Level | A1 |
---|---|
Kind | noun |
Front | fire |
IPA | /ˈfaɪə(r) / noun |
Back | yangın ateş |
Back 2 | 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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