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gunfight

/ˈɡʌn.faɪt/

Translations

gunfightnoun

gunfights

/ˈɡʌn.faɪt/

The movie's climax featured an intense gunfight between the hero and the villain.

Le climax du film comportait une fusillade intense entre le héros et le méchant.

Additional translations

échange de tirsPlus neutre; s’emploie pour insister sur l’échange de coups de feu entre plusieurs parties.

Synonyms

armed conflict

gun battle

gunfightverb

gunfought

Past Simple

gunfought

Past Participle

gunfighting

Gerund

/ˈɡʌnfaɪt/

Occasionally used as an intransitive verb meaning ‘to engage in a gunfight’.

Additional translations

fusillerAu sens de participer à une fusillade; emploi rare et souvent contextuel.

Synonyms

exchange fire

trade shots

shoot it out

engage in a shootout

trade fire

fire at each other

engage in a firefight

open fire on each other

gunfightnoun

A battle or confrontation involving the exchange of gunfire between two or more parties.

The movie's climax featured an intense gunfight between the hero and the villain.

gunfightverb

To engage in a gunfight; to exchange gunfire with another party.

The outlaws learned to gunfight before they could even ride a horse.