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in·fer·no
(ĭn-fûr′nō)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.
[Italian, hell, from Late Latin īnfernus; see infernal.]
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inferno
(ɪnˈfɜːnəʊ)n, pl -nos
1. (Theology) the inferno (sometimes capital) hell; the infernal region
2. any place or state resembling hell, esp a conflagration
[C19: from Italian, from Late Latin infernus hell]
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in•fer•no
(ɪnˈfɜr noʊ)n., pl. -nos.
1. hell; the infernal regions.
2. a place or region that resembles hell, esp. in intense heat.
[1825–35; < Italian < Late Latin infernus hell, n. use of Latin infernus; see infernal]
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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"; |
2. | inferno - a very intense and uncontrolled fire 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 fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings 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.
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inferno
[ɪnˈfɜːnəʊ] N (= hell) → infierno m; (= fire) → hoguera fin 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
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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
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