friendly fire in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Translations for friendly fire in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.friendly <friendlier, friendliest> [Am ˈfrɛn(d)li, Brit ˈfrɛn(d)li] ADJ

II.friendly <pl friendlies> [Am ˈfrɛn(d)li, Brit ˈfrɛn(d)li] N Brit

I.fire [Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r, Brit ˈfʌɪə] N

1.1. fire U:

fire
fuego m
to be on fire
estar en llamas
to be on fire
estar ardiendo
to set sth on fire or to set fire to sth
prenderle fuego a algo
to catch fire
prender fuego
to catch fire twigs:
prender
fire and brimstone
el fuego eterno
fire and brimstone
los tormentos del infierno
a fire-and-brimstone sermon
un sermón apocalíptico
to fight fire with fire
pagar con la misma moneda
to go through fire and water
hacerle frente a todo
I'd go through fire and water for her sake
por ella iría hasta el fin del mundo
to play with fire
jugar con fuego
to set the world or Brit also the Thames on fire
comerse el mundo
he hopes to set the New York art world on fire
espera revolucionar el mundo artístico neoyorquino

5. fire U (of guns):

fire
fuego m
to open fire on sb/sth
abrir fuego sobre alguien/algo
to hold one's fire
hacer alto el fuego
a burst of fire
una ráfaga de disparos
to draw sb's fire
distraer la atención de alguien
to exchange fire
tirotearse
to come under fire
entrar en la línea de fuego
we were under fire
estaban disparando sobre nosotros
he is under fire from both left and right
está siendo atacado desde la derecha y desde la izquierda
he is under fire from both left and right
es el blanco de las críticas tanto de la derecha como de la izquierda
to hang fire we'd better hang fire
va a ser mejor que esperemos
we are hanging fire over our expansion plans
de momento hemos dejado en suspenso or de lado nuestros planes de expansión

II.fire [Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r, Brit ˈfʌɪə] VB trans

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III.fire [Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r, Brit ˈfʌɪə] VB intr

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friendly fire in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for friendly fire in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.friendly [ˈfrendli] -ier, -iest ADJ

II.friendly [ˈfrendli] -ier, -iest N SPORTS

I.fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am ˈfaɪɚ] N

II.fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am ˈfaɪɚ] VB trans

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III.fire [ˈfaɪəʳ, Am ˈfaɪɚ] VB intr

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They are designed to protect the soldier from friendly fire.
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The company mess and friendly fire should be easier to tell apart.
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Numerous protestors and policemen died, with most of the police receiving wounds from friendly fire.
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It was ruled to be a case of friendly fire by the coroner.
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The rules could be modified for multiplayer games, such as deactivating friendly fire.
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White cloths were tied around their left arms to prevent friendly fire.
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The host player can set certain rules; e.g. how loot gained is split between the players and if friendly fire is active.
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A number of situations can lead to or exacerbate the risk of friendly fire.
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The combat was so closely fought that there was a risk of casualties to friendly fire.
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The military said they launched an inquiry whether this incident was caused by friendly fire.
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