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"To fire a gun."
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"ref": "2017 August 27, Brandon Nowalk, “Game Of Thrones slows down for the longest, and best, episode of the season (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club",
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"(idiomatic) To commit to a course of action."
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"(soccer, idiomatic, intransitive) To shoot, kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal."
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"To hit a very powerful shot."
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"(tennis, informal) To hit a very powerful shot."
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"(idiomatic) To commit to a course of action."
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"(tennis, informal) To hit a very powerful shot."
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "to fire",
"word": "πυροδοτώ"
},
{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to fire",
"word": "apretar el gatillo"
}
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"word": "pull the trigger"
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