stoke

alimentare, attizzare

Aggiungere combustibile al fuoco oppure rendere più intenso un sentimento o un conflitto.

In inglese semplice: To add fuel to a fire, or make a feeling or conflict stronger.

• He added wood to stoke the fire.
• Her comments stoked their anger.
• The news has stoked fears of another crisis.

Come si usa: stoke something up (The speech stoked up resentment among the workers.)

Sinonimi: fuel, feed

Contrari: dampen

Espressioni comuni: stoke the fire, stoke up resentment, stoke someone’s anger