Usage examples of "fire off" in English with translation to German

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Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunderstorm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols. Die Zeit hat keine Trennlinien, um ihren Fortlauf anzuzeigen. Es gibt nie ein Gewitter oder einen Fanfarenstoß, um den Beginn eines neuen Monats oder Jahres anzuzeigen. Sogar wenn ein neues Jahrhundert beginnt, sind es nur wir Sterblichen, die Glocken läuten und Pistolen abfeuern.
All of a sudden, the fire alarm went off. Plötzlich ging der Feueralarm los.
Take the pan off the fire. Nimm die Pfanne vom Feuer.
Yesterday a fire broke out near my house. Gestern ist in der Nähe meines Hauses ein Feuer ausgebrochen.
He can't take his eyes off her. Er kann seine Augen nicht von ihr abwenden.
A lot of houses were on fire. Viele Häuser standen in Flammen.
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Sie hörten, wie in der Ferne ein Gewehr abgefeuert wurde.
The fire was soon extinguished. Das Feuer wurde bald gelöscht.
It's ludicrous to continue business operations while selling off bit by bit the land on which your business depends. Es ist einfach lächerlich, seine Geschäfte weiterzuführen, während man schrittweise das Land verkauft, von dem diese Geschäfte abhängig sind.
Fire is very dangerous. Feuer ist sehr gefährlich.
A big car flew off the road today. Heute wurde ein großes Auto über den Straßenrand hinausgetragen.
The fire spread throughout the house. Das Feuer breitete sich im Haus aus.
Keep off the grass. Betreten des Rasens verboten.
In case of fire, break the glass and push the red button. Bei Feuer Scheibe einschlagen und Knopf drücken.
The train ran off the tracks. Der Zug entgleiste.
He explained how to make a fire. Er erklärte, wie man Feuer macht.
Tom broke off his engagement to Mary. Tom löste seine Verlobung mit Mary auf.
The fire, which caused the disaster, broke out on the second floor of the hospital. Das Feuer, welches diese Katastrophe verursacht hatte, brach im zweiten Stock des Krankenhauses aus.
I didn't turn off the light. Ich habe das Licht nicht ausgeschaltet.
What was his motive for setting the house on fire? Was war sein Motiv, das Haus in Brand zu setzen?
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