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The Portuguese word for fire is
fogo





fire

Gender

The gender of fogo is masculine. E.g. o fogo.

Plural

The plural of fogo is fogos.

Portuguese Definition


fire
     1. Substantivo. fogo
     2. Substantivo. incêndio
     3. Substantivo. (Reino Unido) fogão
     4. Verbo. disparar, atirar
     5. Verbo. despedir, demitir
     6. Verbo. queimar
     7. Verbo. atear fogo, incendiar



Translations for fire and their definitions

fogo
     1. n-m. fire (chemical reaction producing a flame)
           A criança aprendeu a não colocar a mão no fogo da maneira mais difícil. - The child learned not to put his hand in the fire the hard way.
     2. n-m. fire (destructive occurrence of fire in a certain place)
           Um fogo destruiu várias lojas no centro. - A fire destroyed several shops downtown.
     3. n-m. house, family
     4. n-m. (military) fire (projectiles in mid-air)
           Os soldados avançaram sob fogo pesado. - The soldiers advanced under heavy fire.
     5. n-m. (poetic) flame (intense emotions)
           O fogo da paixão. - The flame of passion.
     6. n-m. short for, fogo de artifício
     7. n-m. a device that produces a flame; a lighter or match
           O fumante viu que não tinha fogo. - The smoker noticed that he didn’t have a lighter.
     8. n-m. (colloquial) heat (tense situation)
     9. n-m. (Brazil) pain in the ass (someone or something that is hard to deal with)
           Seu filho é fogo. - Your kid is a pain in the ass.
     10. interj. (military) fire! (an order for soldiers to shoot)
     11. interj. (colloquial) (euphemistic form of foda-se)


despedir
     1. v. fire (terminate the employment of)
     2. v. to say goodbye to someone
     3. v. to farewell (to bid farewell)
     4. v. to quit; to resign (to stop working a job)


disparar
     1. v. to shoot, to fire (a weapon)
     2. v. (figuratively, transitive) to shoot up, to soar (to grow rapidly: prices etc.)


atirar
     1. v. to throw
     2. v. to fire (shoot a gun)


demitir
     1. v. to fire (terminate the employment of)
     2. v. to dismiss, displace
     3. v. to resign (quit a job or position)


incêndio
     1. n-m. fire (occurrence of fire in a certain place)
     2. n-m. arson (criminal fire)


fogão
     1. n-m. fire (heater or stove)


cozinhar
     1. v. to cook (food), to bake
     2. v. to fire (heat (pottery, etc.))


cozer
     1. v. to boil
     2. v. to bake
     3. v. to cook


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