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Meanings of firing in English

Portuguese
demissão
Catalan
acomiadament
Spanish
despedida
Wikidata

The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

      demissão
      Portuguese
      ignição
      Catalan
      encesa

      The act of setting something on fire.

            ignição
            Portuguese
            tiro
            Catalan
            foc
            Spanish
            fuego

            The act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy.

                  tiro

                  Shooting.

                        Usage of firing in English
                        1
                        Large German battleships were firing from the sea at advanced Soviet positions.
                        The forgotten soldier
                        2
                        The protest, was broken up by security forces firing weapons, residents said.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        Response time: Vehicle stopping to missile firing is five minutes - BBC
                        Radio NZ
                        4
                        He said it was not clear who was responsible for the firing.
                        Reuters
                        5
                        Assistant Police Commissioner Mark Kelly said Maddison died after firing at police.
                        Radio NZ
                        6
                        On the Democratic side, there's no reason yet to form firing squads.
                        The Guardian
                        7
                        Clouds of smoke hovered low in the air; the firing was incessant.
                        Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross
                        8
                        A Trump confidant said this week the president had considered firing Mueller.
                        Reuters
                        9
                        Iran responded on Wednesday by firing missiles at U.S.-led forces in Iraq.
                        Reuters
                        10
                        Security forces quickly arrived, firing teargas -with sustained gunfire also heard.
                        The Guardian
                        11
                        Labor reforms approved last year have already made hiring and firing easier.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        Father came in from the trench during a lull in the firing.
                        The Jacket (The Star-Rover)
                        13
                        A Pakistani military spokesman said he had no reports of any firing.
                        Reuters
                        14
                        A prime example is Yahoo's firing of Henrique De Castro in 2014.
                        The Guardian
                        15
                        U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called on Israel and Syria to halt firing.
                        Reuters
                        16
                        They were perfected in flying, in observation, in bombing, in machine-gun firing.
                        History of the World War: An Authentic Narrative of the World's...
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                        Translations for firing
                        Firing through the time
                        Firing across language varieties
                        United Kingdom
                        Common
                        United States of America
                        Common
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                        Common
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