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Dictionary: a·fire   (ə-fīr') pronunciation
adv. & adj.
  1. On fire.
  2. Intensely interested.

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adjective

    On fire: ablaze, aflame, alight, burning, conflagrant, fiery, flaming. Idioms: in a blaze, in flames. See hot/cold/lukewarm.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: lighted up by or as by fire or flame
  Synonyms: ablaze, aflame, aflare, alight, blazing, burning, flaming, on fire


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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - i flammer, i brand
adj. - i flammer, i brand

Nederlands (Dutch)
brandend, opgewonden

Français (French)
adv. - en feu, embrasé, (fig) enflammé
adj. - en feu

Deutsch (German)
adv. - in Brand
adj. - in Brand

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - στις φλόγες
adj. - καιγόμενος, φλεγόμενος

Italiano (Italian)
in fiamme, bruciante

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - em chamas
adj. - incendiado

Русский (Russian)
в огне

Español (Spanish)
adv. - ardiendo
adj. - incendiado

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - i brand
adj. - i brand

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
燃烧地, 异常激动地, 着火地, 燃烧着的, 异常激动的, 着火的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 燃燒地, 異常激動地, 著火地
adj. - 燃燒著的, 異常激動的, 著火的

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 불타올라
adj. - 불타는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 火となって
adv. - 燃えて

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) مشتعلا (صفه) مشتعل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮לוהט, בוער‬
adj. - ‮לוהט, בוער, מרוגש מאד‬


 
 
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