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1 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) φωτιά,πυρκαγιά2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) θερμάστρα3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) φωτιά4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) έξαψη5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) πυρ,πυρά2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.)2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.)3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.)4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.)5) ((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.)6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.)•- 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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2 discharge
1. verb1) (to allow to leave; to dismiss: The soldier was discharged from the army; She was discharged from hospital.) απολύω2) (to fire (a gun): He discharged his gun at the policeman.) πυροβολώ3) (to perform (a task etc): He discharges his duties well.) εκτελώ,ασκώ4) (to pay (a debt).) εξοφλώ5) (to (cause to) let or send out: The chimney was discharging clouds of smoke; The drain discharged into the street.) εκλύω,χάνω2. noun1) ((an) act of discharging: He was given his discharge from the army; the discharge of one's duties.) απόλυση,εκτέλεση2) (pus etc coming from eg a wound.) έκκριμα,πύο -
3 let off
1) (to fire (a gun) or cause (a firework etc) to explode: He let the gun off accidentally.) πυροβολώ2) (to allow to go without punishment etc: The policeman let him off (with a warning).) αφήνω να φύγει -
4 rake
[reik] 1. noun1) (a tool which consists of a usually metal bar with teeth at the end of a long handle, used for smoothing earth, gathering eg leaves together etc.) τσουγκράνα2) (any similar tool: a croupier's rake in a casino.) φτυάρι του κρουπιέρη3) (the act of raking: to give the soil a rake.) τσουγκράνισμα2. verb1) (to smooth or gather with a rake: I'll rake these grass-cuttings up later.) καθαρίζω με τσουγκράνα2) ((often with out) to remove the ashes from (a fire) with a poker etc.) μαζεύω τη στάχτη3) (to fire guns at (a target) from one end of it to the other: The soldiers raked the entire village with machine-gun fire.) γαζώνω (με σφαίρες)•- rake up -
5 trigger
['triɡə] 1. noun1) (a small lever on a gun, which is pulled to make the gun fire: He aimed the rifle at her but did not pull the trigger.) σκανδάλη2) (anything which starts a series of actions or reactions.) έναυσμα2. verb((often with off) to start (a series of events): The attack triggered (off) a full-scale war.) προκαλώ -
6 shell
[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) κέλυφος,όστρακο,αχιβάδα,τσόφλι2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) εξωτερικός σκελετός,περίβλημα3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) βλήμα,οβίδα2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) ξεφλουδίζω2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) σφυροκοπώ,βομβαρδίζω•- come out of one's shell
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7 misfire
1) ((of a gun, bomb etc) to fail to explode or catch fire.) (για πυροβόλα όπλα)παθαίνω αφλογιστία2) ((of a motor engine) to fail to ignite properly.) δεν παίρνω μπρος3) ((of a plan etc) to go wrong.) πέφτω στο κενό -
8 mow down
(to kill in large numbers: Our troops were mown down by machine-gun fire.) θερίζω -
9 pull
[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) τραβώ2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) ρουφώ3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) κάνω κουπί4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) πηγαίνω,κινούμαι2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) τράβηγμα2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) έλξη3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) επιρροή•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
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10 shoot
[ʃu:t] 1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) βάλλω,ρίχνω,πυροβολώ2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) χτυπώ (με όπλο),σκοτώνω,κυνηγώ3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) ρίχνω4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) εκσφενδονίζω,πετώ,πετάγομαι5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) γυρίζω(ταινία)6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) σουτάρω7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) κυνηγώ2. noun(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) βλαστάρι- shoot down
- shoot rapids
- shoot up
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