No. 14,000 in German
gefeuert
"Fired" (as in dismissed from a job).
In a sentence
Ich wurde gestern von meinem Chef gefeuert.
I was fired by my boss yesterday.
Here, 'gefeuert' means 'fired' in the context of being dismissed or let go from a job.
Der schreckliche Sturm hat das Lagerfeuer gefeuert.
The terrible storm caused the campfire to blaze.
In this context, 'gefeuert' is used more metaphorically to describe the intensification or fueling of a fire.
Er hat die Pistole fünfmal gefeuert.
He fired the gun five times.
Here, 'gefeuert' is used to indicate the action of firing a gun as a physical act.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “gefeuert” in actual German podcasts.
Find “gefeuert” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays German podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Deutsch, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
German books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).