Fuego in english
pronunciation: faɪɜr part of speech: noun
fuego1 = fire ; flame ; bonfire ; heat ; open fire ; blaze.
Example: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.Example: The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.Example: This is an outtake from Wolfe's follow up to his 1987 'Bonfire of the Vanities'.Example: When the pasta is halfway done, return the skillet with the sauce to a medium heat, adding the oregano, capers and olives.Example: The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.Example: Police say the blaze in the car factory was probably arson.more:
» acción contra el fuego = fire response .
Example: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.» acurrucarse junto al fuego = curl up by + the fire .
Example: She often sits at the dining room table scribbling on a notepad, or curling up by the fire chewing her pencil.» agua de fuego = firewater .
Example: This firewater of yours seems like good drink to warm a man during this bitter winter.» alimentar el fuego = feed + the fire .
Example: Clair lets Luther out, leaving the door slightly ajar, before feeding the fire and starting on the coffee.» a medio fuego = medium heat .
Example: Whisk ingredients together, pour into oiled waffle iron, and cook on medium heat until steam starts coming out of the sides.» apagar el fuego = put out + the flames [También put the flames out] .
Example: The article has the title 'Putting out the flames: the etiquette and law of e-mail'.» apagar fuegos = sort + things out .
Example: They're still hopeful of sorting things out but it's very difficult with the media spotlight on them.» apagar un fuego = extinguish + a fire ; put down + a fire ; douse + a blaze ; put out + a fire [Usado también en el sentido figurado de resolver conflictos o problemas] ; put out + a blaze .
Example: Water was used to extinguish the fire. Example: A well-established fire in bookstacks without automatic protection may have to be put down with large hoses, causing extensive water damage. Example: Thirty fire fighters spent half an hour dousing a blaze in a kitchenette in a high rise city building before it could spread to other floors. Example: Typically we think that water will work to put out a fire, but that is not always the case. Example: A blaze in an industrial warehouse has taken more than 108 hours to put out and claimed the lives of two firefighters.» apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire .
Example: Eric continued trying to stomp it out but his shoe caught on fire.» atizar el fuego = stoke (up) + the fire .
Example: After stoking the fire so it would burn through the night, he took a long hot shower before retiring to his bed.» avivar el fuego = stoke (up) + the fire .
Example: After stoking the fire so it would burn through the night, he took a long hot shower before retiring to his bed.» baño de fuego = baptism of/by fire .
Example: He was a militant trade-union leader who got his baptisms of fire under a ruthless military dictatorship.» bautismo de fuego = baptism of/by fire .
Example: He was a militant trade-union leader who got his baptisms of fire under a ruthless military dictatorship.» bola de fuego = fireball ; ball of fire .
Example: That means that over the next week and a half, we're expected to see frequent fireballs -- extremely bright meteors -- lighting up the night sky. Example: Many of us thought that it was flying rather low to the ground and the next minute there was a huge ball of fire and black smoke.» cocer a fuego lento = simmer .
Example: Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.» cocinado a fuego lento = long-braised .
Example: The best way to determine when long-braised, stewed, or poached meat is done is to stick a knife or skewer into the meat.» cocinado en su jugo a fuego lento = braised .
Example: Many classic braised dishes are highly evolved methods of cooking tough and otherwise unpalatable foods.» cocinar a fuego alto = cook over + a high heat ; cook at + a high heat .
Example: Cover, shake vigorously and cook over a high heat for 1 minute. Example: Baking powder is also popular in recipes like biscuits, which have to cook at a high heat.» cocinar a fuego lento = coddle ; cook over + a low heat ; cook at + a low heat ; slow cook ; cook + slowly .
Example: By this definition, what we call a hard-boiled egg is an egg that has been coddled for 15 minutes or so. Example: Strain the liquid through a sieve into a clean saucepan and cook over a low heat, stirring constantly until the custard thickens. Example: Add the peeled potatoes and cook at a low heat for 25-30 minutes = Añadir las patatas peladas y cocinar a fuego lento durante 25-30 minutos. Example: Another benefit is that when you slow cook something, there is less liquid lost because of the sealed environment = Otro beneficio es que cuando se cocina a fuego lento, se pierde menos líquido debido al recipiente hermético. Example: The shoulder of pork has become a popular cut of meat in recent years, and it's a fantastic flavoursome meat joint when cooked slowly.» cocinar en su jugo a fuego lento = braise .
Example: My mom used to braise beef on a spit in the oven and finish it off with onions and tomatoes.» color fuego = flame-coloured .
Example: Famous for her flame-coloured locks, Cole recently dyed her hair jet black.» como el fuego = like wildfire .
Example: Distance learning is sweeping through higher education like wildfire, and it is simultaneously capturing the interests of libraries and librarians.» cuidar un fuego = tend + a fire .
Example: An 80-year-old farmer died early Friday morning, more than two weeks after he was burned while tending a fire on his land.» daño causado por el fuego = fire damage .
Example: The library was plundered for its electronic equipment, and later suffered severe fire damage from the shelling.» destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out .
Example: Only the burnt out shell of the Moorish revival building (the former town hall) which housed the library now remains.» donde hay humo, hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire .
Example: Most people will be thinking 'there's no smoke without fire' which is one reason why reporting on crimes should be banned until after a verdict is delivered.» echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames ; pour + oil on the fire ; throw + oil on the flames ; throw + oil on the fire ; add + fuel to the flames ; add + fuel to the fire .
Example: They know that to build bigger audiences, they have to pour oil on the flames and amp up the confrontation. Example: I disagree with the people saying she shouldn't have tried to step in, as that was 'pouring oil on the fire'. Example: The US understandably cares about the balance of power in the Caucasus, but why does it need to evoke 1968 and throw oil on the flames?. Example: The situation is extremely difficult, as we well know, and there are always people in whose interest it is to throw oil on the fire. Example: When she started to well up, Usher added fuel to the flames by saying, 'You have to be able to take the good and bad in this business'. Example: If we react to anger by saying or doing angry things it's just like adding fuel to the fire.» encender un fuego = start + a fire ; make + a fire ; build + a fire .
Example: He was bitten by a viper while starting a camp fire on the beach, but he miraculously suffered no harm. Example: They made a huge fire, put on their war paint, danced vigorously around the fire to the sound of a large drum, waving their knives and their spears. Example: We spend our free time together, walking and camping and building fires, playing outdoor games and chopping stuff up in the great outdoors.» extenderse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire .
Example: The story has spread like wildfire across the blogosphere.» fuego abrasador = blazing fire .
Example: What better way to take refuge from the cold than dinner in front of a blazing fire?.» fuego + apagar = fire + be out .
Example: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.» fuego + apagarse = fire + die .
Example: Night was in full bloom, most of the food had been devoured and the fire was dying.» fuego arrasador = wildfire .
Example: The area burned by wildfire in the states of Arizona and New Mexico in the southwestern US has been increasing in recent years.» fuego + arrasar = fire + sweep through .
Example: In 1988 an electrically-caused fire swept through the Jewish archives in New York City.» fuego de gas = gas ring ; gas ring burner .
Example: The kitchen is equipped with a cooker with four gas rings and an oven, a refrigerator with freezer compartment and all the utensils needed for cooking. Example: The cooker is in really good and clean condition and has 4 gas ring burners, a grill and a oven.» fuego de leña = wood fire ; log fire .
Example: The smell of a wood fire gave her chill bumps as it reminded her of her mother's fireplace at home in Tennessee. Example: Soap making and cooking over log fires are things of the past.» fuego del infierno = St. Anthony's fire .
Example: The history of erysipelas can be traced back to the Middle Ages when it was known as 'St. Anthony's Fire,' a bright red rash that was associated with a fungus found in contaminated rye.» fuego de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire .
Example: The history of erysipelas can be traced back to the Middle Ages when it was known as 'St. Anthony's Fire,' a bright red rash that was associated with a fungus found in contaminated rye.» fuego + destruir = fire + destroy .
Example: This article describes the architecture of the library in Skorping, Denmark, built on the site of an old inn destroyed by fire.» fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut .
Example: It gives an overview of the problems faced by the Los Angeles Public Library after it was gutted by the disastrous fire in 1986.» fuego fatuo = ignis fatuus [ignes fatui, -pl.] ; jack-o'-lantern ; will-o'-the-wisp .
Example: The will-o'-the-wisp, phenomenon known also as ignis fatuus and jack-o'-lantern, is seen at night as a pale, flickering light over marshland. Example: The will-o'-the-wisp, phenomenon known also as ignis fatuus and jack-o'-lantern, is seen at night as a pale, flickering light over marshland. Example: The will-o'-the-wisp, phenomenon known also as ignis fatuus and jack-o'-lantern, is seen at night as a pale, flickering light over marshland.» fuego incontrolado = wildfire .
Example: The area burned by wildfire in the states of Arizona and New Mexico in the southwestern US has been increasing in recent years.» fuego + iniciar = fire + break out .
Example: In 1994 fire broke out in the Central Library building which housed the Norfolk Record Office.» fuego intenso = blazing fire .
Example: What better way to take refuge from the cold than dinner in front of a blazing fire?.» fuego lento = low heat .
Example: Meanwhile, make comfit of garlic with the sesame oil over low heat for 30 to 35 minutes.» fuego + prenderse = fire + break out .
Example: In 1994 fire broke out in the Central Library building which housed the Norfolk Record Office.» fuego repentino = flash fire .
Example: The author presents the results of an an epidemiological study examining 127 victims of a flash fire in a ballroom.» fuego sagrado = sacred fire .
Example: But to the person fortunate enough to possess the sacred fire of the art, his work is its own reward, and he blesses the men, living and dead, who kindled the spark within him.» fuegos artificiales = fireworks ; firework display .
Example: This article gives examples of unusual forms of library promotion -- rallies, comedy competitions, fun runs, fireworks. Example: Over recent years the number and frequency of firework displays (both public and private) has increased.» guiso a fuego lento = braise .
Example: Most braises call for the tougher cuts of meats or poultry.» hacer un fuego = make + a fire ; start + a fire ; build + a fire .
Example: They made a huge fire, put on their war paint, danced vigorously around the fire to the sound of a large drum, waving their knives and their spears. Example: He was bitten by a viper while starting a camp fire on the beach, but he miraculously suffered no harm. Example: We spend our free time together, walking and camping and building fires, playing outdoor games and chopping stuff up in the great outdoors.» hervir a fuego lento = simmer .
Example: Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.» hornillo de dos fuegos = double gas ring burner .
Example: Most of your cooking will be done around the campfire but if there are fire restrictions there is a double gas ring burner provided.» jugar con fuego = court + disaster ; play with + fire ; court + danger ; flirt with + danger .
Example: Are you going to run risks and court disasters by opposing the existing social order in the name of those imaginary notions of yours which you call your convictions?. Example: Granting the Executive the power to torture people and jail them indefinitely, without meaningful judicial review, is like playing with fire. Example: Always where the action is, he courts danger with a smile, but his charm can sometimes be a lethal weapon. Example: Just by being in the proximity of a motocross race or snowboarding competition can help you start flirting with danger.» la distancia es como el viento que apaga los fuegos pequeños pero aviva los grandes = absence makes the heart grow fonder ; distance makes the heart grow fonder .
Example: She and various others I have talked with about this situation all stressed that absence makes the heart grow fonder. Example: Distance makes the heart grow fonder, or so people say, but long distance relationships change the structure of even the sturdiest romances.» lengua de fuego = tongue of fire .
Example: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.» leña para encender el fuego = kindling ; kindling wood .
Example: I like to leave a few logs and some kindling for the next campers so that they can have a fire the night they arrive. Example: Pine, cedar and spruce are best used as kindling wood because they tend to burn quickly.» leña para prender el fuego = kindling ; kindling wood .
Example: I like to leave a few logs and some kindling for the next campers so that they can have a fire the night they arrive. Example: Pine, cedar and spruce are best used as kindling wood because they tend to burn quickly.» llama de fuego = blaze of fire .
Example: With wind blowing 76 miles and thermometer 6.5 below, it feels like a blaze of fire.» luchar contra un fuego = fight + a fire .
Example: Sprinkler systems fight fire, and transmit alarm at the same time, immediately after the beginning of a fire.» pasar la prueba de fuego = pass + the acid test .
Example: Over the years, herbal medicine has passed the acid test with its satisfactory results, and no one today can question its effectiveness.» poner la mano en el fuego por = stick out + Posesivo + neck (for) [También usado en el orden stick + Posesivo + neck out (for)] .
Example: But commercial businesses do this all the time: somebody sticks a neck out, and gets promoted or loses neck depending on results.» poner la mano en el fuego = be dead sure .
Example: The men had tails, pointed ears, and she was dead sure she had seen claws on their bare feet and hands.» precaución contra el fuego = fire precaution .
Example: As both a fire and safety precaution flammable liquids must be kept in a cabinet which can contain fire.» prender fuego = set + Nombre + on fire ; torch ; ignite ; set + ablaze ; burn [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio burnt/burned] ; kindle ; light + Nombre + on fire .
Example: The second example relates to a bibliographical puzzle concerning the bowdlerized British version of William Styron's novel 'Set this house on fire'. Example: Alenxandria's library was torched and completely destroyed by the brutal Roman emperor Aurelian in A.D. 270. Example: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes. Example: The day ended in a riot during which the town hall was set ablaze. Example: In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity. Example: Some people have the custom to begin reciting this prayer after kindling the first light, while kindling the other lights. Example: He was said to have lit a stormy petrel on fire and follow it through the storm and fog to shore while he was lost at sea.» prenderle fuego a = set + fire to .
Example: There was opposition from the Chinese, however, and someone set fire to the library in September 1938.» prenderse fuego = catch + fire ; catch on + fire ; burst into + flames .
Example: An ammo depot in Kabul caught fire and injured nine people in May. Example: Eric continued trying to stomp it out but his shoe caught on fire. Example: The relief driver on board a coach which crashed and burst into flames in France has returned home to his family.» propagarse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire .
Example: The story has spread like wildfire across the blogosphere.» propenso al fuego = fire-prone .
Example: Santa Barbara area canyon's residents are among many Californians living in harm's way in fire-prone areas.» prueba de fuego, la = acid test, the .
Example: The article is entitled 'Automated acquisitions: the acid test'.» resistencia al fuego = fire resistance .
Example: Consumers still need to keep in mind that increased fire resistance does not mean there is no fire risk.» resistente al fuego = fire-resistant .
Example: Wooden shelves should be treated with fire-resistant material = Los estantes de madera se deberían tratar con sustancias resistentes al fuego.» retardador del fuego = fire retardant [Substancia que ralentiza la propagación del fuego] .
Example: The appropriate prompt action -- perhaps with the proper fire retardant from a readily available fire extinguisher -- may prevent a mishap from becoming a catastrophe.» rojo fuego = flame-red .
Example: Christina Aguilera has swapped her blonde hair for new flame-red locks.» sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess ; pick up + the pieces .
Example: The new governement has set itself the task of sorting out the mess that Labour have created. Example: The standards of education in the UK are woefully low leaving employers to often pick up the pieces.» sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire .
Example: And there have actually been some pretty funny allusions to Baker pulling our chestnuts out the fire.» ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit .
Example: Motocross is one of the most physically demanding forms of motorcycle sport and tests both rider and their machines to the limit.» si juegas con fuego, te puedes quemar = if you play with fire, you'll get (your fingers) burnt/burned .
Example: And it seems that the old idiom, 'If you play with fire, you'll get burned,' rings true today.» sofocar un fuego = put out + a fire [Usado también en el sentido figurado de resolver conflictos o problemas] ; put out + a blaze .
Example: Typically we think that water will work to put out a fire, but that is not always the case. Example: A blaze in an industrial warehouse has taken more than 108 hours to put out and claimed the lives of two firefighters.fuego2 = fire.
Example: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.more:
» abrir fuego = open + fire .
Example: The Pakistani military has been given orders to open fire on US troops crossing the border from Afghanistan to attack Taliban safe havens.» alto del fuego = cease-fire .
Example: The Abuja Agreements ultimately were successful in effecting a cease-fire, in disarming 70% of the fighters, and in holding elections in Liberia in May of 1997.» arma de fuego = firearm .
Example: With this information about firearms one might turn to Quick's Dictionary where the entries are arranged alphabetically by the name or type of firearm.» arma (de fuego) prohibida = prohibited firearm .
Example: He also was charged with sexual assault and possession of a prohibited firearm in the same case, but those charges were stayed.» cese del fuego = cease-fire ; armistice .
Example: The Abuja Agreements ultimately were successful in effecting a cease-fire, in disarming 70% of the fighters, and in holding elections in Liberia in May of 1997. Example: The collection consists of an accumulation of 12,000 World War 1 era picture postcards, the majority of which were purchased soon after the armistice.» cogido entre dos fuegos = caught between two stools .
Example: Do people of mixed race feel caught between two stools or are they nestling in the best of both worlds?.» coleccionista de armas de fuego = gun collector .
Example: Research done in the field of collecting has primarily focused on those people who are known collectors such as gun, stamp, or coin collectors.» control de armas de fuego = gun control .
Example: Scotland should take a lead from Irish on gun control.» delincuencia con armas de fuego = gun crime .
Example: The average age of gun crime victims needing treatment at the hospital had decreased from 25 to the mid to late teens since 2012.» delito con arma de fuego = gun crime .
Example: The average age of gun crime victims needing treatment at the hospital had decreased from 25 to the mid to late teens since 2012.» delitos con armas de fuego = gun violence .
Example: Racism and gun violence need not be permanent fixtures in American life.» en la línea de fuego = in the hot seat ; in the front line ; on the front line .
Example: The article is entitled 'Sitting in the hot seat: some thoughts from the reference chair'. Example: Because they are in the 'front line,' reference librarians frequently determine whether a library is successful in serving its clientele. Example: The World Food Programme, the world's largest humanitarian organisation, is on the front line of the fight against climate change.» en primera línea (de fuego) = in the front line ; on the front line ; at the coalface .
Example: Because they are in the 'front line,' reference librarians frequently determine whether a library is successful in serving its clientele. Example: The World Food Programme, the world's largest humanitarian organisation, is on the front line of the fight against climate change. Example: African governments are at the coalface of trying to raise the standards of living of their people = Los gobiernos africanos están trabajando a pie de obra intentando elevar la calidad de vida de sus habitantes.» entre dos fuegos = crossfire ; pig(gy) in the middle .
Example: The developing world runs the risk of being caught in the cost based crossfire. Example: This `job opportunity' can put all Polish people of Northern Ireland as a piggy in the middle -- between two sides of the conflict -- and face discrimination from both of them.» fuego amigo = friendly fire .
Example: The library was bombed by friendly fire in World War II, reducing most of its holdings to charred remains.» fuego antiaéreo = flak [flack] .
Example: By using this method such unusual features as the German propensity for 'portmanteau' words (Flak was an obvious substitute for Flugzeugabwehrkannone) can be dealt with satisfactorily.» fuego cruzado = crossfire .
Example: The developing world runs the risk of being caught in the cost based crossfire.» fuego de artillería = crash of artillery ; cannonade .
Example: The crash of artillery followed instantly from two heavy guns in front, and the shells tore through our ranks with awful effect. Example: The cannonade was heard as far away as Pittsburgh, about two hundred miles to the west and over several mountain ranges.» fuego de cañones = crash of guns ; cannonade .
Example: In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield. Example: The cannonade was heard as far away as Pittsburgh, about two hundred miles to the west and over several mountain ranges.» fuego de francotirador = sniper fire .
Example: On 15 November, he informed me that his institution had been bombed thrice in three weeks, and subjected to sniper fire, including directly into his own office.» fuego de mortero = mortar fire .
Example: The building had been shelled several times in the few days previous to the closing (by which I assume he meant mortar fire).» fuego de mosquetes = rattle of musketry .
Example: In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield.» fuego enemigo = enemy fire .
Example: In more than one occasion he exposed himself to enemy fire and grenades by covering the bodies of those whom he was aiding with his own.» herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound .
Example: Unfortunately in this day in age, most gunshot wounds are not hunting related at all.» intercambio de fuego = exchange of fire .
Example: Four have died in an exchange of fire between Lebanese and Israeli troops.» leyes que regulan la posesión de armas de fuego = gun laws .
Example: Should gun laws change to make it harder for the mentally ill to buy weapons?.» línea de fuego = front-line ; line of fire .
Example: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication. Example: The article is entitled 'In the line of fire: the library of University College Hull during World War II'.» línea de fuego, la = firing line, the .
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.» respetar el alto el fuego = honour + the ceasefire .
Example: I put you on notice that you may argue till the cows come home about Jabari having blood on his hands, but the plain truth in this case is that Jabari and Hamas were honoring the ceasefire.» respetar el cese el fuego = honour + the ceasefire .
Example: I put you on notice that you may argue till the cows come home about Jabari having blood on his hands, but the plain truth in this case is that Jabari and Hamas were honoring the ceasefire.