| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| fire n | (combustion) | vuur nw het |
| | Fire produces heat and light. |
| fire n | (in a building) | brand nw de |
| | There was a fire in an old warehouse nearby. |
| fire n | (for cooking, camping) | vuur, kampvuur nw het |
| | They hung a kettle over the fire. |
| fire [sth]⇒ vtr | (gun: shoot) (vuurwapens) | afvuren overg. ww |
| | | schieten met ww+voorz. |
| | They fired their guns. |
| fire [sb]⇒ vtr | (dismiss [sb] from a job) | ontslaan overg. ww |
| | (informeel) | de laan uitsturen uitdr. |
| | (Belg., informeel) | zijn C4 geven uitdr. |
| | The boss fired Eugene for being late each morning. |
| | Maria was fired from her job last week. |
| fire⇒ vi | (shoot a weapon) | vuren, schieten onoverg. ww |
| | Aim your weapon, then fire. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| fire n | figurative (gem brilliance) | glans nw de |
| | Diamonds must be cut to show their fire. |
| fire n | figurative (ardour) (figuurlijk) | vuur nw het |
| | | passie, bezieling nw de |
| | She was full of fire and energy. |
| fire n | figurative (arduous trial) (figuurlijk) | door het vuur gaan voor uitdr. |
| | He went through fire to try to find her again. |
| fire n | (guns, firearms: shooting) | geweervuur nw het |
| | | schoten nw mv |
| | He could hear the fire of guns nearby. |
| fire vi | (burn) | vlam vatten, vuur vatten, branden overg. ww |
| | The kindling began to fire. |
| fire vi | very dated, poetic, figurative (glow) | gloeien onoverg. ww |
| | (figuurlijk, van zonsopkomst of zonsondergang) | de horizon in vuur en vlam zetten ww overg. |
| | Dawn fired in the east. |
| fire vi | figurative (become passionate) | razend worden, aangestoken worden koppelww |
| | He fired and fumed at the news. |
| fire vi | (have ignition in a cylinder) (motor) | ontsteken onoverg. ww |
| | Eventually, the engine fired and they drove home. |
| fire [sth]⇒ vtr | (set alight) | aansteken, in brand steken, in brand zetten overg. ww |
| | They fired the big pile of rubbish they had collected. |
| fire [sth] vtr | (supply fuel) (brandstof) | werken op, draaien op ww+voorz. |
| | You should fire the boiler with anthracite coal. |
| fire [sth] vtr | (ignite) | aansteken overg. ww |
| | Go ahead and fire the engine. |
| fire [sth] vtr | (kiln) (keramiek) | bakken overg. ww |
| | The potter fires her stoneware in a kiln. |
| fire [sth] vtr | figurative (emotions: inflame) (figuurlijk, van gevoelens) | aansteken, doen ontsteken, doen opvlammen overg. ww |
| | Her kiss fired his passion even more. |
| fire [sth] vtr | figurative (inspire) (verbeelding) | aansteken, op hol jagen overg. ww |
| | The sight fired her imagination. |
| fire [sth] vtr | figurative (throw) | gooien, schieten, katapulteren overg. ww |
| | He fired a ball through the open window. |
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| brand nw de | (vuur) | fire n |
| | | blaze n |
| schoten lossen nw+overg. ww | letterlijk (vuren) | shoot, fire vi |
| de laan uitsturen overg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (ontslaan) (informal) | sack vtr |
| | | fire vtr |
| de zak geven overg. uitdr. | informeel, figuurlijk (ontslaan) (informal) | sack vtr |
| | (informal) | fire vtr |
| vuur nw het | (stookplaats) | fire n |
| | | flame n |
| de bons geven overg. uitdr. | (ontslaan) (fig., informal) | give someone the push v expr |
| | | fire vtr |
| | (informal) | sack vtr |
| vuur nw het | (schot van wapen) | fire n |
Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
fire | firing |
| fire away vi phrasal | informal, figurative (begin asking questions) | vraag maar woordgr |
| | "Professor, could we ask you a few questions?" "Of course. Fire away!" |
| fire away vi phrasal | informal (begin shooting) | vuur maar raak woordgr |
| | | begin met schieten woordgr |
| | When you have a clear shot at the deer, fire away. |
| fire [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (shot) | afvuren, vuren overg.ww |
| | The gunman fired off three shots before the police captured him. |
| fire [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (letter, e-mail: write and send quickly) | een vlammende brief / e-mail schrijven frase |
| | Tom fired off an e-mail to the sales manager. |
| fire [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (rapid questions) (fig., v. vragen) | afvuren overg.ww |
| | You fired off ten questions but didn't listen to the answers. |
fire up [sth],
fire [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (start ignition of) | starten overg. ww |
| | I pressed the starter button, fired up the engine, and took off into a cloudless blue sky. |
fire up [sb],
fire [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (excite, enthuse) | opwinden, enthousiasmeren overg. ww |
| | | enthousiast maken bn + overg. ww |
| | The inspirational speech fired up the audience. |