Translation guide
A rapid series of shots, questions, or criticisms. In Japanese, the translation depends on whether it's literal gunfire or figurative verbal attack.
A rapid, continuous discharge of firearms
A volley of shots fired simultaneously or in quick succession. Often used in military contexts.
The enemy's fusillade began.
Continuous shooting; emphasizes the uninterrupted nature of the fire.
Gunfire; a general term for shooting. Can imply a fusillade when context indicates sustained fire.
Barrage; a curtain of bullets. More intense and covering an area. Often used in war descriptions.
A rapid, intense outpouring of verbal attacks or inquiries
Rapid-fire questions; literally 'arrow-continuing-fast questions'. Very common for a fusillade of questions.
The English word 'fusillade' is relatively rare and literary. In Japanese, there is no single exact equivalent. Use the phrases above depending on whether you mean gunfire or verbal attack. Directly translating 'fusillade' as フュージレイド would not be understood.
The soldiers returned fire with a fusillade.
建物から激しい銃撃が聞こえた。
A fierce fusillade could be heard from the building.
機関銃の弾幕が張られた。
A fusillade of machine-gun fire was laid down.
The reporters unleashed a fusillade of questions.
A concentrated barrage of criticism; literally 'concentrated gunfire of criticism'. Strongly conveys a fusillade of attacks.
His proposal came under a fusillade of criticism.
Criticism poured on like a shower; emphasizes the act of directing a fusillade at someone.
He was subjected to a fusillade of criticism.
Being bombarded with questions; literally 'question attack'. Casual and common.
I faced a fusillade of questions at the meeting.