Shooting in spanish
pronunciation: dispɑɹ̩oʊ part of speech: noun
shoot3 = disparar, matar de un disparo, fusilar, herir de un disparo, herir de un balazo.
Example: The book has a blue mottled sheepskin binding signed by Antoine Menard, a famous bookbinder who was shot in Paris by a firing squad in 1871 but feigned death and escaped to Spain.more:
» fatally + shoot = herir de muerte, herir mortalmente, matar de un disparo.
Example: A man accused of fatally shooting a Philadelphia police officer during a robbery is headed back to Philadelphia after he was arrested in Florida.» overshoot = pasarse, exceder, rebasar.
Example: The importance of exchange rates on prices paid for imported periodicals is noted, particularly when these exchange rates overshoot relative inflation.» shoot + a documentary = rodar un documental.
Example: While shooting a documentary in Peru in 2000 I happened upon a rural library located in Cajamarca, high in the Andean mountains.» shoot + a look at = mirar rápidamente.
Example: Washington shot a timid momentary look at her.» shoot and kill = matar de un disparo.
Example: Police are investigating a homicide after a 23-year-old man was shot and killed around 2:15 Wednesday morning.» shoot at = disparar a.
Example: The gunman must have chased the pupils all over the place, shooting at them till they fell.» shoot at + Nombre + repeatedly = tirotear, disparar repetidamente.
Example: On March 14, while he was driving his car, two cars came up behind him and shot at him repeatedly -- he died instantly at the scene.» shoot back = responder rápidamente.
Example: 'Right!' he shot back forcefully.» shoot + blanks = eyacular esperma estéril, ser estéril.
Example: My vet assures me he's shooting blanks, but I've never heard of a neutered dog actually mating; have any of you?.» shoot + blanks = ser ineficaz, ser inútil, perder el tiempo.
Example: They will continue to shoot blanks unless they can move down from their conceptual towers and engage with the real material conditions of existence.» shoot + blanks = disparar cartuchos vacíos, disparar munición de fogueo.
Example: They were using a pistol (don't remember the type) and shooting blanks made of toilet paper.» shoot + craps = jugar a los dados.
Example: In a fit of despondency, caused by losses sustained at shooting craps, he committed suicide .» shoot down = derribar a tiros.
Example: After countless people threatened (half-jokingly, half-seriously) to shoot down drones, someone actually did it.» shoot (for) + the moon = esperar lo imposible, conseguir lo imposible, ir a por todas, poner toda la carne en el asador, jugárselo todo, aspirar a lo máximo, ofrecer lo máximo, echar toda la carne en el asador.
Example: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.» shoot for + the stars = apuntar muy alto.
Example: It is better to shoot for the stars and miss than aim at the gutter and hit it.» shoot from + the hip = actuar sin pensar, hablar sin pensar.
Example: It is therefore ironic that the one politican who has shown a willingness to act promptly is in fact accused of shooting from the hip.» shoot + Nombre + dead = matar a disparos, matar a balazos.
Example: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.» shoot + Nombre + to death = matar a disparos.
Example: Five paramilitary troopers have been arrested for shooting a teenager to death, at point blank range in Pakistan.» shoot off = salir disparado, salir volando, salir pitando, irse corriendo, salir corriendo, salir apresuradamente, marcharse de prisa, marcharse apresuradamente, salir echando leches, salir como una flecha, salir disparado como una bala, salir disparado como un cohete, salir echando humo.
Example: The witness said that the cockpit of the ill-fated Boeing 737 shot off 'like a meteorite' when the plane hit the ground on its belly.» shoot off at + the mouth = largar, decir disparates.
Example: Perry has a lingering problem of shooting off at the mouth first, and asking questions later.» shoot off + Posesivo + face = hablar más de la cuenta, irse de la lengua, írsele la lengua, largar, decir disparates, escapársele la lengua. [Usado también con el orden shoot off + Posesivo + face]
Example: Boy, how they shot their face off about how they were going to beat us!.» shoot on + sight = fusilar sobre la marcha, fusilar en el acto.
Example: These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers.» shoot out of = salir disparado de, dispararse de.
Example: Another very large asteroid shoots out of world globalization and the internationalization of universities.» shoot + past = pasar como una bala, pasar a toda pastilla, pasar zumbando, pasar a toda velocidad, pasar como un cohete, pasar como un rayo, pasar volando.
Example: She checked the mirror as she shot past a minivan and two cars, the needle of her speedometer twenty miles over the speed limit.» shoot + pool = jugar al billar.
Example: Charles loves cooking, fishing, hunting, shooting pool, playing lottery, dressing up in suits, traveling, and living life on the go all the time.» shoot + Posesivo + (last) bolt = quemar el último cartucho, quemar + Posesivo + último cartucho, utilizar el último cartucho, utilizar + Posesivo + último cartucho.
Example: He felt that he had played his last card and shot his last bolt, and that Diana definitely wished to be rid of him.» shoot + Posesivo + mouth off = hablar más de la cuenta, irse de la lengua, írsele la lengua, largar, decir disparates, escapársele la lengua. [Usado también con el orden shoot off + Posesivo + mouth]
Example: She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it.» shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot = ametrallarse el pie, perjudicarse a Uno mismo, tirarse piedras contra + Posesivo + propio tejado, meter la pata, pifiar.
Example: In other words, we have become our worst enemy, continually shooting ourselves in the foot.» shoot + the breeze = cascar, charlar, darle a la lengua, darle al pico, darle al palique.
Example: While they eat, they shoot the breeze, telling tall tales and talking about the guy who just left.» shoot + the bull = cascar, charlar, darle a la lengua, darle al pico, darle al palique.
Example: I wish him well in his retirement, he always seemed like the kind of guy you could talk sports with or just shoot the bull.» shoot + the messenger = matar al mensajero.
Example: Please don't shoot the messenger -- I'm not telling you anything you don't already know.» shoot + the moon = escapar de noche, huir de noche.
Example: Realizing that the proprietor was angry enough to report them to the police, they decided to 'shoot the moon' leaving behind all their possessions.» shoot + the moon = enseñar el culo.
Example: I was around when streaking and shooting the moon in public places was the latest fad so doing it is not a problem.» shoot + the shit = cascar, charlar, darle a la lengua, darle al pico, darle al palique.
Example: He was kind enough to invite us into his home to sit down for an hour and just shoot the shit.» shoot through + Posesivo + mind = cruzar la mente.
Example: A wild thought of leaving the DPL shot through her mind and was gone.» shoot to + fame = lanzarse a la fama, catapultarse a la fama.
Example: He shot to fame for his role in 'Titanic' in 1997.» shoot to + kill = disparar a matar, tirar a matar.
Example: The main issue discussed was the justification of the 'shoot to kill' policy adopted by Israel against Arab infiltrators across the 1949 demarcation lines.» shoot to + stardom = lanzarse al estrellato, catapultarse al estrellato.
Example: Mark has become a really good actor who kind of shot to stardom out of nowhere.» shoot up = alzarse empinadamente, subir repentinamente, ascender repentinamente, pegar un estirón, subir como la espuma, dispararse.
Example: On both sides the crags shot up in fantastic forms towards the sky, and the rising wind roared among them like a spirit of anguish.shooting1 = tiroteo, fusilamiento.
Example: Statistics show black family life to be an appalling concoction of poverty, shooting and rampant teenage pregnancy.more:
» clay pigeon shooting = tiro al plato.
Example: This voucher permits you to shoot at 60 clay pigeons, with cartridges and hearing protection under the supervision of your clay pigeon shooting instructor.» go on + a shooting spree = empezar a disparar a lo loco, empezar a disparar a todo el mundo, empezar a disparar a diestro y siniestro.
Example: A plumber who went on a shooting spree that left five people dead at a bar shot and killed himself when police surrounded his apartment and ordered him to surrender.» go + shooting = ir de caza, ir a cazar, cazar.
Example: She apparently went shooting with her more conservative colleague at his hoity-toity gun club last week.» live pigeon shooting = tiro de pichón, tiro al pichón, tiro pichón.
Example: In 1921 live pigeon shooting was made illegal and the shooting of artificial targets i.e. clay pigeons, became the norm.» mass shooting = matanza, genocidio, masacre.
Example: The mass shooting at the Sikh temple seems even more horrifying than most.» sharpen + Posesivo + shooting skills = afinar la puntería.
Example: She now has an unprecedented amount of free time to sharpen her shooting skills and compete internationally.» sharpshooting = puntería, buena puntería, puntería certera.
Example: A British sniper set a world sharpshooting record by taking out two Taliban soldiers in Afghanistan from more than a mile and a half away.» shooting gallery = picadero. [Lugar que los drogadictos frecuentan para inyectarse]
Example: Shooting galleries may not be the answer, but prohibition is definitely no way to deal with the problem.» shooting gallery = galería de tiro, puesto de tiro al blanco.
Example: Indeed, the steps leading down to the shooting gallery, seen on the right of the picture no longer exist.» shooting licence = licencia de caza.
Example: The group successfully persuaded the local government to stop issuing shooting licenses.» shooting pain = dolor punzante, dolor penetrante, dolor fulgurante, dolor lancinante.
Example: Shoulder pathology that can lead to shooting pains include arthritis, bursitis, and tendonitis.» shooting party = cacería, montería, partida de caza.
Example: When a young woman dies during a shooting party at the country estate of a dissolute count, a magistrate is called to investigate.» shooting permit = permiso de caza.
Example: It has, however, decided to issue a limited number of shooting permits to ensure minimum damage to the wildlife.» shooting rampage = matanza indiscriminada.
Example: The librarian attempted to protect the civil rights of a library user who had gone on a shooting rampage in a local shopping mall.» shooting range = galería de tiro, campo de tiro, zona de tiro.
Example: Anyone can visit a shooting range and fire weapons for a day, but this means that you will be constantly supervised.» shooting spree = matanza indiscriminada.
Example: The last chapter discusses the increasing lethality of school violence, such as shooting sprees.» shooting squad = pelotón de fusilamiento.
Example: He left the shooting squad and joined the squad that brought the Jews from the granaries to the pits.» shooting stab of pain = dolor punzante, dolor penetrante, dolor fulgurante, dolor lancinante.
Example: Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering.» shooting star = estrella fugaz.
Example: Directions are included for observing the moon, looking at constellations, measuring the sky, plotting the paths of shooting stars, and planet spotting.» shooting stick = botador.
Example: Finally the quoins were driven home with a mallet and 'shooting stick' to lock the forme up tightly.» target shooting = tiro al blanco.
Example: Target shooting has been a competitive sport since the invention of the gun.» the whole shooting match = absolutamente todo, todo el tinglado, todo el cotarro.
Example: Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.» troubleshooting [trouble shooting] = solución de problemas.
Example: In troubleshooting, it is important to treat the cause as well as the symptom of the problem = En la solución de problemas, es importante tratar tanto la causa como el síntoma del problema.shooting2 = rodaje.
Example: Well it's certainly a unique method for the shooting of a film, and I have to to say it sounds a little too ambitious to me.