fuego

fire

noun FWEH-goh Less Common

Origin: From Latin focus (hearth, fire), which also gives French feu.

Also means

flame

Usage Note

Fuego can mean an open fire, a burner flame (los fuegos de la cocina — the hob burners), or gunfire (fuego enemigo). ¿Tienes fuego? (Do you have a light?) is the standard way to ask for a cigarette lighter. Prender fuego (to set fire to) and apagar el fuego (to put out the fire) are key collocations. The plural fuegos artificiales means fireworks.

Examples

"El fuego del campamento nos daba calor."

Natural Translation

The campfire kept us warm.

Literal Translation

The fire of the camp gave us warmth.

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