| Principal Translations |
| fire n | (combustion) | fuego nm |
| | Fire produces heat and light. |
| | El fuego produce calor y luz. |
| fire n | (in a building) | incendio, fuego nm |
| | There was a fire in an old warehouse nearby. |
| | Hubo un incendio en un viejo almacén cercano. |
| fire n | (for cooking, camping) (fuego de campamento) | fuego nm |
| | | fogata nf |
| | | hoguera nf |
| | They hung a kettle over the fire. |
| | Colgaron la tetera sobre el fuego. |
| fire [sth]⇒ vtr | (gun: shoot) | disparar⇒ vtr |
| | They fired their guns. |
| | Dispararon sus armas. |
| fire [sb]⇒ vtr | (dismiss [sb] from a job) | despedir a vtr + prep |
| | | echar a vtr + prep |
| | (AmL: coloquial) | correr a vtr + prep |
| | The boss fired Eugene for being late each morning. |
| | Maria was fired from her job last week. |
| | El jefe despidió a Eugenio por llegar tarde todas las mañanas. // La semana pasada despidieron a Mariana de su trabajo. |
| fire⇒ vi | (shoot a weapon) | disparar⇒ vtr |
| | Aim your weapon, then fire. |
| | Apunta tu arma y luego dispara. |
| fire at [sth/sb] vi + prep | (shoot a weapon at) | disparar a vi + prep |
| | (formal) | abrir fuego contra loc verb + prep |
| | The soldiers were firing at the enemy. |
| | Los soldados le estaban disparando a los enemigos. |
| Additional Translations |
| fire adj | slang (amazing, excellent) | espectacular, excelente adj mf |
| | | magnífico/a adj |
| | You look fire today, hon! |
| | ¡Hoy te ves espectacular, cariño! |
| fire n | figurative (gem brilliance) | brillo nm |
| | Diamonds must be cut to show their fire. |
| | Hay que cortar los diamantes para que muestren su brillo. |
| fire n | figurative (ardour) (figurado) | ardor nm |
| | She was full of fire and energy. |
| | Estaba llena de ardor y energía. |
| fire n | figurative (arduous trial) (figurado) | infierno nm |
| | He went through fire to try to find her again. |
| | Atravesó un infierno intentado encontrarla. |
| fire n | (guns, firearms: shooting) | fuego nm |
| | | disparo nm |
| | (sonido) | tableteo nm |
| | He could hear the fire of guns nearby. |
| | Él podía escuchar fuego de armas cercano. |
| fire vi | (burn) | quemarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | arder⇒ vi |
| | The kindling began to fire. |
| | La leña menuda comenzó a quemarse. |
| fire vi | very dated, poetic, figurative (glow) (culto) | alborear⇒ vi |
| | | brillar⇒, resplandecer⇒ vi |
| | Dawn fired in the east. |
| | Hacia el este ya alboreaba la mañana. |
| | Hacia el este resplandecía el alba. |
| fire vi | figurative (become passionate) (figurado) | hervir⇒ vi |
| | | encenderse⇒ v prnl |
| | He fired and fumed at the news. |
| | Hervía de ira y echaba pestes por las noticias. |
| fire vi | (have ignition in a cylinder) | encender⇒ vtr |
| | | arrancar⇒ vi |
| | Eventually, the engine fired and they drove home. |
| | Por fin, el motor encendió y manejaron hasta su casa. |
| fire vi | (neuron activity) | dispararse⇒ v prnl |
| | | activarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The neurologist ordered several tests to determine whether the patient's neurons were firing properly. |
| | El neurólogo hizo varios exámenes para determinar si las neuronas del paciente se disparaban adecuadamente. |
| fire [sth]⇒ vtr | (set alight) | encender⇒ vtr |
| | | prender fuego loc verb |
| | | quemar⇒ vtr |
| | They fired the big pile of rubbish they had collected. |
| | Encendieron la gran pila de basura que habían acumulado. |
| fire [sth] vtr | (supply fuel) | alimentar⇒ vtr |
| | You should fire the boiler with anthracite coal. |
| | Debes alimentar la caldera con carbón de antracita. |
| fire [sth] vtr | (ignite) | encender⇒ vtr |
| | Go ahead and fire the engine. |
| | Anda, enciende el motor. |
| fire [sth] vtr | (kiln) | cocer⇒ vtr |
| | The potter fires her stoneware in a kiln. |
| | El alfarero cuece sus piezas de gres en un horno. |
| fire [sth] vtr | figurative (emotions: inflame) (figurado) | encender⇒ vtr |
| | Her kiss fired his passion even more. |
| | El beso de ella encendió su pasión aún más. |
| fire [sth] vtr | figurative (inspire) | avivar⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado) | encender⇒ vtr |
| | The sight fired her imagination. |
| | La vista le avivó la imaginación. |
| fire [sth] vtr | figurative (throw) | arrojar⇒ vtr |
| | | tirar⇒ vtr |
| | He fired a ball through the open window. |
| | Él arrojó la pelota por la ventana abierta. |
Locuciones verbales
fire | firing |
| fire away vi phrasal | informal, figurative (begin asking questions) (coloquial, figurado) | disparar⇒ vtr |
| | (AR, coloquial) | preguntar nomás loc verb |
| | "Professor, could we ask you a few questions?" "Of course. Fire away!" |
| | Profesor, ¿puedo hacerle una pregunta? ¡Por supuesto! Dispara. |
| fire away vi phrasal | informal (begin shooting) | disparar⇒ vtr |
| | When you have a clear shot at the deer, fire away. |
| | Cuando tengas al venado en la mira, dispara. |
| fire back vi phrasal | figurative (retort quickly, angrily) (informal) | retrucar⇒ vtr |
| | | replicar⇒ vtr |
| fire [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (shot) | disparar⇒ vtr |
| | The gunman fired off three shots before the police captured him. |
| | El pistolero disparó tres tiros antes que la policía lo capturara. |
| fire [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (letter, e-mail: write and send quickly) | mandar⇒, enviar⇒ vtr |
| | Tom fired off an e-mail to the sales manager. |
| | Tom le mandó (or: envió) un correo electrónico al gerente de ventas. |
| fire [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (rapid questions) (informal) | disparar⇒ vtr |
| | | hacer⇒, formular⇒ vtr |
| | You fired off ten questions but didn't listen to the answers. |
| | Disparaste diez preguntas, pero no escuchaste las respuestas. |
| | Hiciste (or: formulaste) diez preguntas, pero no escuchaste las respuestas. |
fire up [sth],
fire [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (start ignition of) | encender⇒ vtr |
| | | poner en marcha loc verb |
| | I pressed the starter button, fired up the engine, and took off into a cloudless blue sky. |
| | Pon en marcha el coche y vámonos de aquí. |
fire up [sb],
fire [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (excite, enthuse) (figurado) | enloquecer a vtr + prep |
| | | entusiasmar a vtr + prep |
| | | excitar a vtr + prep |
| | | enfervorizar a vtr + prep |
| | The inspirational speech fired up the audience. |
| | El discurso motivacional enloqueció a la audiencia. |
fire up [sth],
fire [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (stimulate) | avivar⇒ vtr |
| | | animar⇒ vtr |
| | | estimular⇒ vtr |
| | A walk through the forest on a chill day fires up my senses. |
| | Una caminata por el bosque en un lindo día aviva mis sentidos. |
fire up [sth],
fire [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (start: computer system, etc.) | encender⇒ vtr |
| | (AmL) | prender⇒ vtr |
| | Lucie fired up her computer and clicked on the email icon. |
| | Lucie encendió la computadora e hizo clic en el ícono del correo electrónico. |