Sentence examples of "fire" in English

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We sat over a fire. Sentamo-nos junto a uma fogueira.

A burnt child dreads the fire Gato escaldado tem medo de água fria

To add fuel to the fire Pôr lenha na fogueira

A burnt child fears the fire Gato escaldado tem medo de água fria

He explained how to make a fire. Ele explicou como fazer uma fogueira.

It only adds fuel to the fire. Só bota palha na fogueira.

They set fire to houses and farm buildings. Eles incendiaram casas e fazendas.

To jump from the frying-pan into the fire Fugi do fumo, caí nas brasas

Don't have too many irons in the fire Cada coisa a seu tempo

I cannot fire Ken. He's a good worker. Não posso demitir Ken. Ele é um bom trabalhador.

Out of the frying pan and into the fire De mal a pior

He sat reading with his wife sewing by the fire. Ele sentou-se lendo junto a sua esposa costurando à fogueira.

Too many irons in the fire result in bad workmanship. Ter ferros demais no forno resulta num mau acabamento.

I will count to three, and then I will fire! Eu vou contar até três e então vou atirar!

To fall out of the frying-pan into the fire Fugir do fumo, cair nas brasas

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