open fire
open fire · opens fire · opened fire · opening fire
звільнити, стріляти, звільняти
открыть огонь
losschießen
To begin firing at something or someoneTo begin firing (weapons) at something or someone.
» The soldiers opened fire.
Die Soldaten eröffneten das Feuer.
Солдаты открыли огонь.
Солдати відкрили вогонь.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To begin firing (weapons) at something or someone.
In warfare, whoever opens fire first has a greater chance of victory.
losschießen
откры́ть ого́ньotkrýtʹ ogónʹ
start firing a weapon
Examples
37 sentencesThe soldiers opened fire.
Солдати відкрили вогонь.
ruСолдаты открыли огонь.
deDie Soldaten eröffneten das Feuer.
The enemy opened fire on us.
We opened fire on the enemy.
ruМы открыли огонь по неприятелю.
The police opened fire without warning.
Open fire only on my command.
ruОткрывать огонь только по моей команде.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to begin firing at something or someone:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to begin firing at something or someone:
Forms
opens fire, opening fire, opened fire, opened fire| Base form | open fire · to open fire |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | opens fire |
| Present participle | opening fire |
| Past simple | opened fire |
| Past participle | opened fire |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- start firing a weapon:fire
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle