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25 Nov 2020
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What is the difference between to fire and to light ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between to fire and to light ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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A fire produces heat and light.
LED bulbs produce light, but not heat.
An electric blanket produces heat, but not light.
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Both of these words have multiple definitions in English.
fire:
noun
1. (flames) ого́нь m, (wildfire etc.) пожа́р m
The wildfire spread quickly
2. (of guns etc.) ого́нь m, стрельба́ f
verb
1. sb снять с рабо́ты кого
2. (a gun) sth стреля́ть
3. (ceramics) обже́чь, обжига́ть
light (radiation):
noun
1. свет m
2. (lamp etc.) свети́льник m, фона́рь m, ла́мпа f
adjective
(colour etc.) све́тлый
v
1. (fire etc.) sth заже́чь, (ignite) подже́чь, разже́чь что
2. light (up) (use light) освети́ть
https://www.dict.com/Russian-English/fire
https://www.dict.com/Russian-English/light
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