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1 firing-squad
noun (a group of soldiers with guns, to execute a prisoner: He must face the firing-squad.) aftökusveit -
2 salute
[sə'lu:t] 1. verb1) ((especially in the forces) to raise the (usually right) hand to the forehead to show respect: They saluted their commanding officer.) heilsa (að hermannasið)2) (to honour by firing eg large guns: They saluted the Queen by firing one hundred guns.) heiðra með því að hleypa af (fallbyssu)skotum2. noun(an act of saluting: The officer gave a salute; a 21-gun salute.) það að heiðra -
3 abort
[ə'bo:t]1) (to lose or bring about the loss of (an unborn child) from the womb.) missa fóstur; valda fósturláti hjá2) ((of a plan etc) to (cause to) come to nothing.) hætta við3) (to stop or abandon (a space mission, eg the firing of a rocket) before it is completed.) stöðva í miðju kafi•- abortion- abortive -
4 ammunition
[æmju'niʃən](things used in the firing of a gun etc (eg bullets, gunpowder, shells): How long will the soldiers' ammunition last?) skotfæri -
5 catapult
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6 cease
[si:s](to stop or (bring to an) end: They were ordered to cease firing; That department has ceased to exist; This foolishness must cease!; Cease this noise!) hætta- ceaselessly -
7 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) eldur2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) hitaplötur; rafmagnshellur, gashellur3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) eldur4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) tilfinningahiti; ákafi5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) skothríð2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) brenna, baka2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) vekja, örva; kynda undir3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) skjóta4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) skjóta5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) skjóta á6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) reka•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
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8 gunfire
noun (the firing of guns: I could hear the sound of gunfire in the distance.) byssuskot -
9 gunshot
noun (the sound of a gun firing: I heard a gunshot and a man dropped dead.) byssuskot -
10 mortar
I ['mo:tə] noun(a mixture of cement, sand and water, used in building eg to hold bricks in place.) hræra, steypublandaII ['mo:tə] noun(a type of short gun for firing shells upwards, in close-range attacks.) sprengjuvarpaIII ['mo:tə] noun(a dish in which to grind substances, especially with a pestle.) mortél, steytill -
11 volley
['voli] 1. noun1) (in tennis, the hitting of a ball before it bounces.) það að slá bolta áður en hann lendir2) (a burst of firing etc: a volley of shots; a volley of questions/curses.) (skot)hríð2. verb1) (to hit (a ball etc) before it bounces: He volleyed the ball back to his opponent.) slá á lofti2) (to fire a rapid burst of (bullets, questions etc).) drita, skjóta ótt og títt•
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