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Translations for fire and their definitions

gi sparken
     1. to fire, to terminate the employment of


avfyre
     1. v. to fire (a gun, shot, missile etc.)


sparke
     1. v. to kick
     2. v. to fire, sack (terminate the employment of someone)



brenne
     1. v. (intransitive) to burn (be consumed by fire)
     2. v. to burn (something)
     3. v. (reflexive, brenne seg) to burn oneself
     4. v. to roast (almonds, coffee)
     5. v. to distill (brandy etc.)


fyre
     1. v. to fire (supply a fire with fuel)
     2. v. to fire (bake in a kiln)
     3. v. fyre (opp) - to light (a fire)
     4. v. fyre (av) - to fire (a shot, rocket etc.)


bål
     1. n. a bonfire


brann
     1. n. fire
     2. n. conflagration
     3. n. inflammation, burning pain, fever
     4. v. nb-fcon;2005 past of brenne (intransitive verb)


fyr
     1. n. guy, bloke
           Han er en merkelig fyr - he is a weird guy
           Sjekk den fyren der - check out that guy (over there)
     2. n. the presence of fire
           Å sette fyr på noe - to set something on fire
           Skogen tok fyr - the forest caught fire
           Fyr! - fire! (when using firearms)
           Har du fyr? - Got a light? (for cigarettes or similar)
     3. n. furnace room, boiler room, stokehold
           Jeg har jobbet i fyren hele dagen - I've been working in the boiler the whole day
     4. n. lighthouse, beacon
           Fyret har stått der siden 1800-tallet. - The lighthouse has been there since the 1800s.
     5. v. imperative of fyre


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