open fire

English

Verb

open fire (third-person singular simple present opens fire, present participle opening fire, simple past and past participle opened fire)

1. (idiomatic) To begin firing (weapons) at something or someone.

   In warfare, whoever opens fire first has a greater chance of victory.

Translations

to begin firing at something or someone

• Armenian: կրակ բացել (krak bacʻel)
• Finnish: avata tuli
• French: ouvrir le feu (fr)
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• Russian: откры́ть ого́нь (ru) (otkrýtʹ ogónʹ)
• Spanish: abrir fuego
• Swedish: öppna eld

Noun

open fire

1. uncovered fire

   We roasted chestnuts over an open fire.

Translations

uncovered fire

• Finnish: avotuli (fi)
• Russian: откры́тый ого́нь (otkrýtyj ogónʹ)
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• Swedish: öppen eld c
• Tagalog: dapog