-
1 fracasar
v.1 to fail (intento, persona).El chico fracasó The boy failed.2 to be unsuccessful, to fail to accomplish anything, to draw a blank.El chico fracasó The boy failed.El detective fracasó The detective failed to accomplish anything.El proyecto fracasó The project failed.Me fracasó el muchacho My boy failed.* * *1 to fail, be unsuccessful, fall through* * *verb1) to fail2) collapse* * *1.VT LAm to mess up, make a mess of2.VI [gen] to fail, be unsuccessful; [plan] to fail, fall through* * *verbo intransitivo to fail* * *= flounder, fail, misfire, founder, be unsuccessful, bite + the dust, backfire, go under, give up + the ghost, meet with + failure, flop, fall + apart, come + unstuck, fall + flat, go + pear-shaped, fizzle, go out + the window, come + a cropper, fall through, go + kaput, go + haywire, be up the spout.Ex. I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description.Ex. This article suggests the steps that libraries might take during periods of instability to reduce their chances of being injured by a vendor that fails.Ex. While project ALBIS was seen as an exercise in networking that misfired it did produce some positive results = Aunque se consideraba que el proyecto ALBIS fue un intento de cooperación en red que fracasó, no obstante produjo algunos resultados positivos.Ex. It is that, without direction, the library craft may founder in the perpetual whitewater.Ex. Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.Ex. The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.Ex. While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.Ex. Many of them are likely to go under in the next wave of economic recession.Ex. This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.Ex. However, many attempts to actively involve the community in reducing its risks of becoming ill have met with failure.Ex. This opera flopped at its premiere in 1819.Ex. Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.Ex. Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.Ex. The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.Ex. The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again.Ex. Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.Ex. The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex. He had years of experience and common sense and to the best of my knowledge never came a cropper.Ex. The sale fell through recently, after the buyer was unable to come up with the money.Ex. With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.Ex. They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.Ex. Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.----* esfuerzo + fracasar = effort + founder.* fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.* fracasar estrepitosamente = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* fracasar miserablemente = fail + dismally, fail + miserably, come + a cropper.* hacer fracasar = foil, derail.* planes + fracasar = plan + fall through.* prosperar o fracasar = sink or swim.* * *verbo intransitivo to fail* * *= flounder, fail, misfire, founder, be unsuccessful, bite + the dust, backfire, go under, give up + the ghost, meet with + failure, flop, fall + apart, come + unstuck, fall + flat, go + pear-shaped, fizzle, go out + the window, come + a cropper, fall through, go + kaput, go + haywire, be up the spout.Ex: I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description.
Ex: This article suggests the steps that libraries might take during periods of instability to reduce their chances of being injured by a vendor that fails.Ex: While project ALBIS was seen as an exercise in networking that misfired it did produce some positive results = Aunque se consideraba que el proyecto ALBIS fue un intento de cooperación en red que fracasó, no obstante produjo algunos resultados positivos.Ex: It is that, without direction, the library craft may founder in the perpetual whitewater.Ex: Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.Ex: The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.Ex: While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.Ex: Many of them are likely to go under in the next wave of economic recession.Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.Ex: However, many attempts to actively involve the community in reducing its risks of becoming ill have met with failure.Ex: This opera flopped at its premiere in 1819.Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.Ex: Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.Ex: The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.Ex: The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again.Ex: Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex: He had years of experience and common sense and to the best of my knowledge never came a cropper.Ex: The sale fell through recently, after the buyer was unable to come up with the money.Ex: With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.Ex: They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.Ex: Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.* esfuerzo + fracasar = effort + founder.* fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.* fracasar estrepitosamente = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* fracasar miserablemente = fail + dismally, fail + miserably, come + a cropper.* hacer fracasar = foil, derail.* planes + fracasar = plan + fall through.* prosperar o fracasar = sink or swim.* * *fracasar [A1 ]vi1 «negociaciones» to fail; «plan» to fail, fall through2 «persona» to failcomo padre fracasó horriblemente he failed miserably as a fatherfracasó como actor he failed o was unsuccessful as an actorfracasar EN algo to fail IN sthfracasó en su intento de conquistar el Everest he was unsuccessful o he failed in his attempt to conquer Everest* * *
fracasar ( conjugate fracasar) verbo intransitivo
to fail
fracasar verbo intransitivo to fail
' fracasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
venirse
- sonar
- tronar
English:
backfire
- bomb
- break down
- fail
- fall apart
- fall through
- flop
- founder
- miserably
- unstuck
- back
- break
- collapse
- flat
- grief
* * *fracasar vi1. [intento] to fail;[producto] to be a failure;el modelo fracasó en Europa the model was a failure in Europe2. [persona] to fail;fracasó en su intento de obtener un acuerdo he failed in his attempt to get an agreement;fracasó como cantante she was a failure as a singer* * *v/i fail* * *fracasar vi1) fallar: to fail2) : to fall through* * *fracasar vb1. (en general) to fail -
2 bloquear
v.1 to block (comunications, roads).los manifestantes bloqueaban la salida de la fábrica the demonstrators were blocking the exit to the factoryLos huelguistas bloquearon la calle The strikers blocked the road.Las hojas bloquearon los tubos The leaves blocked the pipes.2 to blockade.Los huelguistas bloquearon el edificio The strikers blanked off the building3 to freeze (finance).4 to block (acuerdo).5 to jam (mecanismo).la centralita del ministerio está bloqueada the ministry's switchboard is jammed6 to block (sport).7 to lock (computing) (archivo).8 to lock (automobiles).9 to close off.* * *1 (gen) to block2 MILITAR to blockade3 (precios, cuentas) to freeze4 (mecanismo) to jam; (coche etc) to immobilize1 (persona) to have a mental block* * *verb1) to block2) blockade3) jam* * *1. VT1) (=obstaculizar) [+ entrada, salida] to block (off); [+ camino, proyecto, proceso] to blockun tractor bloqueaba la carretera — the road was blocked by a tractor, a tractor was blocking the road
bloquearon la puerta con un sillón — they blocked o barricaded the door with an armchair
los manifestantes bloquearon la calle en protesta — the demonstrators blocked the street as a protest
2) (=atascar) [+ mecanismo] to jam (up), block; [+ cerradura, línea telefónica] to jam; [+ volante] to locklos oyentes bloquearon la centralita de la emisora — listeners jammed the radio station's switchboard
3) (=aislar) to cut off4) (Mil) to blockade5) (Com, Econ) to freeze6) (Dep) [+ jugador] to tackle; [+ balón] to stop, trap2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <camino/acceso> to block; <entrada/salida> to block, obstructb) (Mil) to blockadec) <proceso/iniciativa> to blockd) (Dep) to block3) <cuenta/fondos> to freeze, block2.bloquearse v pron2) negociaciones to reach deadlock* * *= block, lock, clog up, stymie, come under + siege, shut down, jam, barricade, tie up, block in.Ex. If loans to this borrower have been blocked, the system displays the screen shown in Figure 88 and sounds the alarm at the terminal.Ex. It is wise to fan the paper to separate the sheets and let air in between them, otherwise several sheets might stick together and clog up the printer.Ex. So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.Ex. The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.Ex. Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.Ex. In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.Ex. When he looked through his window he saw two coarse man in reflecting traffic jackets barricade the entrance to the dunes with large rocks.Ex. Your estate will be tied up in probate if you do not name a beneficiary in your will.Ex. A man who blocked in a rubbish lorry with his car in a dispute over waste collection was allegedly hit on the head and sworn at by a binman.----* tecla de Bloquear Desplazamiento = Scroll Lock key.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <camino/acceso> to block; <entrada/salida> to block, obstructb) (Mil) to blockadec) <proceso/iniciativa> to blockd) (Dep) to block3) <cuenta/fondos> to freeze, block2.bloquearse v pron2) negociaciones to reach deadlock* * *= block, lock, clog up, stymie, come under + siege, shut down, jam, barricade, tie up, block in.Ex: If loans to this borrower have been blocked, the system displays the screen shown in Figure 88 and sounds the alarm at the terminal.
Ex: It is wise to fan the paper to separate the sheets and let air in between them, otherwise several sheets might stick together and clog up the printer.Ex: So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.Ex: The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.Ex: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.Ex: In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.Ex: When he looked through his window he saw two coarse man in reflecting traffic jackets barricade the entrance to the dunes with large rocks.Ex: Your estate will be tied up in probate if you do not name a beneficiary in your will.Ex: A man who blocked in a rubbish lorry with his car in a dispute over waste collection was allegedly hit on the head and sworn at by a binman.* tecla de Bloquear Desplazamiento = Scroll Lock key.* * *bloquear [A1 ]vtA1 ‹camino/acceso› to block; ‹entrada/salida› to block, obstructestamos bloqueados por un camión there's a truck blocking our way2 ( Mil) ‹ciudad/puerto› to blockade3 ‹proceso/iniciativa› to blocksu negativa bloqueó las negociaciones her refusal blocked negotiations o brought negotiations to a standstill4 ( Dep) to blockB1 ‹mecanismo› to jam2 ( Auto) ‹dirección› to lockC ‹cuenta/fondos› to freeze, blockA «mecanismo» to jam; «frenos» to jam, lock on; «ruedas» to lockB «negociaciones» to reach deadlock, come to a standstillC ( fam)«persona»: me bloqueé en la entrevista my mind went blank in the interviewahora mismo tengo la mente bloqueada I can't think straight right now* * *
bloquear ( conjugate bloquear) verbo transitivo
1
b) (Mil) to blockade
2 ‹cuenta/fondos› to freeze, block
bloquearse verbo pronominal
1 [ mecanismo] to jam;
[ frenos] to jam, lock on;
[ ruedas] to lock
2 [ negociaciones] to reach deadlock
bloquear verbo transitivo
1 (impedir el movimiento, el acceso) to block: ese coche bloquea el paso, that car is blocking the access
2 (impedir una gestión, paralizar) to block
3 (una cuenta) to freeze
4 (colapsar un servicio, un aparato) to jam, seize up
' bloquear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrar
- interceptar
- intervenir
- obstruir
English:
bar
- block
- obstruct
- way
- blockade
* * *♦ vt1. [comunicaciones, carreteras] [por nieve, inundación] to block;los manifestantes bloqueaban la salida de la fábrica the demonstrators were blocking the exit to the factory2. [mecanismo] to jam;la centralita del ministerio está bloqueada the ministry's switchboard is jammed3. [acuerdo] to block;bloqueó todo avance en este asunto durante la reunión she blocked o prevented any progress on this issue during the meeting5. [con ejército, barcos] to blockade6. Aut to lock[en baloncesto] to block out, to screen* * *v/t1 block3 ( atascar) jam4 MIL blockade5 COM freeze* * *bloquear vt1) obstruir: to block, to obstruct2) : to blockade* * *bloquear vb to block -
3 fuego
intj.1 there's a fire, something's burning.2 fire, shoot.m.1 fire (llamas, hoguera).atizar el fuego to poke the firehacer un fuego to make a firepegar fuego a algo to set something on fire, to set fire to somethingechar fuego por los ojos to look daggersfuegos artificiales fireworksfuego fatuo will-o'-the-wispfuego de San Telmo St Elmo's fire2 ring, burner.apagar/bajar el fuego to turn off/lower the heatponer el agua al fuego hasta que empiece a hervir heat the water until it starts to boila fuego lento/vivo over a low/high heat3 fire (disparos).abrir o hacer fuego to fire, to open firefuego cruzado crossfire4 passion, ardor (apasionamiento).la distancia avivó el fuego de su pasión distance rekindled the fires of his passion5 gunfire.6 ignis.* * *1 fire2 (lumbre) light3 (cocina) burner, ring4 (ardor) ardour (US ardor), zeal\a fuego lento on a low flame 2 (al horno) in a slow ovenestar entre dos fuegos to be caught between the Devil and the deep blue seahacer fuego MILITAR to open fire¿me da fuego? have you got a light?poner las manos en el fuego por algo/alguien to stake one's life on something/somebodyprender fuego a algo to set fire to somethingromper fuego MILITAR to open firefuego cruzado crossfirefuego de Santelmo Saint Elmo's firefuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp, Jack-o'-lanternfuego graneado sustained firefuego nutrido heavy firefuegos artificiales fireworks* * *noun m.1) fire2) light3) burner* * *SM1) (=llamas) fire¡fuego! — fire!
•
apagar el fuego — to put out the fire•
atizar el fuego — (lit) to poke the fire; (fig) to stir things up•
encender el fuego — to light the fire•
marcar algo a fuego — to brand sthprendieron fuego a los vehículos — they set fire to the vehicles, they set the vehicles alight o on fire
prender el fuego — LAm to light the fire
•
sofocar el fuego — to extinguish the fireechar fuego por los ojos —
se marchó echando fuego por los ojos — he went off, his eyes blazing
el procedimiento ha sido solo un fuego de artificio destinado a calmar a la opinión pública — the proceedings have been mere window dressing aimed at appeasing public opinion
ha llegado a la cima sin los fuegos de artificio típicos de muchas grandes estrellas — she has got to the top without the typical blaze of publicity attached to many big stars
2) [de cocina]a) (=quemador) [de gas] burner, ring; [eléctrico] ringb) (=calor) heat, flamese mete en el horno a fuego lento — put in a low o slow oven
se deja cocer a fuego lento 15 minutos — simmer for 15 minutes, cook on o over a low heat for 15 minutes
3) [para cigarro] light¿tienes o me das fuego? — have you got a light?
4) (Mil) fire¡fuego! — fire!
•
abrir fuego (contra algo/algn) — to open fire (on sth/sb)•
¡ alto el fuego! — cease fire!•
hacer fuego (contra o sobre algo) — to fire (at sth)•
romper el fuego — to open firefuego a discreción — (lit) fire at will; (fig) all-out attack
fuego de andanada — (Náut) broadside
alto II, 1., 1)fuego graneado, fuego nutrido — sustained fire
5) (=pasión) passion, fireapagar los fuegos de algn — to dampen sb's ardour o (EEUU) ardor
6) (Náut) beacon, signal fire7) (Med) (=erupción) rash; Méx, Chile, Col [en los labios] cold sorefuego pérsico — shingles pl
8) (=hogar) dwelling* * *1) firesofocar el fuego — to put out o extinguish the fire
está prohibido hacer fuego — the lighting of fires is prohibited (frml), no fires!
le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa — they set the house on fire
echar fuego por los ojos: echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed; jugar con fuego — to play with fire
2) ( para cigarrillo)¿me da fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? — have you got a light, please?
3) (Coc)cocinar a fuego lento — cook over a low heat; ( apenas hirviendo) simmer
4) (Mil) firepreparen, apunten fuego! — ready, aim, fire!
•* * *1) firesofocar el fuego — to put out o extinguish the fire
está prohibido hacer fuego — the lighting of fires is prohibited (frml), no fires!
le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa — they set the house on fire
echar fuego por los ojos: echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed; jugar con fuego — to play with fire
2) ( para cigarrillo)¿me da fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? — have you got a light, please?
3) (Coc)cocinar a fuego lento — cook over a low heat; ( apenas hirviendo) simmer
4) (Mil) firepreparen, apunten fuego! — ready, aim, fire!
•* * *fuego11 = fire, flame, bonfire, heat, open fire.Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.
Ex: The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.Ex: This is an outtake from Wolfe's follow up to his 1987 ' Bonfire of the Vanities'.Ex: When the pasta is halfway done, return the skillet with the sauce to a medium heat, adding the oregano, capers and olives.Ex: The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.* acción contra el fuego = fire response.* a medio fuego = medium heat.* apagar el fuego = put out + the flames.* apagar un fuego = extinguish + fire, put down + fire.* apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.* baño de fuego = baptism of fire.* bautismo de fuego = baptism of fire.* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.* como el fuego = like wildfire.* daño causado por el fuego = fire damage.* destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out.* donde hay humo, hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.* extenderse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.* fuego + apagar = fire + be out.* fuego arrasador = wildfire.* fuego + arrasar = fire + sweep through.* fuego de gas = gas ring, gas ring burner.* fuego del infierno = St. Anthony's fire.* fuego de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.* fuego + destruir = fire + destroy.* fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.* fuego fauto = will o' the wisp.* fuego incontrolado = wildfire.* fuego + iniciar = fire + break out.* fuego + prenderse = fire + break out.* fuego repentino = flash fire.* fuego sagrado = sacred fire.* fuegos artificiales = fireworks, firework display.* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.* hornillo de dos fuegos = double gas ring burner.* jugar con fuego = court + disaster, play with + fire, court + danger, flirt with + danger.* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.* luchar contra un fuego = fight + fire.* precaución contra el fuego = fire precaution.* prender fuego = set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, burn.* prenderle fuego a = set + fire to.* prenderse fuego = catch + fire, catch on + fire.* propagarse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.* propenso al fuego = fire-prone.* prueba de fuego, la = acid test, the.* resistente al fuego = fire-resistant.* retardador del fuego = fire retardant.* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.* ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.fuego22 = fire.Ex: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.
* abrir fuego = open + fire.* alto del fuego = cease-fire.* arma de fuego = firearm.* arma (de fuego) prohibida = prohibited firearm.* cese del fuego = cease-fire, armistice.* coleccionista de armas de fuego = gun collector.* control de armas de fuego = gun control.* en la línea de fuego = in the hot seat, in the front line, on the front line.* entre dos fuegos = crossfire, pig(gy) in the middle.* fuego amigo = friendly fire.* fuego antiaéreo = flak [flack].* fuego cruzado = crossfire.* fuego de francotirador = sniper fire.* fuego de mortero = mortar fire.* fuego enemigo = enemy fire.* herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.* línea de fuego = firing line, front-line, line of fire.* * *A fireatizó el fuego she poked the fire¡fuego! fire!necesitaron varias horas para sofocar el fuego it took them several hours to put out o extinguish the fire[ S ] está prohibido hacer fuego the lighting of fires is prohibited ( frml), no fires!le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa they set the house on fire, they set fire o light to the houseprendió or pegó fuego a los archivos he set fire o light to the documentsechar fuego por los ojos: estaba tan indignado que echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed with indignation, his eyes were ablaze with indignationestar entre dos fuegos to be between the devil and the deep blue sea, be caught between a rock and a hard place ( colloq)jugar con fuego to play with fireCompuestos:will-o'-the-wisp, jack-o'-lantern, ignis fatuus● fuegos artificiales or de artificiompl fireworks (pl)B(para un cigarrillo): ¿me puede dar fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? have you got o do you have a light, please?me pidió fuego he asked me for a lightC ( Coc):cocinar a fuego lento durante una hora cook over a low heat o flame for an hour; (apenas hirviendo) simmer for an hourponer la sartén al fuego put the frying pan on to heatdejé la comida en el fuego y se quemó I left the food on (the stove) and it burnedcocina de tres fuegos (de gas) a cooker with three rings o burners; (eléctrica) a cooker with three ringsD ( Mil) firepreparen, apunten ¡fuego! ready, aim, fire!fuego a discreción fire at willla policía abrió fuego sobre los manifestantes the police opened fire on the demonstratorsCompuestos:crossfirefriendly firelive ammunition* * *
fuego sustantivo masculino
◊ ¡fuego! fire!;
le prendieron fuego a la casa they set the house on fire;
abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes they opened fire on the demonstrators;
fuegos artificiales fireworks (pl)b) ( para cigarrillo):◊ ¿me da fuego, por favor? have you got a light, please?c) (Coc):
( apenas hirviendo) to simmer;
fuego sustantivo masculino
1 fire
2 (lumbre) light: ¿me podrías dar fuego, por favor?, have you got a light, please?
3 (de una cocina) (de gas) burner
(eléctrica) plate
Culin a fuego lento, on a low flame 4 fuegos (artificiales), fireworks
♦ Locuciones: abrir/hacer fuego, to shoot, open fire
estar en la línea de fuego, to be on the line of fire
poner la mano en el fuego por alguien, to stick one's neck out for sb
sacar las castañas del fuego, to do the dirty work o to get the job done
entre dos fuegos, to be caught between a rock and a hard place
' fuego' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apagar
- arma
- arrasar
- arrimarse
- atizar
- avivar
- bengala
- carbonizarse
- castaña
- chimenea
- cohete
- discreción
- disparar
- encender
- encenderse
- extinguir
- extinguirse
- fatua
- fatuo
- fuelle
- hornillo
- humear
- inflamar
- inflamarse
- jugar
- leña
- lenta
- lento
- pegar
- prender
- propagarse
- prueba
- quemar
- quemadura
- quemarse
- resplandor
- sangre
- silenciador
- soplar
- tirar
- voraz
- abrir
- acercar
- alto
- arrimar
- astilla
- calcinar
- calor
- candela
- cese
English:
acid test
- bail out
- banger
- barrel
- beat out
- body
- boil over
- bore
- braise
- burn
- burner
- ceasefire
- come forward
- cracker
- crackle
- crossfire
- damp
- die down
- douse
- fan
- feed
- fire
- firearm
- firing line
- flak
- flameproof
- flare up
- fuse
- glow
- glowing
- go out
- gun
- gunfire
- hammer
- heat
- hit
- light
- low
- muzzle
- naked
- open
- out
- outlaw
- play
- poke
- poker
- put out
- quench
- recoil
- rekindle
* * *♦ nm1. [incandescencia] fire;pegar fuego a algo to set sth on fire, to set fire to sth;echar fuego por los ojos to look daggers;jugar con fuego to play with firefuegos artificiales fireworks;fuegos de artificio fireworks;fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp;fuego de San Telmo St Elmo's fire2. [hoguera] fire;atizar el fuego to poke the fire;hacer un fuego to make a fire3. [incendio] fire;los bomberos no pudieron controlar el fuego the firemen couldn't control the fire o blaze4. [para cigarrillo]pedir/dar fuego to ask for/give a light;¿tiene fuego? have you got a light?5. [de cocina, fogón] ring, burner;[eléctrico] ring; [de vitrocerámica] ring;poner el agua al fuego hasta que empiece a hervir heat the water until it starts to boil;a fuego lento/vivo [cocinar] over a low/high heat;apagar/bajar el fuego to turn off/lower the heat6. [disparos] fire;romper el fuego to open fire;estar entre dos fuegos to be between the devil and the deep blue seafuego cruzado crossfire7. [apasionamiento] passion, ardour;la distancia avivó el fuego de su pasión distance rekindled the fires of his passion;tenía fuego en la mirada his eyes blazed (with passion/anger)8. [sensación de ardor] heat, burning♦ interjfire!* * *m1 fire;pegar oprender fuego a set fire to;jugar con fuego fig be playing with fire2:3:4:romper oabrir el fuego MIL open fire;estar entre dos fuegos fig be between a rock and a hard place* * *fuego nm1) : fire2) : light¿tienes fuego?: have you got a light?3) : flame, burner (on a stove)4) : ardor, passion5) fogaje: skin eruption, cold sore6)* * *fuego n1. (en general) fire2. (de una cocina) heat3. (para cigarro) light¿tienes fuego? have you got a light?
См. также в других словарях:
window destruction — langelio ardymas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. window damage; window destruction vok. Fensterzerstörung, f rus. разрушение окна, n pranc. destruction de fenêtre, f … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
destruction de fenêtre — langelio ardymas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. window damage; window destruction vok. Fensterzerstörung, f rus. разрушение окна, n pranc. destruction de fenêtre, f … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
window damage — langelio ardymas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. window damage; window destruction vok. Fensterzerstörung, f rus. разрушение окна, n pranc. destruction de fenêtre, f … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
Destruction — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Destruction Información personal … Wikipedia Español
Destruction (Groupe) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Destruction. Destruction Pays d’origine Allemagne … Wikipédia en Français
Destruction, Inc. — Destruction, Inc. Superman series Title card from Destruction, Inc.. Directed by Izzy Sparber … Wikipedia
Destruction De Pompéi — Reconstitution de l éruption du Vésuve, Discovery Channel. Un jour de l année 79 la ville romaine de Pompéi, dans la baie de Naples est entièrement ensevelie lors d une érupt … Wikipédia en Français
Destruction de Pompei — Destruction de Pompéi Reconstitution de l éruption du Vésuve, Discovery Channel. Un jour de l année 79 la ville romaine de Pompéi, dans la baie de Naples est entièrement ensevelie lors d une érupt … Wikipédia en Français
Destruction de pompéi — Reconstitution de l éruption du Vésuve, Discovery Channel. Un jour de l année 79 la ville romaine de Pompéi, dans la baie de Naples est entièrement ensevelie lors d une érupt … Wikipédia en Français
Destruction du Monde — Histoire du monde de La Roue du Temps Cet article concerne l histoire du monde fictionnel de la série de fantasy La Roue du Temps de Robert Jordan Ce qui suit dévoile des moments clés de l’intrigue. Sommaire 1 Création du monde 2 L Ère des… … Wikipédia en Français
Destruction Mutuelle Assurée — Équilibre de la terreur L équilibre de la terreur (ou destruction mutuelle assurée (DMA, ou MAD en anglais, initiales de Mutual Assured Destruction)) est une doctrine de stratégie militaire de dissuasion nucléaire élaborée à l époque de la Guerre … Wikipédia en Français