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fusiller

to shoot (by firing squad)

f y . z i . j e
fusill rifle, gun + er Infinitive
verb Rare #33,715
to shoot (by firing squad) Often refers specifically to execution by firing squad; in extended use, can mean to shoot someone repeatedly or brutally.
FR: On a décidé de fusiller le prisonnier à l’aube.
EN: They decided to shoot the prisoner at dawn (by firing squad).
Conjugation of fusiller
Past
fusillé
fusiller

Rien que pour ça, il faudrait le faire fusiller !

For that alone, he should be shot!

— La Chute (2004)

Fallait le fusiller, ou lui filer une médaille.

He should’ve been shot, or given a medal.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Enfin, ils avaient l'intention de le fusiller.

Finally, they intended to shoot him.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Ils vont le fusiller ?

Are they going to shoot him?

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Pourquoi ne pas simplement les fusiller ?

Why not just shoot them?

— Nuremberg (2025)

Fusiller le duc d'Enghien était une nécessité d'État.

Executing the Duke of Enghien by firing squad was a matter of state necessity.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Si je ne survis pas, il faudra le faire fusiller sur-le-champ.

If I don't survive, he'll have to be shot on the spot.

— La Chute (2004)

Fusiller.

To execute by shooting.

— The Captain : L'usurpateur (2018)