fire

1. noun

1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) ugnis, gaisras

2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) reflektorius, krosnis, židinys

3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) ugnis

4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) užsidegimas, liepsna

5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) ugnis, šaudymas

2. verb

1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) išdegti

2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) uždegti, sužadinti

3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) (iš)šauti iš

4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) iššauti

5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) šauti

6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) išmesti (iš darbo)

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- fire alarm

- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
- under fire