fire

fuoco

Calore e luce prodotti quando qualcosa brucia.

In inglese semplice: The heat and light produced when something burns.

• Dry grass catches fire easily.
• Fire needs fuel to keep burning.
• The roof was on fire when we arrived.

Sinonimi: combustion

Espressioni comuni: catch fire, on fire, fire and smoke

incendio

Evento in cui qualcosa brucia e provoca danni o pericolo.

In inglese semplice: An event in which something burns and causes damage or danger.

• A fire destroyed the shop.
• Firefighters stopped the fire from spreading.
• Did everyone escape from the hotel fire?

Sinonimi: blaze

Espressioni comuni: house fire, forest fire, fire alarm

fuoco, falò

Legna o altro materiale che brucia in un posto preciso per scaldare, cucinare o illuminare.

In inglese semplice: Burning wood or other material kept in one place for warmth, cooking, or light.

• We sat beside the fire.
• Dad lit a fire to keep us warm.
• They cooked their dinner over an open fire.

Espressioni comuni: light a fire, wood fire, camp fire

stufa

Apparecchio che riscalda una stanza usando elettricità o gas.

In inglese semplice: A device that heats a room using electricity or gas.

• Please turn the fire on.
• They installed a gas fire in the sitting room.
• The old electric fire takes ages to warm the room.

Sinonimi: heater

Espressioni comuni: electric fire, gas fire

fuoco

Il fuoco come una delle quattro sostanze fondamentali che, secondo gli antichi pensatori, componevano il mondo.

In inglese semplice: One of four basic substances that ancient thinkers believed made up the world.

• Fire was one of the four elements.
• The philosopher linked fire with heat and dryness.
• Her painting represents earth, water, air, and fire.

Espressioni comuni: element of fire, fire and air

fuoco

Il fuoco come una delle cinque forze o sostanze fondamentali in alcune tradizioni di pensiero.

In inglese semplice: One of five basic forces or substances in some traditional systems of thought.

• Fire is one of the five elements.
• In this Chinese system, wood feeds fire.
• The diagram shows fire giving rise to earth.

Espressioni comuni: fire and water, fire element

pazzesco, fantastico

Eccezionalmente bello, emozionante o impressionante.

In inglese semplice: Extremely good, exciting, or impressive.

• That song is fire.
• Your new outfit looks absolutely fire.
• She shared some fire tracks with us.

Sinonimi: great, amazing, excellent

Contrari: terrible

Espressioni comuni: absolutely fire, fire track, fire outfit

licenziare

Far perdere il lavoro a qualcuno, di solito per un errore o per risultati insoddisfacenti.

In inglese semplice: To make someone leave their job, usually because they have done something wrong or performed badly.

• The boss fired him.
• She was fired for missing work repeatedly.
• Would you fire an employee for one mistake?

Come si usa: fire someone for something (They fired him for stealing equipment.)

Sinonimi: dismiss, sack

Contrari: hire

Espressioni comuni: fire someone, fire an employee