fuego

Definitions of fuego
  1. noun
    the act of shooting a gun
    synonyms: cañonazo, cañoneo, disparo, disparos, escopetazo, fusilería, pistoletazo, tiro, tiroteo
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    fusilamiento, rodaje, tiro
    the act of firing a projectile
  2. noun
    the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
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    fuego antiaéreo
    firing at enemy aircraft
    línea de fuego
    the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
    andanada, descarga
    the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
    descarga cerrada, salva
    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
    fuego cruzado
    fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
    fuego directo
    fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it
    fuego indirecto
    fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons
    fuego preparado
    fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault
    fuego supresivo
    fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives
    fuego de artillería
    fire delivered by artillery
    cañoneo
    intense and continuous artillery fire
    type of:
    arremetida, asalto, ataque
    (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
  3. noun
    an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)
    synonyms: boquilla, mechero, quemador
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    soplete
    a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
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    aparato
    equipment designed to serve a specific function
  4. noun
    (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
  5. noun
    the trait of being intensely emotional
    synonyms: acaloramiento, ardor, calor, pasión, vehemencia
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    emotividad
    emotional nature or quality
  6. noun
    a fire set as a signal
    synonyms: destello
  7. noun
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
    synonyms: conflagración, incendio
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    correr como la pólvora
    a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
  8. noun
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
    synonyms: ardor, calor, celo, fervor, fogosidad, unción, vehemencia
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    apasionamiento, pasión
    a strong feeling or emotion
  9. noun
    a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
    synonyms: ardor, celo
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    afán, ansia, ardor, avidez, encendimiento, ilusión
    a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
  10. noun
    the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
    synonyms: llama
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    llamarada
    a strong flame that burns brightly
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    combustión
    a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
  11. noun
    symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
    synonyms: brote, chapetonada, chañaca, erupción, erupción cutánea, salpullido, sarpullido, serie, sucesión
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    brote, chapetonada, chañaca, erupción, erupción cutánea, salpullido, sarpullido, serie, sucesión
    any red eruption of the skin
    chichicaste, urticaria
    an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
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    síntoma
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
  12. noun
    any red eruption of the skin
    synonyms: brote, chapetonada, chañaca, erupción, erupción cutánea, salpullido, sarpullido, serie, sucesión
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    chichicaste, urticaria
    an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
    type of:
    brote, chapetonada, chañaca, erupción, erupción cutánea, salpullido, sarpullido, serie, sucesión
    symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
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