fire drill in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fire drill in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.drill1 [Am drɪl, Brit drɪl] N

II.drill1 [Am drɪl, Brit drɪl] VB trans

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III.drill1 [Am drɪl, Brit drɪl] VB intr

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drill2 [Am drɪl, Brit drɪl] N FARM

I.fire [Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r, Brit ˈfʌɪə] N

1.1. fire U:

fire
fuego m
to be on fire
estar en llamas
to be on fire
estar ardiendo
to set sth on fire or to set fire to sth
prenderle fuego a algo
to catch fire
prender fuego
to catch fire twigs:
prender
fire and brimstone
el fuego eterno
fire and brimstone
los tormentos del infierno
a fire-and-brimstone sermon
un sermón apocalíptico
to fight fire with fire
pagar con la misma moneda
to go through fire and water
hacerle frente a todo
I'd go through fire and water for her sake
por ella iría hasta el fin del mundo
to play with fire
jugar con fuego
to set the world or Brit also the Thames on fire
comerse el mundo
he hopes to set the New York art world on fire
espera revolucionar el mundo artístico neoyorquino

5. fire U (of guns):

fire
fuego m
to open fire on sb/sth
abrir fuego sobre alguien/algo
to hold one's fire
hacer alto el fuego
a burst of fire
una ráfaga de disparos
to draw sb's fire
distraer la atención de alguien
to exchange fire
tirotearse
to come under fire
entrar en la línea de fuego
we were under fire
estaban disparando sobre nosotros
he is under fire from both left and right
está siendo atacado desde la derecha y desde la izquierda
he is under fire from both left and right
es el blanco de las críticas tanto de la derecha como de la izquierda
to hang fire we'd better hang fire
va a ser mejor que esperemos
we are hanging fire over our expansion plans
de momento hemos dejado en suspenso or de lado nuestros planes de expansión

II.fire [Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r, Brit ˈfʌɪə] VB trans

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fire drill in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fire drill in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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II.drill1 [drɪl] VB trans TECH

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III.drill1 [drɪl] VB intr TECH

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I.fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am ˈfaɪɚ] N

II.fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am ˈfaɪɚ] VB trans

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III.fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am ˈfaɪɚ] VB intr

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You don't realize how valuable those players are until you don't have them because the end of games becomes a fire drill.
edmontonjournal.com
So, yes, it's certainly gone beyond the standard fire drill.
www.theglobeandmail.com
For a moment, he thought maybe it was a fire drill and someone was throwing firecrackers.
www.kansas.com
I panicked, thinking that with both my feet up in stirrups it was a lousy time for a fire drill.
www.qt.com.au
However, that turned out to have been because of an entirely coincidental fire drill.
www.stuff.co.nz
A fire drill is a great way to learn about communities.
www.dnaindia.com
The university dismissed any connection to a routine fire drill that sent people streaming out of campus buildings shortly before the thunderstorm.
www.therecord.com
And stage a social-media fire drill every so often.
www.fastcompany.com
Last night we had a fire drill, not the hotel, just us.
www.huffingtonpost.com
It commonly was used to make fire and in this function it also was called a fire drill.
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