Also means
fire
Usage Note
Sparare means to shoot or fire a weapon; you sparare a a target. Colloquially sparare cazzate (vulgar) or spararle grosse means 'to talk nonsense / exaggerate wildly', and sparare a zero is to criticize harshly; it takes avere.
Examples
"Il soldato ha sparato in aria."
Natural Translation
The soldier fired into the air.
Literal Translation
The soldier has shot in air.
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