eles dispararam

fired, shot, went off (alarm)

→ disparar
dispar shoot; fire + ar -ar infinitive (1st conjugation) + am third-person plural past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #39,558
fired, shot
PO: Os policiais dispararam para o ar.
EN: The police fired into the air.
went off (alarm) Used for things like alarms, guns, fireworks, etc.
PO: Os alarmes dispararam durante a noite.
EN: The alarms went off during the night.
Conjugation of disparar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First disparei —
Third disparou dispararam
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — dispararam

Porque dispararam?

Why did they fire?

— O Grande Mestre (2008)

Eles dispararam o alarme.

They set off the alarm.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Os preços dispararam.

Prices have skyrocketed.

Li Chian porque dispararam?

Li Chian, why did they fire?

— O Grande Mestre (2008)