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♦ gun /gʌn/n.1 (mil.) arma da fuoco; bocca da fuoco; pezzo ( d'artiglieria); cannone; fucile; schioppo; carabina; moschetto: (naut.) field (o landing) gun, cannone da sbarco; to load a gun, caricare un cannone; to aim a gun, puntare un fucile; to point a gun at sb., puntare un fucile (o una pistola) contro q.3 colpo ( di cannone, ecc.): to fire a gun, sparare un colpo; a 21-gun salute, una salva di 21 colpi● (fig.) guns and butter, «burro e cannoni»; uguale peso alle spese militari e a quelle civili □ gun barrel, canna ( d'arma da fuoco) □ (mil.) gun breech, culatta □ (mil.) gun carriage, affusto a ruote □ gun case, astuccio (o fonda) del fucile □ (in USA) gun control, controlli sulla vendita di armi da fuoco □ gun-cotton, cotone fulminante; fulmicotone □ (naut.) gun's crew, i serventi al pezzo □ (naut.) gun deck, ponte di batteria □ gun dog, cane da penna □ (mil.) gun drill, esercitazione ai pezzi □ (fig. fam.) gun fodder, carne da cannone □ gun happy, che ha la pistola (o il fucile) facile □ gun harpoon, fiocina scagliata da un cannoncino □ (mil.) gun launcher, cannone lanciamissili □ the gun laws, le leggi sulla detenzione delle armi da fuoco □ ( slang USA) gun moll, ragazza (o donna) di un gangster □ (mil.) gun mount, affusto ( di cannone) □ gun pit, trincea per bocca da fuoco □ gun room, (naut.) quadrato dei subalterni; ( in una casa) sala delle armi da fuoco □ ( di un cane, ecc.) gun-shy, che ha paura degli spari □ gun siege, presa di ostaggi in una casa privata (o in una banca, una scuola, ecc.) ( da parte di banditi che vi si rinserrano) □ (mil.) gun slide, slitta di cannone □ gun smuggler, contrabbandiere d'armi □ gun smuggling, contrabbando d'armi □ (mil.) gun turret, torretta □ ( del vento) to blow great guns, soffiare fortissimo □ (fig. fam.) big gun, pezzo grosso; persona importante; alto papavero □ (fig.) to bring up one's big guns, sparare tutte le proprie cartucce (fig.) □ (fam.) to give it the gun, andare forte; (autom.) dare gas; (fig.) mettercela tutta, sforzarsi □ (fam.) to go great guns, andare forte (fig.); avere un gran successo □ to jump the gun, ( atletica) scattare prima del segnale (di partenza); (fig.) essere troppo precipitoso □ (stor., mil.) to spike a gun, inchiodare un cannone; (fig.) to spike sb. 's guns, frustrare (o mandare all'aria, o a monte) i piani di q. □ (fig.) to stand (o to stick) to one's guns, tenere duro; non mollare; restare della propria idea; essere irremovibile □ ( USA) water gun, pistola ad acqua.(to) gun /gʌn/A v. i.2 (fam. USA, autom.) andare forte; andare a tutto gas: The robbers gunned round the bend, i rapinatori presero la curva a tutto gasB v. t.● to gun down, abbattere (o uccidere) a colpi d'arma da fuoco □ (autom., ecc.) to gun off, andarsene a tutto gas □ (fam.) to be gunning for, dare la caccia a ( un ladro, ecc.); (fig.) dare addosso a ( un avversario, un concorrente, ecc.) □ to be gunning for a job, farsi in quattro per ottenere un posto; dare la caccia a un impiego.
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