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vuur betekenis in Engels

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vuurwerk substantief
{n}

firework [fireworks](exploding device)
noun
[UK: ˈfaɪə.wɜːk] [US: ˈfaɪˌr.wərk]

fireworks [fireworks](plural of firework)
noun
[UK: ˈfaɪə.wɜːks] [US: ˈfaɪˌr.wərks]

vuurwerkplant substantief

gas plant(Dictamnus albus)
noun

vuurzee substantief
{f}

conflagration [conflagrations](a large, ferocious, and destructive fire)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒn.flə.ˈɡreɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌkɑːn.flə.ˈɡreɪʃ.n̩]

inferno(large fire)
noun
[UK: ɪn.ˈfɜː.nəʊ] [US: ˌɪn.ˈfɝːno.ʊ]

vuurzucht substantief
{f}

pyromania(disorder)
noun
[UK: pˌaɪrəʊmˈeɪniə] [US: pˌaɪroʊmˈeɪnɪə]

als een lopend vuurtje werkwoord
{n}

spread like wildfire(spread or disseminate rapidly or uncontrollably)
verb
[UK: spred ˈlaɪk ˈwaɪld.faɪə(r)] [US: ˈspred ˈlaɪk ˈwaɪld.ˌfaɪər]

bacterievuur substantief
{n}

fire blight(bacterial plant disease)
noun
[UK: ˈfaɪə(r) blaɪt] [US: ˈfaɪər ˈblaɪt]

bakenvuur substantief
{n}

beacon [beacons](signal fire)
noun
[UK: ˈbiːkən] [US: ˈbiːkən]

de kastanjes uit het vuur halen werkwoord

pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire(do someone's difficult work)
verb
[UK: pʊl ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈtʃe.snʌts ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈpʊl ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈtʃe.snʌts ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪər]

eigen vuur substantief
{n}

friendly fire(fire from allied or friendly forces)
noun
[UK: ˈfrend.li ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈfrend.li ˈfaɪər]

geen rook zonder vuur phrase

no smoke without fire(gossip and accusations are often substantiated by fact)
phrase
[UK: nəʊ sməʊk wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈnoʊ smoʊk wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈfaɪər]

Grieks vuur substantief

Greek fire(flammable substance)
noun
[UK: ˈɡriːk ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈɡriːk ˈfaɪər]

hellevuur substantief
{n}

hellfire(fire of hell)
noun
[UK: ˈhel.faɪə(r)] [US: ˈhel.ˌfaɪr]

het vuur aan de schenen leggen werkwoord

roast [roasted, roasting, roasts](to admonish someone vigorously)
verb
[UK: rəʊst] [US: roʊst]

in vuur en vlam bijvoeglijk naamwoord

ablaze(on fire)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈbleɪz] [US: ə.ˈbleɪz]

is vuur phrase

no smoke without fire(gossip and accusations are often substantiated by fact)
phrase
[UK: nəʊ sməʊk wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈnoʊ smoʊk wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈfaɪər]

kampvuur substantief
{n}

campfire [campfires](fire at a campground)
noun
[UK: ˈkæmp.faɪə(r)] [US: ˈkæmp.ˌfaɪər]

koudvuur substantief
{n}

gangrene [gangrenes](the necrosis or rotting of flesh)
noun
[UK: ˈɡæŋ.ɡriːn] [US: ˈɡæŋ.ɡriːn]

met vuur spelen werkwoord

play with fire(put oneself in a precarious situation)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ wɪð ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈpleɪ wɪθ ˈfaɪər]

miltvuur substantief
{n}

anthrax [anthraces](disease)
noun
[UK: ˈæn.θræks] [US: ˈæn.θræks]

olie op het vuur gooien werkwoord

add fuel to the fire(worsen a conflict)
verb
[UK: æd ˈfjuːəl tuː ðə ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈæd ˈfjuːəl ˈtuː ðə ˈfaɪər]

onder bedreiging van een vuurwapen preposition

at gunpoint(under coercion by someone with a firearm)
preposition

roffelvuur substantief
{n}

drumfire(heavy, continuous, rapid gunfire)
noun
[UK: ˈdrʌm.faɪə(r)] [US: ˈdrʌm.faɪər]

Sint-Elmusvuur substantief

St. Elmo's fire(electrical discharge)
noun
[UK: seɪnt] [US: ˈstriːt]

smidsvuur substantief

forge [forges](furnace or hearth)
noun
[UK: fɔːdʒ] [US: ˈfɔːrdʒ]

spervuur substantief
{n}

barrage [barrages](heavy curtain of artillery fire)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.rɑːʒ] [US: bə.ˈrɑːʒ]

Tervuurse herder substantief

Belgian Tervurennoun

trommelvuur substantief
{n}

drumfire(heavy, continuous, rapid gunfire)
noun
[UK: ˈdrʌm.faɪə(r)] [US: ˈdrʌm.faɪər]

vagevuur substantief

purgatory [purgatories](situation causing suffering)
noun
[UK: ˈpɜː.ɡət.r̩i] [US: ˈpɝː.ɡə.ˌtɔː.ri]

vagevuur eigennam

Purgatory(intermediate state after physical death)
proper noun
[UK: ˈpɜː.ɡət.r̩i] [US: ˈpɝː.ɡə.ˌtɔː.ri]

vreugdevuur substantief
{n}

bonfire [bonfires](large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal)
noun
[UK: ˈbɒn.faɪə(r)] [US: ˈbɑːn.ˌfaɪər]

vuistvuurwapen substantief
{n}

handgun [handguns](small, hand-held gun)
noun
[UK: ˈhænd.ɡʌn] [US: ˈhænd.ˌɡən]

waar rook is is vuur phrase

where there's smoke, there's fire(if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism)
phrase

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