fuego-1
fire ; flame ; bonfire ; heat ; open fire ; blaze.
In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.
The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.
This is an outtake from Wolfe's follow up to his 1987 'Bonfire of the Vanities'.
When the pasta is halfway done, return the skillet with the sauce to a medium heat, adding the oregano, capers and olives.
The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.
Police say the blaze in the car factory was probably arson.
acción contra el fuego
fire response
It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.
alimentar el fuego
feed + the fire
Clair lets Luther out, leaving the door slightly ajar, before feeding the fire and starting on the coffee.
a medio fuego
medium heat
Whisk ingredients together, pour into oiled waffle iron, and cook on medium heat until steam starts coming out of the sides.
apagar el fuego [También put the flames out]
put out + the flames
The article has the title 'Putting out the flames: the etiquette and law of e-mail'.
apagar un fuego
extinguish + fire
put down + fire
douse + a blaze
Water was used to extinguish the fire.
A well-established fire in bookstacks without automatic protection may have to be put down with large hoses, causing extensive water damage.
Thirty fire fighters spent half an hour dousing a blaze in a kitchenette in a high rise city building before it could spread to other floors.
apagar un fuego con los pies
stomp out + fire
Eric continued trying to stomp it out but his shoe caught on fire.
atizar el fuego
stoke (up) + the fire
After stoking the fire so it would burn through the night, he took a long hot shower before retiring to his bed.
avivar el fuego
stoke (up) + the fire
After stoking the fire so it would burn through the night, he took a long hot shower before retiring to his bed.
baño de fuego
baptism of fire
He was a militant trade-union leader who got his baptisms of fire under a ruthless military dictatorship.
bautismo de fuego
baptism of fire
He was a militant trade-union leader who got his baptisms of fire under a ruthless military dictatorship.
cocer a fuego lento
simmer
Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.
cocinar a fuego alto
cook over + a high heat
cook at + a high heat
Cover, shake vigorously and cook over a high heat for 1 minute.
Baking powder is also popular in recipes like biscuits, which have to cook at a high heat.
cocinar a fuego lento
coddle
cook over + a low heat
cook at + a low heat
By this definition, what we call a hard-boiled egg is an egg that has been coddled for 15 minutes or so.
Strain the liquid through a sieve into a clean saucepan and cook over a low heat, stirring constantly until the custard thickens.
Add the peeled potatoes and cook at a low heat for 25-30 minutes.
como el fuego
like wildfire
Distance learning is sweeping through higher education like wildfire, and it is simultaneously capturing the interests of libraries and librarians.
daño causado por el fuego
fire damage
The library was plundered for its electronic equipment, and later suffered severe fire damage from the shelling.
destruido completamente por el fuego
burnt out
Only the burnt out shell of the Moorish revival building (the former town hall) which housed the library now remains.
donde hay humo, hay fuego
there's no smoke without fire
Most people will be thinking 'there's no smoke without fire' which is one reason why reporting on crimes should be banned until after a verdict is delivered.
echar leña al fuego
pour + oil on the flames
pour + oil on the fire
throw + oil on the flames
throw + oil on the fire
They know that to build bigger audiences, they have to pour oil on the flames and amp up the confrontation.
I disagree with the people saying she shouldn't have tried to step in, as that was 'pouring oil on the fire'.
The US understandably cares about the balance of power in the Caucasus, but why does it need to evoke 1968 and throw oil on the flames?.
The situation is extremely difficult, as we well know, and there are always people in whose interest it is to throw oil on the fire.
extenderse como el fuego
spread like + wildfire
The story has spread like wildfire across the blogosphere.
fuego + apagar
fire + be out
Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.
fuego arrasador
wildfire
The area burned by wildfire in the states of Arizona and New Mexico in the southwestern US has been increasing in recent years.
fuego + arrasar
fire + sweep through
In 1988 an electrically-caused fire swept through the Jewish archives in New York City.
fuego de gas
gas ring
gas ring burner
The kitchen is equipped with a cooker with four gas rings and an oven, a refrigerator with freezer compartment and all the utensils needed for cooking.
The cooker is in really good and clean condition and has 4 gas ring burners, a grill and a oven.
fuego de leña
wood fire
The smell of a wood fire gave her chill bumps as it reminded her of her mother's fireplace at home in Tennessee.
fuego del infierno
St. Anthony's fire
The history of erysipelas can be traced back to the Middle Ages when it was known as 'St. Anthony's Fire,' a bright red rash that was associated with a fungus found in contaminated rye.
fuego de San Antonio
St. Anthony's fire
The history of erysipelas can be traced back to the Middle Ages when it was known as 'St. Anthony's Fire,' a bright red rash that was associated with a fungus found in contaminated rye.
fuego + destruir
fire + destroy
This article describes the architecture of the library in Skorping, Denmark, built on the site of an old inn destroyed by fire.
fuego + destruir por completo
fire + gut
It gives an overview of the problems faced by the Los Angeles Public Library after it was gutted by the disastrous fire in 1986.
fuego fatuo
ignis fatuus [ignes fatui, -pl.]
jack-o'-lantern
will-o'-the-wisp
The will-o'-the-wisp, phenomenon known also as ignis fatuus and jack-o'-lantern, is seen at night as a pale, flickering light over marshland.
The will-o'-the-wisp, phenomenon known also as ignis fatuus and jack-o'-lantern, is seen at night as a pale, flickering light over marshland.
The will-o'-the-wisp, phenomenon known also as ignis fatuus and jack-o'-lantern, is seen at night as a pale, flickering light over marshland.
fuego incontrolado
wildfire
The area burned by wildfire in the states of Arizona and New Mexico in the southwestern US has been increasing in recent years.
fuego + iniciar
fire + break out
In 1994 fire broke out in the Central Library building which housed the Norfolk Record Office.
fuego + prenderse
fire + break out
In 1994 fire broke out in the Central Library building which housed the Norfolk Record Office.
fuego repentino
flash fire
The author presents the results of an an epidemiological study examining 127 victims of a flash fire in a ballroom.
fuego sagrado
sacred fire
But to the person fortunate enough to possess the sacred fire of the art, his work is its own reward, and he blesses the men, living and dead, who kindled the spark within him.
fuegos artificiales
fireworks
firework display
This article gives examples of unusual forms of library promotion - rallies, comedy competitions, fun runs, fireworks.
Over recent years the number and frequency of firework displays (both public and private) has increased.
hervir a fuego lento
simmer
Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.
hornillo de dos fuegos
double gas ring burner
Most of your cooking will be done around the campfire but if there are fire restrictions there is a double gas ring burner provided.
jugar con fuego
court + disaster
play with + fire
court + danger
flirt with + danger
Are you going to run risks and court disasters by opposing the existing social order in the name of those imaginary notions of yours which you call your convictions?.
Granting the Executive the power to torture people and jail them indefinitely, without meaningful judicial review, is like playing with fire.
Always where the action is, he courts danger with a smile, but his charm can sometimes be a lethal weapon.
Just by being in the proximity of a motocross race or snowboarding competition can help you start flirting with danger.
la distancia es como el viento que apaga los fuegos pequeños pero aviva los grandes
absence makes the heart grow fonder
distance makes the heart grow fonder
She and various others I have talked with about this situation all stressed that absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Distance makes the heart grow fonder, or so people say, but long distance relationships change the structure of even the sturdiest romances.
lengua de fuego
tongue of fire
Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire - animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs - was already announced many years ago.
leña para encender el fuego
kindling
kindling wood
I like to leave a few logs and some kindling for the next campers so that they can have a fire the night they arrive.
Pine, cedar and spruce are best used as kindling wood because they tend to burn quickly.
leña para prender el fuego
kindling
kindling wood
I like to leave a few logs and some kindling for the next campers so that they can have a fire the night they arrive.
Pine, cedar and spruce are best used as kindling wood because they tend to burn quickly.
llama de fuego
blaze of fire
With wind blowing 76 miles and thermometer 6.5 below, it feels like a blaze of fire.
luchar contra un fuego
fight + a fire
Sprinkler systems fight fire, and transmit alarm at the same time, immediately after the beginning of a fire.
pasar la prueba de fuego
pass + the acid test
Over the years, herbal medicine has passed the acid test with its satisfactory results, and no one today can question its effectiveness.
precaución contra el fuego
fire precaution
As both a fire and safety precaution flammable liquids must be kept in a cabinet which can contain fire.
prender fuego [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio burnt/burned]
set + Nombre + on fire
torch
ignite
set + ablaze
burn
kindle
light + Nombre + on fire
The second example relates to a bibliographical puzzle concerning the bowdlerized British version of William Styron's novel 'Set this house on fire'.
Alenxandria's library was torched and completely destroyed by the brutal Roman emperor Aurelian in A.D. 270.
Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.
The day ended in a riot during which the town hall was set ablaze.
In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.
Some people have the custom to begin reciting this prayer after kindling the first light, while kindling the other lights.
He was said to have lit a stormy petrel on fire and follow it through the storm and fog to shore while he was lost at sea.
prenderle fuego a
set + fire to
There was opposition from the Chinese, however, and someone set fire to the library in September 1938.
prenderse fuego
catch + fire
catch on + fire
An ammo depot in Kabul caught fire and injured nine people in May.
Eric continued trying to stomp it out but his shoe caught on fire.
propagarse como el fuego
spread like + wildfire
The story has spread like wildfire across the blogosphere.
propenso al fuego
fire-prone
Santa Barbara area canyon's residents are among many Californians living in harm's way in fire-prone areas.
prueba de fuego, la
acid test, the
The article is entitled 'Automated acquisitions: the acid test'.
resistencia al fuego
fire resistance
Consumers still need to keep in mind that increased fire resistance does not mean there is no fire risk.
resistente al fuego
fire-resistant
Wooden shelves should be treated with fire-resistant material = Los estantes de madera se deberían tratar con sustancias resistentes al fuego.
retardador del fuego [Substancia que ralentiza la propagación del fuego]
fire retardant
The appropriate prompt action - perhaps with the proper fire retardant from a readily available fire extinguisher - may prevent a mishap from becoming a catastrophe.
sacar las castañas del fuego
sort out + the mess
pick up + the pieces
The new governement has set itself the task of sorting out the mess that Labour have created.
The standards of education in the UK are woefully low leaving employers to often pick up the pieces.
sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien
pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire
And there have actually been some pretty funny allusions to Baker pulling our chestnuts out the fire.
ser la prueba de fuego de Algo
test + Nombre + to the limit
Motocross is one of the most physically demanding forms of motorcycle sport and tests both rider and their machines to the limit.
