fire off

rasch abschicken, loslassen

Rasch eine Nachricht schicken, eine Frage stellen oder eine andere kurze Aufgabe erledigen.

In einfachem Englisch: To quickly send a message, ask a question, or do another short task.

• She fired off a quick email.
• The reporter fired off several difficult questions.
• Did you fire off that reply without checking it?

So benutzt man es: fire off something (He fired off three questions before I could answer.); fire something off (I typed a quick reply and fired it off.)

Synonyme: rattle off, send quickly

Häufige Wendungen: fire off something, fire off an email

abfeuern, schießen

Kugeln oder andere Munition aus einer Schusswaffe abfeuern.

In einfachem Englisch: To shoot bullets or other ammunition from a gun.

• He fired off two shots.
• The soldiers fired off several rounds into the air.
• Who fired off that last shot?

So benutzt man es: fire off something (The soldier fired off two rounds.); fire something off (He loaded a round and fired it off.)

Synonyme: fire, shoot, discharge

Häufige Wendungen: fire off shots, fire off a round