;American fire marshal capitaine m des pompiers ou sapeurs-pompiers;fire notice (in hotel etc) consignes fpl en cas d'incendie;American fire plug (fire hydrant) bouche f d'incendie, Swiss hydrant m; familiar (person) = personne petite et grosse;fire practice exercice m d'incendie;fire prevention mesures fpl de sécurité contre l'incendie;fire prevention officer = personne chargée des mesures de sécurité contre l'incendie;fire regulations consignes fpl en cas d'incendie;fire safety sécurité f incendie;fire sale = vente au rabais de marchandises ayant subi de légers dégâts à la suite d'un incendie;fire screen écran m de cheminée;fire service brigade f des pompiers ou sapeurs-pompiers;Astrology fire sign signe m de feu;fire station caserne f de pompiers;fire tender voiture f de pompiers;American fire truck voiture f de pompiers;fire walker = personne en transe qui marche sur des braises;fire walking = rituel consistant à marcher sur des braises;fire warden (in forest) guetteur m d'incendie;fire worship culte m du feu∎ fire away! allez-y!□∎ to fire off questions at sb bombarder qn de questions;∎ she fired off a letter of complaint elle a envoyé une lettre de réclamation sur-le-champ
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