| Example in Finnish | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Cantona laukoo Manchester Unitedin johtoon. | Cantona takes it in his stride and fires Manchester United into the lead. |
| - Ydinsotafantasia. Molemmat laukovat ja maailma täyttyy tulimereen. Savupilvet peittävät 70 % taivaasta, lämpötila laskee 30 astetta. | Ah, the famous nuclear-war fantasy, the one where both sides unload their stockpiles and, within hours, the vast majority of the world is engulfed in fire, smoke clouds block out 70% of the world's sunlight, |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | نأر,نار | Dutch | afvuren, vuren |
| English | fire | Esperanto | maldungi, pafadi |
| French | tirer | German | abfeuern, böllern, feuern |
| Greek | φουρνίζω, φουρτουνιάζω, φουσκαλιάζω | Hungarian | kirúg |
| Icelandic | fýra | Indonesian | memecat |
| Japanese | 射撃, 灯る, 放つ | Macedonian | отпушти |
| Norwegian | avfyre | Polish | obstrzelać, odpalać, zgorączkować |
| Portuguese | demitir, despedir | Swedish | avskeda, avskilja, avskräcka, focka, fyra av, sparka |
| Thai | ยิง | Turkish | ateş vermek, fire vermek, yangına vermek |
| Vietnamese | bắn, bốc lửa, hòa hoãn, khai hoa, khai hỏa |