inferno (redirected from infernos)

in·fer·no  (n-fûrn)

n. pl. in·fer·nos

1. A place or condition suggestive of hell, especially with respect to human suffering or death: the inferno of battle.

2. A place of fiery heat or destruction.

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[Italian, hell, from Late Latin nfernus; see infernal.]

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inferno [ɪnˈfɜːnəʊ]

n pl -nos

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) (sometimes capital; usually preceded by the) hell; the infernal region

2. any place or state resembling hell, esp a conflagration

[from Italian, from Late Latin infernus hell]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	inferno - any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"; hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
	2.	inferno - a very intense and uncontrolled fire conflagration fire - the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire" wildfire - a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
	3.	Inferno - (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson infernal region, nether region, perdition, Hell, pit fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings Gehenna, Tartarus - a place where the wicked are punished after death hellfire, red region - a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior

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inferno

noun blaze, fire, flames, conflagration Rescue workers fought to get to victims inside the inferno.

Translations

inferno [ɪnˈfɜːnəʊ] N (= hell) → infierno m; (= fire) → hoguera f
in a few minutes the house was a blazing inferno → en pocos minutos la casa era una hoguera
it's like an inferno in there → allí dentro hace un calor insoportable

inferno [ɪnˈfɜː^rnəʊ] n (= fiercely burning fire) → brasier m

inferno

n (= hell) → Hölle f, → Inferno nt; (= blazing house etc) → Flammenmeer nt; a blazing inferno → ein flammendes Inferno; it’s like an inferno in here (fig) → hier ist es wie in einem Brutofen

inferno [ɪnˈfɜːnəʊ] n → inferno

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inferno [ɪnˈfɜːnəʊ] n → inferno