Fire off Meaning in English

expression

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التعريف

To send something, usually a message or email, quickly and often without much thought; also to shoot a weapon suddenly.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually informal. Most often refers to sending messages, emails, or questions quickly, sometimes carelessly. Can also mean to shoot suddenly, but the communication meaning is more common in everyday speech. Phrases: 'fire off an email', 'fire off a question'.

• Spanish: enviar rápidamente - disparar (arma)
• Portuguese (BR): enviar rapidamente - disparar (arma)
• Portuguese (PT): enviar rapidamente - disparar (arma)
• Chinese (Simplified): 迅速发送 - 开火（武器）
• Chinese (Traditional): 迅速發送 - 開火（武器）
• Hindi: तेज़ी से भेजना - गोली चलाना
• Arabic: إرسال بسرعة - إطلاق (سلاح)
• Bengali: দ্রুত পাঠানো - হুট করে গুলি করা
• Russian: быстро отправить - выстрелить (внезапно)
• Japanese: 素早く送る - 発砲する
• Vietnamese: gửi nhanh - bắn (bất ngờ)
• Korean: 빠르게 보내다 - 발사하다
• Turkish: hemen göndermek - ateş etmek
• Urdu: فوراً بھیج دینا - اچانک گولی چلانا
• Indonesian: mengirim dengan cepat - menembakkan (senjata)

جمل نموذجية

The soldier fired off his weapon.

basic

The reporter fired off a series of tough questions at the mayor.

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I’ll fire off a quick reply before heading out for lunch.

natural

I need to fire off an email before I leave.

basic

He fired off a question during the meeting.

basic

Whenever she's upset, she tends to fire off angry texts.

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