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Fire Ateş Noun Open  /ˈfaɪə(R)   Yangın Uncountable Burning

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Kind noun
Front fire 
IPA  /ˈfaɪə(r)   / noun
Back yangın
ateş
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fire (noun)

 /ˈfaɪə(r)   / noun
 
 1 [countable, uncountable]
burning and flames, especially when it destroys and is out of control
yangın
 Firemen struggled for three hours to put out the fire.
 It had been a dry summer so there were many forest fires.
 In very hot weather, dry grass can catch fire (alev alabilir).
 Did someone set fire to (tutuşturdu mu) that pile of wood?
 Help! The frying pan's on fire (yanıyor)!
 2 [countable]
burning wood or coal used for warming people or cooking food
ateş
 They tried to light a fire to keep warm.
 It's cold – don't let the fire go out!
 a camp fire
 Our house has an open fire (şömine).
 3 [countable]
a machine for heating a room, etc.
soba, ocak vb.
 a gas/an electric fire
 gas-fired (gazlı) central heating
 4 [uncountable]
shooting from guns
 (silah) ateş
 The soldiers came under fire from all sides.
 I heard machine-gun fire (makineli tüfek ateşi) in the distance.
IDIOMS
come/be under fire
be strongly criticized
topa tutulmak
 The government has come under fire from all sides for its foreign policy.
get on/along like a house on fire
to immediately become good friends with sb
can ciğer olmak
open fire (at/on sb/sth)
to start shooting
ateş açmak
 He ordered his men to open fire.
 

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