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open fire (to begin firing at something or someone) verb [UK: ˈəʊ.pən ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈoʊ.pən ˈfaɪər] | ouvrir le feu◼◼◼verbe |
out of the frying pan, into the fire (get from an already bad situation to a worse one) preposition [UK: ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfraɪ.ɪŋ pæn ˈɪn.tə ðə ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfraɪ.ɪŋ ˈpæn ˌɪn.ˈtuː ðə ˈfaɪər] | de Charybde en Scylla ([to go] from Charybdis to Scylla)preposition |
play with fire (put oneself in a precarious situation) verb [UK: ˈpleɪ wɪð ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈpleɪ wɪθ ˈfaɪər] | jouer avec le feu◼◼◼verbe |
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] | |
rapid-fire (able to fire bullets in quick succession) adjective [UK: ˈræ.pɪd ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈræ.pəd ˈfaɪər] | feu roulant◼◼◼adjectif |
ready, aim, fire (sequence of commands) interjection | feu◼◼◼interjection prêts◼◼◻interjection visez◼◼◻interjection |
Ring of Fire (area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity) proper noun | ceinture de feu◼◼◼nom propre |
set fire (to light using fire) verb | mettre le feu◼◼◼verbe |
set on fire (cause to begin to burn) verb [UK: set ɒn ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈset ɑːn ˈfaɪər] | enflammer◼◼◼verbe allumer◼◼◻verbe embraser◼◼◻verbe |
set the Thames on fire (to achieve something amazing) verb | |
spread like wildfire (spread or disseminate rapidly or uncontrollably) verb [UK: spred ˈlaɪk ˈwaɪld.faɪə(r)] [US: ˈspred ˈlaɪk ˈwaɪld.ˌfaɪər] | |
St. Elmo's fire (electrical discharge) noun [UK: seɪnt] [US: ˈstriːt] | feu de Saint-Elme◼◼◼nom |
trial by fire (idiomatic: any ordeal which tests one's strength, endurance, or resolve) noun | épreuve du feu◼◼◼nom {f} épreuve par le feu◼◼◻nom {f} |
trial by fire (situation in which a soldier or other combatant faces the discharge of opposing weapons) noun | épreuve du feu◼◼◼nom {f} |
trial by fire (test in which a person is exposed to flames) noun | épreuve du feu◼◼◼nom {f} |
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 | |
where's the fire phrase | il n'y a pas le feu au lacphrase rien ne pressephrase |
wildfire [wildfires] (rapidly spreading fire) noun [UK: ˈwaɪld.faɪə(r)] [US: ˈwaɪld.ˌfaɪər] | feu de forêt (forest fire)◼◼◼nom {m} incendie de forêt◼◼◼nom {m} [jargon] FdFnom {m} |