Firing in spanish
pronunciation: dispɑɹ̩oʊ part of speech: noun
fire3 = encender, prender.
Example: Mearns, too, has warned against 'profligate expenditure of time and effort when the reference librarian's own curiosity is fired to a point where he feels himself impelled to seek personal satisfaction'.more:
» be fired with = encender, avivar, motivar.
Example: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.» fire on + all (four/six/eight) cylinders = funcionar a toda máquina, funcionar a todo vapor, funcionar a pleno rendimiento, funcionar a tope, trabajar a tope, trabajar a toda máquina, emplearse a fondo.
Example: Coming into the off season firing on all cylinders is just the way we want to see her starting her prep for next year's competition.» fire on + all (four/six/eight) cylinders = marchar sobre ruedas, ir sobre ruedas, ir como una seda, ir viento en popa.
Example: The global economy is firing on all cylinders, creating fairly reasonable global prices for New Zealand's key farm exports.» fire + Posesivo + imagination = estimular la imaginación, despertar la imaginación.
Example: These early years were her first encounter with the wonders of nature that continue to fire her imagination.» fire + the imagination = estimular la imaginación, despertar la imaginación.
Example: The article 'Soothing the soul and firing the imagination: thoughts of a trustee on the electronic library' considers the challenges facing library trustees resulting from the electronic revolution in libraries.» fire up = ponerse al rojo vivo, entusiasmarse, excitarse, apasionarse, exaltarse, enardecerse.
Example: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.» fire up = arrancar, encender, poner en marcha.
Example: I found it a tad strange at first, but the engine fires up quickly and quietly with a dab on the throttle and I soon got used to it.» fire up + emotions = despertar pasiones, suscitar emociones, suscitar pasiones, encender sentimientos, encender emociones, incitar emociones, incitar sentimientos.
Example: The issue of immigration between EU countries is firing up emotions across the continent.fire4 = disparar.
Example: The fighter pilot said he was ordered to fire a full salvo of rockets at the UFO moving erratically over the North Sea.more:
» backfire = fracasar, fallar, salir mal, salir el tiro por la culata, tener consecuencias negativas.
Example: While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.» fire + a shot = disparar, disparar un tiro, hacer un disparo.
Example: The town grew at an unprecedented pace, and when the first shot was fired at ft Sumter it was home for 30,000.» fire at + will = disparar a discreción.
Example: He's the fighter pilot who was ordered to fire at will against an unidentified flying object in British airspace.» fire + a weapon = disparar un arma.
Example: Anyone can visit a shooting range and fire weapons for a day, but this means that you will be constantly supervised.» fire + blanks = ser ineficaz, ser inútil, perder el tiempo.
Example: Real Madrid spurned the chance to replace Barcelona at the top of the Spanish first division as they fired blanks in a frustrating 0-0 draw at Osasuna.» fire + blanks = disparar cartuchos vacíos, disparar munición de fogueo.
Example: Firing blanks during the celebrations is traditional.» fire + blanks = eyacular esperma estéril, ser estéril.
Example: However, my friend's dog has been done and he still wants to hump everything he can, just doesn't realise he's firing blanks.» fire off = lanzar, largar, soltar. [Hacer o decir algo muy rápidamente]
Example: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.» fire + Posesivo + gun = disparar.
Example: The history of warfare shows that less than one fifth of soldiers fire their guns at another human being.» fire + the starting gun = dar el pistoletazo de salida.
Example: It is like firing the starting gun for a race before the runners are lined up.» misfire = fallar, fracasar, salir mal, salir el tiro por la culata.
Example: While project ALBIS was seen as an exercise in networking that misfired it did produce some positive results = Aunque se consideraba que el proyecto ALBIS fue un intento de cooperación en red que fracasó, no obstante produjo algunos resultados positivos.fire5 = despedir.
Example: It began when Balzac and Pershing had an altercation (theirs was another of the 'running feuds' in the library), and Pershing was fired.more:
» fire + Alguien + from + Posesivo + job = despedir del trabajo.
Example: A popular TV presenter in Turkey has been fired from her job for wearing a low-cut top.» fire at + will = despedir a discreción.
Example: Employees can be fired at will, for any reason or for no reason at all.» fire + Nombre + from + Posesivo + work = despedir del trabajo.
Example: She was fired from work not because she turned up late, but more because she didn't inform them that she would be late.firing1
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» blank (firing) gun = pistola de fogueo.
Example: Three swords, three blank firing guns, an air gun and 13 knives were seized during the raid, among other goods.» firing line, the = línea de fuego, la.
Example: The article 'From the firing line: practical advice for reference service with children in the public library' explores librarians' fear of contact with children.» firing squad = pelotón de fusilamiento.
Example: The book has a blue mottled sheepskin binding signed by Antoine Menard, a famous bookbinder who was shot in Paris by a firing squad in 1871 but feigned death and escaped to Spain.» put + Reflexivo + on the (firing) line (of fire) = arriesgar el cuello, jugarse la vida. [Las construcciones posibles son put + Reflexivo + on the line o put + Reflexivo + on the firing line o put + Reflexivo + on the line of fire]
Example: A hero is someone who puts himself on the line to save someone else.firing2 = despido.
Example: Librarians tend to be sued most frequently in actions involving personnel decisions (hiring, disciplining and firing employees).firing3 = activación.
Example: Stochastic features include variable thresholds for neuronal firing and occasional cell death.