What does incendio in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word incendio in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use incendio in Spanish.

The word incendio in Spanish means fire, fire, passion, burn down, catch fire, inflame, insure the building against fire, fire protection pump, sprinkler pump, in case of fire, forest fire, intentional fire, fire hazard, cause a fire. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word incendio

fire

nombre masculino (fuego descontrolado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dos bomberos murieron tratando de apagar el incendio.
Two firefighters died trying to put out the fire.

fire, passion

nombre masculino (figurado (pasión irrefrenable) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El incendio de amor que ardía en su corazón amenazaba su cordura.
The fire of love that burned in her heart, threatened her sanity.

burn down

verbo transitivo (prender fuego)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Incendió su negocio para cobrar el seguro.
She burned down her business to collect the insurance.

catch fire

verbo pronominal (consumirse por fuego) (start)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se incendió un bosque en el monte.
A forest up in the hills caught fire.

inflame

verbo transitivo (figurado (enardecer, exaltar) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ha incendiado a la muchedumbre con su acalorado discurso.
He has inflamed the crowd with his impassioned speech.

insure the building against fire

locución verbal (póliza de seguro)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El contrato decía que era obligatorio asegurar el inmueble contra incendio.

fire protection pump, sprinkler pump

(alimentación de agua)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las bombas de los sistemas contra incendios deben estar aprobadas por el Ministerio.
Fire protection pumps must be approved by the ministry.

in case of fire

expresión (si surge fuego)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

forest fire

(desastre natural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los bomberos trabajan activamente para extinguir el incendio forestal.
The firefighters are working hard to put out the forest fire.

intentional fire

(der: por el hombre, delito)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fire hazard

locución nominal masculina (aviso de inflamabilidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cause a fire

locución verbal (causar un incendio)

Los acampantes provocaron un incendio accidentalmente.
The campers accidentally caused a fire.

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