Engelsk ordbog
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Engelsk navneord: fire | |||
| 1. | fire (om begivenhed) the event of something burning (often destructive) | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They lost everything in the fire. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | backfire, balefire, bonfire, brush fire, campfire, conflagration, forest fire, grassfire, inferno, prairie fire, smolder, smoulder, smudge | ||
| 2. | fire (om handling) the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes. They retreated in the face of withering enemy fire. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | firing | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | attack, onrush, onset, onslaught | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | antiaircraft fire, artillery fire, barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, broadside, burst, call fire, cannon fire, concentrated fire, counterfire, counterpreparation fire, cover, covering fire, crossfire, destruction fire, direct fire, distributed fire, fratricide, friendly fire, fusillade, grazing fire, harassing fire, hostile fire, indirect fire, interdiction fire, massed fire, neutralization fire, observed fire, preparation fire, radar fire, registration fire, salvo, scheduled fire, searching fire, shelling, supporting fire, suppressive fire, unobserved fire, volley | ||
| 3. | fire (om proces) the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | flame, flaming | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | burning, combustion | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | blaze, blazing, flare, ignition | ||
| 4. | fire (om genstand) a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They sat by the fire and talked. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | fireplace, hearth, open fireplace | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | cookfire | ||
| 5. | fire (om masse el. substans) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | element | ||
| Overordnet anvendelse | archaicism, archaism | ||
| 6. | fire (om fornemmelse) feelings of great warmth and intensity | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He spoke with great ardor. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | ardor, ardour, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | passion, passionateness | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | zeal | ||
| 7. | fire (om masse el. substans) fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Put the kettle on the fire. Barbecue over an open fire. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | fuel | ||
| 8. | fire (om begivenhed) a severe trial | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He went through fire and damnation. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | trial, tribulation, visitation | ||
| 9. | fire (om kommunikation) intense adverse criticism | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party. The government has come under attack. Don't give me any flak. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | attack, blast, flack, flak | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | criticism, unfavorable judgment | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: fire | |||
| 1. | fire (om konkurrence) start firing a weapon | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | open fire | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | blast, shoot | ||
| 2. | fire (om konkurrence) cause to go off | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Fire a gun. Fire a bullet. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | discharge | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | blast, fusillade, let drive, let fly, loose off, pop, shoot | ||
| Medfører | discharge, fire, go off | ||
| 3. | fire (om ændring) bake in a kiln so as to harden | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Fire pottery. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | bake | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
| 4. | fire (om adfærd) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The boss fired his secretary today. The company terminated 25% of its workers. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | can, dismiss, displace, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | remove | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | clean out, dismiss, drop, furlough, lay off, pension off, retire, send away, send packing, squeeze out | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | hire, employ, engage | ||
| 5. | fire (om konkurrence) go off or discharge | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The gun fired. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | discharge, go off | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s | ||
| 6. | fire (om bevægelse) drive out or away by or as if by fire | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The soldiers were fired. Surrender fires the cold skepticism. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back | ||
| 7. | fire (om følelse) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Arouse pity. Raise a smile. Evoke sympathy. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, kindle, provoke, raise | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | create, make | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | anger, ask for, bruise, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, draw, excite, excite, fire up, heat, hurt, ignite, infatuate, inflame, injure, interest, invite, offend, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, prick, rekindle, shake, shake up, shame, spite, stimulate, stir, stir up, strike a chord, sweep over, touch a chord, untune, upset, wake, whelm, wound | ||
| 8. | fire (om ændring) destroy by fire | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They burned the house and his diaries. | ||
| Eksempler på anvendelse | They fire the trees | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | burn, burn down | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | destroy, ruin | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | backfire, cremate, scorch, torch | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | burn, burn, combust, incinerate | ||
| 9. | fire (om forhold) provide with fuel | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Oil fires the furnace. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | fuel | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | furnish, provide, render, supply | ||
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