stoke

BrE /stəʊk/ AmE /stoʊk/

verb en → es

past stoked pp stoked ing stoking

1 FUEL [transitive] B1

to put more fuel on a fire or into an engine to make it burn or work better

alimentar, encender, aumentar la combustión

  • stoke something with sth

Collocations stoke a fire with wood · stoke an engine with fuel

  • He stoked the fire with more logs.

    Él alimentó la chimenea con más leña.

2 EXCITE [transitive] B2

to make someone feel excited or angry, especially about a particular subject or situation

avivar, encender, estimular

  • stoke somebody's anger/anger in sb

Collocations stoke someone’s anger · stoke a debate

  • The comments stoked the public's anger.

    Los comentarios avivaron la ira del público.

Phrasal verbs

stoke up EXCITE B2

avivar, encender

  • The speech stoked up the crowd.

    El discurso avivó a la multitud.

stoke off STOP EXCITING B2

calmar, apaciguar

  • The police tried to stoke off the rioters.

    La policía intentó calmar a los manifestantes.

Idioms

stoke the fires of C1

avivar las llamas de

  • The scandal stoked the fires of public outrage.

    El escándalo avivó las llamas del enojo público.

stoke a fire under sb/sth C1

avivar el fuego bajo alguien/algo

  • We need to stoke a fire under the project.

    Necesitamos avivar el fuego en el proyecto.