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zwolnić — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • discharge verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
  • fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.

Senses

zwolnić is used for these senses in English:

  • discharge (military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
  • fire (transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).
  • lay off (transitive, chiefly, US, idiom) (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.
  • slow down (transitive) To reduce the velocity, speed, or tempo of something.

discharge — full definition

  1. verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
  2. verb To fire a weapon, or to release something suddenly, such as a liquid, gas, or electrical charge.
  3. verb To fulfil or pay off a duty, debt, or obligation.
  4. noun The act of releasing someone or something, such as a patient, employee, or soldier.
  5. noun A substance released from the body or another source, such as pus or waste.

fire — full definition

  1. noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
  2. noun Bullets or projectiles shot from a weapon, or the act of shooting.
  3. verb To shoot a weapon.
  4. verb To dismiss someone from their job.
  5. verb To set something alight, or to heat it strongly, as with ceramics.

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