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An uncovered fire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We roasted chestnuts over an open fire.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To begin firing (weapons) at something or someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- In warfare, whoever opens fire first has a greater chance of victory.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
start firing a weapon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fire
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blast, shoot
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
露天火堆
(lùtiān huǒduī)
— an uncovered fire
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Finnish:
avotuli
— an uncovered fire
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Russian:
откры́тый ого́нь
(otkrýtyj ogónʹ)
— an uncovered fire
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Spanish:
fuego abierto
— an uncovered fire
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Swedish:
öppen eld
— an uncovered fire
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Tagalog:
dapog
— an uncovered fire
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Armenian:
կրակ բացել
(krak bacʻel)
— to begin firing at something or someone
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Azerbaijani:
atəş açmaq
— to begin firing at something or someone
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Chinese Mandarin:
開槍 /开枪
(kāiqiāng)
— to begin firing at something or someone
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Chinese Mandarin:
開火 /开火
(kāihuǒ)
— to begin firing at something or someone
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Esperanto:
ekpafi
— to begin firing at something or someone
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Finnish:
avata tuli
— to begin firing at something or someone
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French:
ouvrir le feu
— to begin firing at something or someone
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German:
losschießen
— to begin firing at something or someone
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Greek:
ανοίγω πυρ
(anoígo pyr)
— to begin firing at something or someone
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Hungarian:
tüzet nyit
— to begin firing at something or someone
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Latvian:
atklāt uguni
— to begin firing at something or someone
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Mongolian:
гал нээх
(gal neex)
— to begin firing at something or someone
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Portuguese:
abrir fogo
— to begin firing at something or someone
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Russian:
откры́ть ого́нь
(otkrýtʹ ogónʹ)
— to begin firing at something or someone
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Serbo-Croatian:
otvòriti vȁtru
— to begin firing at something or someone
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Spanish:
abrir fuego
— to begin firing at something or someone
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Swedish:
öppna eld
— to begin firing at something or someone
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Turkish:
ateş açmak
— to begin firing at something or someone