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When the entire chimney had thus been raised, and had been properly bound in with outward props, a brisk fire was kindled, and kept going until it was burned to something like a brick-red.Quand toute la cheminée fut construite, et qu’on l’eut soutenue par des arcs-boutants extérieurs, on y alluma un grand feu, qu’on eut soin d’entretenir jusqu’à ce qu’elle fût d’un rouge de brique.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
And one and all passed into the large dining-room where a big wood fire was burning, its gay flames shining like a ray of springtide amid the fine mahogany furniture of English make laden with silver and crystal.Et l’on passa dans la salle à manger, où brûlait un grand feu, dont les flammes joyeuses luisaient telles qu’un rayon de printemps, au milieu des fins meubles anglais d’acajou clair, chargés d’argenterie et de cristaux.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
They kept up a roaring fire, the room was very warm, and the winter proved a delightful one.Le poêle ronflait, la pièce était toute tiède. Ce fut un hiver charmant.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
An indefinite uneasiness lays hold of the four huge fire-hunters, and increases as night overwhelms them in this monstrous road.Une appréhension vague s’empare des quatre énormes chasseurs de feu, à mesure qu’ils s’enfoncent avec la nuit dans cette sorte de chemin monstrueux.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
She concealed the feelings of sickness, twice she thought she would drop down dead before her kitchen fire, whilst stirring some sauces.Elle cacha les nausées, les maux de tête intolérables, la constipation terrible dont elle souffrait; deux fois, elle crut mourir devant son fourneau, pendant qu'elle tournait des sauces.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
Why, we might as well set fire to houses for the sake of the excellence of life-saving!"Alors, quoi, ayons le culte des incendies à cause de la beauté des sauvetages !Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Additionally, in interior locations in ships carrying more than 36 passengers fire hoses shall be permanently connected to the hydrants..En outre, dans les espaces intérieurs de navires transportant plus de 36 passagers, les manches d'incendie doivent être branchées en permanence sur les bouches..http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
I hear the crackling knots in the fire, the rustling of dry leaves swirled up by a stray gust, the "coo-whoo-a" of the white owl, the bark of the raccoon, and, at intervals, the dismal howling of wolves.J'entends le pétillement du feu, le bruissement des feuilles sèches roulées par un coup de vent, le cououwuoou-ah du hibou blanc, l'aboiement du rackoon, et, par intervalles, le hurlement des loups.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Internal partition kits, with materials of Euroclasses A (1), B (2), C (3), A (without testing), D, E and F, intended for uses subject to reaction to fire requirements.Kits de cloisons, en matériaux des euroclasses A (1), B (2), C (3), A (sans essais), D, E et F, destinés à des usages soumis aux exigences en matière de réaction au feu.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
The Hurons keep a hot fire to dry the white man's clothes by."Les Hurons ont un bon feu pour sécher les vêtements d’un homme blanc.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
The engine was still snorting, and the fire was dying down amidst dense black smoke. Nothing was to be heard but the tramping of the diminishing crowd and the last blows of a fireman's axe striking down a beam.La pompe ronflait toujours, l'incendie pâlissait, au milieu d'une fumée noire; on n'entendait plus que le piétinement affaibli de la foule et la hache attardée d'un pompier abattant une charpente.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
It was the site of the old mansion, still black with traces of the fire which had destroyed the building.C'était l'ancien emplacement du château, encore noir de l'incendie qui avait abattu les murs.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
And then, in darkness and dismal silence, the national guards waited in the yard, in a terrible state of anxiety, their eyes fixed on the porch, eager to fire, as though they were lying in wait for a pack of wolves.Et, dans l’ombre, dans le silence noir de la cour, les gardes nationaux, que l’anxiété effarait, attendaient, les yeux fixés sur le porche, impatients de tirer, comme à l’affût d’une bande de loups.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Well, I expect she will be getting into the fire now, and everything will be burnt up, and then there'll be an end of it all!'Oui, elle mettra le feu, tout brûlera, et ce sera bien fait.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
‘Yes, yes; each had to roast his own cutlet on rosemary sticks, and, as mine took fire, you exasperated me by chaffing my cutlet, which was being reduced to cinders.'«Ah! oui, ah! oui, chacun devait faire cuire la sienne, sur des baguettes de romarin, et comme mes baguettes brûlaient, tu m’exaspérais à blaguer ma côtelette qui se réduisait en charbon.»Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
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Collocations
line of fire
ligne de tir
fire fighting
lutte contre l'incendie
fire insurance
assurance incendie
fire protection
protection contre l'incendie
barrage fire
tir de barrage
close supporting fire
tir d'appui rapproché
concentrated fire
tir de concentration
continuous fire
tir continu
covering fire
tir de protection
direct fire
tir direct
field of fire
champ de tir
final protective fire
tir d'arrêt
fire control radar
radar de conduite de tir
fire direction centre
poste central de tir
fire for effect
tir d'efficacité
Word forms
fire
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | fired |
Imperative | fire |
Present Participle (Participle I) | firing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | fired |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I fire | we fire |
you fire | you fire |
he/she/it fires | they fire |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am firing | we are firing |
you are firing | you are firing |
he/she/it is firing | they are firing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have fired | we have fired |
you have fired | you have fired |
he/she/it has fired | they have fired |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been firing | we have been firing |
you have been firing | you have been firing |
he/she/it has been firing | they have been firing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I fired | we fired |
you fired | you fired |
he/she/it fired | they fired |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was firing | we were firing |
you were firing | you were firing |
he/she/it was firing | they were firing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had fired | we had fired |
you had fired | you had fired |
he/she/it had fired | they had fired |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been firing | we had been firing |
you had been firing | you had been firing |
he/she/it had been firing | they had been firing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will fire | we shall/will fire |
you will fire | you will fire |
he/she/it will fire | they will fire |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be firing | we shall/will be firing |
you will be firing | you will be firing |
he/she/it will be firing | they will be firing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have fired | we shall/will have fired |
you will have fired | you will have fired |
he/she/it will have fired | they will have fired |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been firing | we shall/will have been firing |
you will have been firing | you will have been firing |
he/she/it will have been firing | they will have been firing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would fire | we should/would fire |
you would fire | you would fire |
he/she/it would fire | they would fire |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be firing | we should/would be firing |
you would be firing | you would be firing |
he/she/it would be firing | they would be firing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have fired | we should/would have fired |
you would have fired | you would have fired |
he/she/it would have fired | they would have fired |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been firing | we should/would have been firing |
you would have been firing | you would have been firing |
he/she/it would have been firing | they would have been firing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am fired | we are fired |
you are fired | you are fired |
he/she/it is fired | they are fired |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being fired | we are being fired |
you are being fired | you are being fired |
he/she/it is being fired | they are being fired |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been fired | we have been fired |
you have been fired | you have been fired |
he/she/it has been fired | they have been fired |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was fired | we were fired |
you were fired | you were fired |
he/she/it was fired | they were fired |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being fired | we were being fired |
you were being fired | you were being fired |
he/she/it was being fired | they were being fired |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been fired | we had been fired |
you had been fired | you had been fired |
he/she/it had been fired | they had been fired |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be fired | we shall/will be fired |
you will be fired | you will be fired |
he/she/it will be fired | they will be fired |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been fired | we shall/will have been fired |
you will have been fired | you will have been fired |
he/she/it will have been fired | they will have been fired |
fire
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | fire | fires |
Possessive case | fire's | fires' |