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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ali-mã-te
"Il a fallu alimenter le feu pour garder la maison chaude."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To add fuel to a fire and stir it up to make it burn more brightly or intensely.
"He grabbed a long iron poker to stoke the dying fire in the hearth." - 2
To encourage or incite a strong emotion or reaction in someone.
"The controversial speech served only to stoke public anger."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'stoken', meaning to poke or thrust, and related to Middle Dutch 'stoken' and German 'stochern'. Historically used in the context of tending to a fire by stirring the coals or adding fuel to increase its intensity, it later expanded metaphorically to mean inciting or exciting emotions.
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alimenter
Transliteration: ali-mã-te
"Il a fallu alimenter le feu pour garder la maison chaude."
schüren
Transliteration: shü-ren
"Er versuchte, das Feuer mit frischem Holz zu schüren."
alimentare
Transliteration: ali-men-ta-re
"Il vento ha iniziato ad alimentare le fiamme."
avivar
Transliteration: a-bi-bar
"El viento ayudó a avivar el fuego de la fogata."
alimentar
Transliteration: a-li-men-tar
"Ele colocou mais lenha para alimentar o fogo."
आग भड़काना
Transliteration: aag bhadkana
"उसने ठंड से बचने के लिए आग को भड़काया।"
添柴火
Transliteration: tiān chái huǒ
"他往壁炉里添柴火以保持房间暖和。"
불을 지피다
Transliteration: bul-eul ji-pi-da
"추운 겨울밤에 난로에 불을 지폈습니다."
火を焚きつける
Transliteration: hi o takitsukeru
"彼炉の火を焚きつけて部屋を暖めた。"
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