Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

they opened up on us

French translation:

ils ont ouvert le feu (sur nous)

Added to glossary by Marina ROGER
Nov 26, 2008 23:24
15 yrs ago
English term

they opened up on us

English to French Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
"The Vietcong came in one morning, just before dawn, and were crawling all over the place [...] Anyways, before we realized we’d been infiltrated, they opened up on us – me and the other guys pulling guard duty.”
ça doit être l'heure tardive, mais j'ai un doute sur l'expression en question. A-t-elle le sens de "se jeter sur nous" ?
Merci
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Proposed translations

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Ont ouvert le feu (sur nous)

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agree sporran
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agree Stéphanie Bellumat
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agree Hélène ALEXIS
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agree mimi 254
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agree Sandra Mouton
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agree Colin Rowe
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agree Maria-Betania Ferreira
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Oui, c'est parfait. Merci beaucoup."
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ils se sont mis à nous tirer dessus

To open up (on) = Begin firing, begin attacking, as in
"The artillery opened up at dawn" [1930s]
Also => open fire.
Example sentence:

"The artillery opened up at dawn"

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ils se sont mis à nous canarder

Si vous voulez quelque chose de plus familier.
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