Feuer frei
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “fire free”, or more loosely translated as “fire is permitted”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Phrase
[edit]- (military) fire at will!
- Entsichern! Feuer frei!
- Release safety! Fire at will!
- (military, humorous) you have permission to light up and smoke
- So, Männer, kurze Pause, Gepäck ablegen, Feuer frei!
- Okay, men, short break, baggage off, permission to smoke!
- (by extension) fire away! (start talking, especially asking)
- Gut, haben Sie noch Fragen? Bitte, Feuer frei!
- All right, any further questions? Please, fire away!