afire

a·fire  (-fr)

adv. & adj.

1. On fire.

2. Intensely interested.

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afire [əˈfaɪə]

adv & adj (postpositive)

1. on fire; ablaze

2. intensely interested or passionate he was afire with enthusiasm for the new plan

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

afire - lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire" alight, on fire, ablaze, aflame, aflare lighted, lit - set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker"

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afire

adjective passionate, excited, stimulated, aroused, fervent, impassioned, aglow All his senses were afire.

set afire set alight, lighted, lit, ignited, set on fire, set ablaze, set burning, set aflame, set blazing The houses were set afire, but there were only minor injuries.

Translations

afire [əˈfaɪəʳ] ADJ (liter) to be afire → arder, estar en llamas
to be afire to help → anhelar ardientemente ayudar

afire [əˈfaɪə^r]

adj

(literary) (= alight) → en feu

(= excited) [person, senses] → embrasé(e)
to be afire with desire → brûler de désir
to be afire with passion → être enflammé(e) par la passion
to be afire with excitement → être surexcité(e)

adv (literary) (= alight) → en feu
to set sth afire → mettre le feu à qch

afire

adj pred, adv → in Brand; to set something afire → etw in Brand stecken, etw anzünden; (fig) → etw entzünden; afire with enthusiasm → hellauf begeistert; this set his imagination afire → das entzündete seine Fantasie