"Feuer frei" meaning in German

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Phrase

IPA: [ˌfɔʏ̯.ɐ ˈfʁaɪ̯] Audio: De-Feuer frei.ogg Forms: Feuer frei ! [canonical]
Etymology: Literally, “fire free”, or more loosely translated as “fire is permitted”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|fire free}} “fire free”, {{m-g|fire is permitted}} “fire is permitted”, {{lit|fire free|fire is permitted}} Literally, “fire free”, or more loosely translated as “fire is permitted” Head templates: {{head|de|phrase|head=Feuer frei!}} Feuer frei!
  1. (military) fire at will! Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-Feuer_frei-de-phrase--YC~ELcE Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 54 42 4 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (military, humorous) you have permission to light up and smoke Tags: humorous Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-Feuer_frei-de-phrase-yP6T8iAp Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. (by extension) fire away! (start talking, especially asking) Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-Feuer_frei-de-phrase-1LGWmOp3

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