| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| alight adj | (on fire, ablaze) | i lågor, i brand prep + s |
| | (i vissa uttryck) | eld s |
| | The house was fully alight by the time we reached it. |
| fire n | (combustion) | eld n |
| | Fire produces heat and light. |
| | Eld producerar värme och ljus. |
| blaze n | (fire) | eld, brand, eldsvåda s |
| | Three fire engines were called to tackle the blaze at the factory. |
| flame n | (fire) (även bildlig) | flamma s |
| | | eld s |
| | The candle's flame flickered. |
| roaring fire n | figurative (coal or wood fire) | brasa s |
| | | eld s |
| | (brasa i läger) | lägereld, lägerbål s |
| | The Boy Scouts sat round the roaring fire telling ghost stories. |
| fire n | (for cooking, camping) (allmänt) | eld s |
| | (i öppen spis eller ute) | brasa s |
| | (i läger) | lägereld, lägerbål s |
| | They hung a kettle over the fire. |
| | De hängde en kittel över elden. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| a light n | (fire to light a cigarette, etc.) | tändare s |
| | (vardaglig) | eld s |
| | Hey, do you have a light? |
| fire n | figurative (gem brilliance) (bildlig) | eld s |
| | | dispersion s |
| | | ljusbrytning s |
| | Diamonds must be cut to show their fire. |
| fire n | figurative (arduous trial) (bildlig) | eld s |
| | | prövning s |
| | He went through fire to try to find her again. |
| fire n | (guns, firearms: shooting) | skottlossning s |
| | | eld s |
| | He could hear the fire of guns nearby. |
| heat n | (intensity of emotion) (bildlig) | hetta s |
| | | värme s |
| | | eld s |
| | Tim's face burned with the heat of his resentment. |
| flare n | (sudden emotion) (bildlig) | eld s |
| | | blixt s |
| Sammansatta former: |
| burn sth vtr | (set afire) | bränna⇒ vtr |
| | (vardaglig) | sätta eld på vbal uttr |
| | (informell) | tutta eld på, tutta fyr på vbal uttr |
| | He burned the documents so nobody would ever see them. |
| | Han brände dokumenten så att ingen någonsin skulle se dem igen. |
burst into flame,
burst into flames v expr | informal (catch fire) | ta eld, fatta eld vtr + s |
| | The bus burst into flames, trapping the passengers inside. |
| catch vi | informal (begin to burn) | fatta eld vitr + s |
| | Lou dropped a match and the gasoline caught. |
catch fire,
catch on fire,
also UK: catch light,
catch alight,
also US: take fire v expr | (ignite) | fatta eld vtr + s |
| | | börja brinna vitr partikel |
| | Gasoline can catch fire very easily. |
| | If you knock that candle onto the rug, it will catch on fire. |
| cease fire vtr + n | (war: stop fighting) (informell) | sluta skjuta vitr |
| | (kommando, order) | eld upphör interj |
| | The two sides agreed to cease fire. |
ceasefire,
cease-fire n | (truce, end to hostilities) | eldupphör, eld upphör s |
| | The armies decided to have a ceasefire at Christmas. |
| fiery adj | (with fire) | eldig adj |
| | | eld- adj |
| | The volcano sent fiery particles raining down on the nearby town. |
| fire sth vtr | (set alight) | antända⇒ vtr |
| | | sätta eld på ngt, sätta fyr på ngt vbal uttr |
| | They fired the big pile of rubbish they had collected. |
| fire vi | figurative (become passionate) | tända vitr |
| | | bli eld och lågor vbal uttr |
| | He fired and fumed at the news. |
| ignite vi | (catch fire) | antändas, fatta eld vitr |
| | The wood ignited instantly when Ben dropped a match on it. |
| inferno n | (very hot fire) (bildlig) | inferno s |
| | | kraftig eld adj + s |
| | The inferno burned up the entire town. |
| inflame sth vtr | rare (set on fire) | antända ngt⇒ vtr |
| | | tända ngt⇒ vtr |
| | | sätta eld på ngt vbal uttr |
| | The criminal inflamed the house to hide the evidence. |
| kindle sth vtr | (start: a fire) | tända⇒ vtr |
| | | antända⇒ vtr |
| | | sätta eld på vbal uttr |
| | You need to be patient when kindling wood; it's not easy at first. |
| kindle vi | (fire: start to burn) | tändas vitr |
| | | antändas vitr |
| | | börja brinna vitr |
| | | ta eld vtr + s |
| | The wood did not kindle easily. |
| lay a fire v expr | (prepare a fire) | tända en eld vbal uttr |
| | | göra upp en eld vbal uttr |
| | He laid a fire for the group. |
| light sth vtr | (ignite) | tända⇒ vtr |
| | | sätta eld på, sätta fyr på vbal uttr |
| | I will light the petrol to set off the fire. |
| | Jag kommer att tända bensinen för att få igång elden. |
| open fire vtr + n | (start shooting) | öppna eld vtr + s |
| | | börja skjuta⇒ vtr |
| | They opened fire as soon as they saw his gun. |
| | If you see a wolf, go ahead and open fire. |
| open fire n | (fire in unenclosed fireplace) | öppen eld, brasa s |
| | There's an open fire in the living room. |
| reignite sth vtr | (set alight again) | tända igen vtr + adv |
| | | sätta eld på igen vbal uttr |
| | I blew on the hot embers to reignite the bonfire. |
| relight sth vtr | (set on fire again) | tända igen vtr + adv |
| | | sätta eld på igen vbal uttr |
| roast n | US (party with bonfire) | fest med öppen eld eller bål uttr |
| | | grisfest s |
| set fire to sth v expr | (set alight) | sätta eld på ngt, sätta fyr på ngt vbal uttr |
| | He set fire to his own house to collect the insurance money. |
| set sth on fire v expr | (set light to) | sätta fyr på ngt, sätta eld på ngt vbal uttr |
| | To cover up the murder, the killer set his victim's house on fire. |
| torch sth vtr | slang (set fire to sth) (bokstavligt) | antända⇒ vtr |
| | | tända⇒ vtr |
| | | sätta eld på ngt vbal uttr |
| | The joyriders torched the car when they were finished with it. |
yule log,
Yule log n | (wood burned at Christmas) | julkubb, julstock s |
| | | stock i eld under jul uttr |