Fire

Table of contents

1 Pronunciation 2 Noun 2.1 Related terms 2.2 Translations 3 Verb 3.3 Translations 4 Related terms 5 Danish 6 Norwegian

Pronunciation

1. A chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon and related compounds, with the production of a flame.
2. Alchemy One of the four basic elements.

• fiery
• fire department
• fire engine
• firefighter
• firefly
• fire hose
• firehouse
• fire hydrant
• fire station
• brush-fire, brush fire
• bushfire
• forest fire
• grass fire, grassfire

• Basque: su
• Bulgarian: огън m
• Chinese Characters: 火
• Chinese: 火
• Danish: ild c (1 & 2)
• Dutch: vuur n
• Ekspreso: foko, igno
• Esperanto: fajro
• Finnish: tuli
• French: feu m
• Frisian: fjoer
• German: Feuer n
• Greek (ancient): πύρ (pyr)
• Guarani: ata (t-)
• Hebrew: אש f
• Indonesian: api, nyala
• Interlingua: foco, igne
• Italian: fuoco
• Japanese: 火 (ひ, hi)
• Latin: ignis
• Portuguese: fogo m
• Romanian: foc n
• Spanish: fuego m
• Swedish: eld, brand (in particular: on fire = i brand)
• Tupinambá: atá (t-)
• Turkish: ateş
• Tzotzil: k'ok'
• Volapük: fil, filed
• Welsh: fflagl

1. To set on fire
2. To shoot a gun or other explosive propelled device.
3. To terminate an employment contract
4. To cause an action potential in a cell
5. To start an engine (fire up)

• Bulgarian: паля, запалвам (1, 5), стрелям (2), уволнявам (3)
• Chinese: 開火
• Dutch: vuren (1), afvuren (1), schieten (1), ontslaan (2)
• Frisian: sjitte (1), dien jaan (2)
• French: allumer (1), tirer (2), licencier (3), mettre à la porte (3),
• German: anzünden (1), schießen (2), feuern (2, 3),
• Hebrew: להצית (Le'ha'zit) (1), לירות (Li'rot) (2), לפטר (Le'fa'ter) (3), להתניע (Le'hat'ni'a) (5)
• Interlingua: tirar (1); dimitter (2)
• Portuguese: disparar (1), atirar (1); demitir (2), despedir (2)
• Spanish: disparar (1), despedir (2), echar (2)
• Swedish: tända (1), avfyra (2), avskeda, sparka (informal) (3), starta (5)

Danish

fire

1. four, 4

Norwegian

fire