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Jul 7, 2005 05:38
19 yrs ago
English term

Fire

English to Czech Tech/Engineering Engineering (general)
My friend has put together a motorcycle at home and wants to name it "Fire" in Czech. Could you please let me know what the word for that would be considering the context.
Proposed translations (Czech)
5 +4 Ohen
4 zážeh, střílení do výfuku.
5 -1 jiskra
3 pal

Proposed translations

+4
12 mins
Selected

Ohen

Oheň, žár, výstřel, plamen
Ohen, zar, vystrel, plamen
Peer comment(s):
neutral Hana Chupikova : According to the motorcycle it may mean: "zážeh" (ignition) or "střílení do výfuku" (back fire).
1 min
Do you think that the name of the motorcycle would sound " Střílení do výfuku"?
agree Johan Venter : Sounds good to me! Driving around on Ohen
2 hrs
thank you Johan :-)
agree lingua chick : Have fun on your bike
5 hrs
thank you :-)
agree Luciie : Yes, the translation is alright. Enjoy the bike!
9 hrs
thank you, but it is not mine :-)
agree Lubosh Hanuska : Plamen would be a great name for motorcycle... "ohen" sounds a bit static :-)
1 day 5 hrs
thank you :-)
disagree Radovan Pletka : see my translation and explanation
1 day 12 hrs
read carefully!!!
agree Jan Zeman : I'd vote for "plamen". Sounds best as for marketing purposes. Any translation is good as long as the bike does not "catch fire":-)
2 days 13 hrs
Thank you :-), you are right - PLAMEN sounds good as well
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
25 mins

zážeh, střílení do výfuku.

Hi,
FIRE may mean: "zážeh" (ignition) or "střílení do výfuku" (back fire).In case of accurate target term we must know the context.
Hana

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Note added at 37 mins (2005-07-07 06:16:18 GMT)
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This is a name of motorcycle???? You wrote that your frieds put together motorcycle. I thought that this term considred the maintanance or something similar. In case of accurate term in the future PLS explain. Hana
Peer comment(s):
neutral Johan Venter : The decent thing to do would be to change your neutral to an agree or remove it from Jan Kolbaba after reading your note above...
2 hrs
neutral Radovan Pletka : jiska je pricinou zazehu, bez ni k zazehu nedojde
1 day 12 hrs
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-1
1 day 13 hrs

jiskra

fire in engine terminology is a spark, which ignites gasoline fumes and therefore the correct translation is jiskra.
All the other translations are WRONG.
Peer comment(s):
disagree Jan Kolbaba : dear sir, we are looking for a name of the bike !! I must say that the name "JISKRA" is nice too. But asker wants to name it as FIRE not as SPARK
6 mins
Yes, it is nice too, and the fact it is correct translation, will not hurt either. Ohen, give me a break!
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5 days

pal

command " fire!"
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