fire

feu

Chaleur et lumière produites lorsque quelque chose brûle.

En anglais simple : The heat and light produced when something burns.

• Dry grass catches fire easily.
• Fire needs fuel to keep burning.
• The roof was on fire when we arrived.

Synonymes : combustion

Expressions courantes : catch fire, on fire, fire and smoke

incendie

Événement où quelque chose brûle et provoque des dégâts ou un danger.

En anglais simple : An event in which something burns and causes damage or danger.

• A fire destroyed the shop.
• Firefighters stopped the fire from spreading.
• Did everyone escape from the hotel fire?

Synonymes : blaze

Expressions courantes : house fire, forest fire, fire alarm

feu

Bois ou autre matière qui brûle dans un endroit précis pour chauffer, cuisiner ou éclairer.

En anglais simple : Burning wood or other material kept in one place for warmth, cooking, or light.

• We sat beside the fire.
• Dad lit a fire to keep us warm.
• They cooked their dinner over an open fire.

Expressions courantes : light a fire, wood fire, camp fire

radiateur, poêle

Appareil qui chauffe une pièce grâce à l’électricité ou au gaz.

En anglais simple : A device that heats a room using electricity or gas.

• Please turn the fire on.
• They installed a gas fire in the sitting room.
• The old electric fire takes ages to warm the room.

Synonymes : heater

Expressions courantes : electric fire, gas fire

feu

Le feu considéré par les penseurs anciens comme l’une des quatre matières fondamentales composant le monde.

En anglais simple : One of four basic substances that ancient thinkers believed made up the world.

• Fire was one of the four elements.
• The philosopher linked fire with heat and dryness.
• Her painting represents earth, water, air, and fire.

Expressions courantes : element of fire, fire and air

feu

Le feu considéré comme l’une des cinq forces ou matières fondamentales dans certaines traditions de pensée.

En anglais simple : One of five basic forces or substances in some traditional systems of thought.

• Fire is one of the five elements.
• In this Chinese system, wood feeds fire.
• The diagram shows fire giving rise to earth.

Expressions courantes : fire and water, fire element

génial, excellent

Extrêmement bon, enthousiasmant ou impressionnant.

En anglais simple : Extremely good, exciting, or impressive.

• That song is fire.
• Your new outfit looks absolutely fire.
• She shared some fire tracks with us.

Synonymes : great, amazing, excellent

Contraires : terrible

Expressions courantes : absolutely fire, fire track, fire outfit

licencier, renvoyer

Faire partir une personne de son emploi, souvent parce qu’elle a mal travaillé ou commis une faute.

En anglais simple : To make someone leave their job, usually because they have done something wrong or performed badly.

• The boss fired him.
• She was fired for missing work repeatedly.
• Would you fire an employee for one mistake?

Comment l'utiliser : fire someone for something (They fired him for stealing equipment.)

Synonymes : dismiss, sack

Contraires : hire

Expressions courantes : fire someone, fire an employee