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Fired the first shot at my bow

French translation: il a tiré le premier / ouvert les hostilités

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English term or phrase:Fired the first shot at my bow
French translation:il a tiré le premier / ouvert les hostilités
Entered by: FX Fraipont (X)

12:11 Sep 16, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Proverbe - Expression
English term or phrase: Fired the first shot at my bow
Il s'agit d'une expression:

He (in the context, the enemy) has fired the first shot at my bow.

Merci!
Patrick Innocenti
Germany
Local time: 02:59
il a tiré le premier / ouvert les hostilités
Explanation:
It's "fire the first shot across my bow"

"Col. Dillon fired the first shot across my bow by calling me into his office when I returned from leave. He asked me about an e-mail I’d received and forwarded on, showing an aircraft accident at our base. "
http://www.militarycorruption.com/soundoff4.htm
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 02:59
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4 +3il a tiré le premier / ouvert les hostilités
FX Fraipont (X)


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fired the first shot at my bow
il a tiré le premier / ouvert les hostilités


Explanation:
It's "fire the first shot across my bow"

"Col. Dillon fired the first shot across my bow by calling me into his office when I returned from leave. He asked me about an e-mail I’d received and forwarded on, showing an aircraft accident at our base. "
http://www.militarycorruption.com/soundoff4.htm

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 02:59
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 160
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER: tirer un coup de semonce aussi
9 mins
  -> merci
agree  siragui: I'd go for "ouvert les hostilités"
18 hrs
  -> merci
agree  Marie Perrin
21 hrs
  -> merci
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