sniper fire in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sniper fire in the English»Italian Dictionary

sniper fire [ˈsnaɪpəfaɪə(r)] N MIL

sniper fire

fuoco m di cecchini

Translations for sniper fire in the Italian»English Dictionary

fuoco di cecchini

sniper fire

Translations for sniper fire in the English»Italian Dictionary

sniper [Brit ˈsnʌɪpə, Am ˈsnaɪpər] N MIL

sniper

cecchino m

sniper

sniper m

I.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] N

1. fire (element):

fire

fuoco m

to set fire to sth, to set sth on fire

dare fuoco a qc, appiccare il fuoco a qc

to be on fire

essere in fiamme

to be destroyed by fire

essere distrutto dal fuoco

to catch fire

prendere fuoco

to be on fire with love, desire

bruciare d'amore, dal desiderio

2. fire (blaze):

fire

incendio m

to start a fire

provocare un incendio

a fire broke out

scoppiò un incendio

the fire is out

l'incendio è spento

3. fire (for warmth):

fire

fuoco m

to make or build a fire

fare or accendere un fuoco

to sit by the fire

sedersi accanto al fuoco

a lovely fire

un bel fuoco

a roaring fire

un gran fuoco

4. fire U (shots):

fire

fuoco m

fire

tiro m

to open fire on sb

aprire il fuoco or fare fuoco su, contro qn

to exchange fire

ingaggiare uno scontro a fuoco

to be, come under enemy fire

essere, finire sotto il fuoco, tiro del nemico

the police, passersby came under fire

i poliziotti, alcuni passanti sono finiti sotto il fuoco

to be under fire fig

essere fortemente criticato (from da)

to draw sb's fire fig

attirarsi le critiche di qn

to hold one's fire (refrain)

non sparare

to hold one's fire (stop)

smettere di sparare, cessare il fuoco

to return sb's fire

rispondere al fuoco di qn

a burst of machine-gun fire

una raffica di mitragliatrice

5. fire (verve):

fire

foga f

fire

entusiasmo m

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

1. fire (raising alarm):

fire

al fuoco

2. fire (order to shoot):

fire!

fuoco!

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

1. fire MIL:

fire gun, weapon

scaricare

fire shot

sparare

fire arrow

tirare

fire rock, missile

lanciare

to fire a shot at sb, sth

sparare un colpo su, contro qn, qc

2. fire (ceremonially):

to fire a (21 gun) salute

sparare una salva (di 21 colpi di cannone) in segno di saluto

3. fire (shoot) fig:

to fire questions at sb

bombardare qn di domande or sottoporre qn a un fuoco di fila di domande

4. fire (inspire):

to be fired with enthusiasm

essere acceso d'entusiasmo, entusiasmarsi (for per)

to fire sb's imagination

accendere la fantasia di qn

5. fire (dismiss):

fire person

licenziare

you're fired!

lei è licenziato

6. fire TECH:

fire ceramics

cuocere

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

1. fire MIL:

fire

sparare, fare fuoco (at, on su, contro)

2. fire MECH:

fire engine:

accendersi

V.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r]

to hang fire MIL firearm:

essere lento a sparare

to hang fire plans, project:

andare per le lunghe

to hang fire person:

indugiare, tirarla per le lunghe

to hold fire

aspettare, restare in attesa

to play with fire

scherzare col fuoco

he' ll never set the world on fire inf

non farà mai nulla di eccezionale

I'd go through fire and water for you

mi butterei nel fuoco per te

he went through fire and water for her

ne ha passate di cotte e di crude a causa sua

to get on like a house on fire

andare d'amore e d'accordo or intendersela a meraviglia

fire away!

spara! fuori il rospo!

sniper fire in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sniper fire in the English»Italian Dictionary

sniper [ˈsnaɪ·pɚ] N

sniper

cecchino(-a) m (f)

I.fire [ˈfa·ɪɚ] N

1. fire:

fire (flames)

fuoco m

fire (in fireplace)

fuoco f

fire (accidental)

incendio m

to set sth on fire

dare fuoco a qc

to catch fire

incendiarsi

forest fire

incendio forestale

2. fire (stove):

fire

stufa f

3. fire MIL:

to open fire on sb

aprire il fuoco su qu

to be under fire MIL

essere sotto il fuoco (nemico)

to be under fire fig

essere sotto tiro

4. fire (passion):

fire

fuoco m

Phrases:

there's no smoke without fire prov

non c'è fumo senza arrosto prov

to go through fire and water

farsi in quattro

to set the world on fire

fare fuoco e fiamme

to hang fire

attendere

to play with fire

giocare col fuoco

II.fire [ˈfa·ɪɚ] VB trans

1. fire (burn):

fire

incendiare

fire ceramics

cucinare

2. fire (weapon):

fire

sparare

to fire questions at sb

bombardare qu di domande

3. fire inf (dismiss):

fire

licenziare

4. fire (inspire):

fire

accendere

III.fire [ˈfa·ɪɚ] VB intr

1. fire with gun:

fire

sparare

to fire at sb

sparare a qu

2. fire AUTO:

fire

accendersi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Protesters wearing hardhats and carrying makeshift metal shields are clamoring in the streets, directing each other to avoid sniper fire.

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They arrived at the village at 11:00 having only been confronted by sniper fire.

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Some citizens and librarians tried to save some books while they were under sniper fire, at least one person died.

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Furthermore, food and water shortages also took their toll on the men, with foraging parties subjected to sniper fire.

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During the engagement, they received intense sniper fire.

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