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fire homograph 2

verbverb

to lower · to back down

EtymologyOpphav

gjennom lavtysk; fra fransk virer ‘dreie’ through Low German; from French virer 'to turn'

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. heise ned, la sige;
    senketo lower · to reduce, to cut · to sink (a ship)     to haul down, to let out gradually;
    to lowersenke
    • fire flagget to haul down the flag
    • fire seg ned i et tau to lower oneself down a rope
  2. gi etter, slå av to give in, to relent
    • han firer aldri he never backs down
    • fire på kravene to relax one's demands

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

ikke fire/vike en tomme stå fast på standpunktet sitt to stand firm on one's position Eng. phrasenot to give an inch