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fire2

UK: /faɪər/ US: /faɪr/ [fired, firing]

Translation

v [t, i]
disparar
They fired twice
Dispararon dos veces
v [t]
(inform)
despedir
They fired her
La han despedido
constr. Se usa más en pasiva
to fire sb up [m]
(Definition of fire vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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