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62 escopeta
f.shotgun.escopeta de aire comprimido air gun* * *1 shotgun\escopeta de aire comprimido air gunescopeta de cañones recortados sawn-off shotgun* * *SF1) (=arma) shotgunescopeta de aire comprimido — airgun, air rifle
escopeta de perdigones, escopeta de postas — shotgun
escopeta de viento — airgun, air rifle
2) ** prick **** * *femenino shotgun* * *= shotgun.Ex. Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.* * *femenino shotgun* * *= shotgun.Ex: Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.
* * *A ( Arm) shotgunCompuestos:air gun o rifledouble-barreled* shotgunB (en fútbol americano) shotgun* * *
escopeta sustantivo femenino
shotgun
escopeta sustantivo femenino shotgun
escopeta recortada, sawn-off shotgun
' escopeta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cañón
- cartucho
- escopetazo
- carga
- cargar
- culata
English:
double-barrelled
- gun
- pellet
- sawn-off
- shot
- shotgun
- air
- sawed-off
* * *escopeta nfshotgunescopeta de aire comprimido airgun;escopeta de dos cañones double-barrelled shotgun;* * *f shotgun* * *escopeta nf: shotgun* * *escopeta n shotgun -
63 saw
I 1. nounSäge, die2. transitive verb,3. intransitive verb,saw in half — in der Mitte durchsägen
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/91214/saw_down">saw down- saw off- saw upII* * *past tense; see see I* * *[ˌeseɪˈdʌbl̩ju:]* * *I [sɔː] pret See: of see IInSpruch m, Weisheit f III vb: pret sawed, ptp sawed or sawn1. nSäge f2. vtsaw the wood into smaller logs — zersägen Sie das Holz in kleinere Scheite
sawn timber (esp Brit) — Schnittholz nt
2)3. vi2)to saw (away) at the meat — am Fleisch herumsäbeln (inf)
* * *saw1 [sɔː]A s1. Säge f2. ZOOLa) Säge f (des Sägehais)b) Legedorn m (der Blattwespen)B v/t prät sawed, pperf sawed, sawn [sɔːn]1. sägen:saw down a tree einen Baum umsägen;saw off absägen;a sawn-off shotgun eine abgesägte Schrotflinte;saw out boards Bretter zuschneiden;saw through durchsägen;2. umg eine Melodie (auf der Geige etc) kratzenC v/i1. sägen:2. sich sägen lassensaw2 [sɔː] prät von see1saw3 [sɔː] s Sprichwort n* * *I 1. nounSäge, die2. transitive verb, 3. intransitive verb,Phrasal Verbs:- saw down- saw off- saw upII* * *n.Säge -n f. pret.sah prät. v.(§ p.,p.p.: sawed)or p.p.: sawn•) = sägen v. -
64 saw
̈ɪsɔ: I сущ. пословица, афоризм old/wise saw ≈ старая/мудрая пословица Syn: proverb II
1. сущ. пила circular saw ≈ круглая пила cross-cut saw ≈ поперечная пила crown saw ≈ продольная пила cylinder saw ≈ цилиндрическая пила musical/singing saw ≈ 'музыкальная' пила, из которой с помощью скрипичного смычка можно извлекать музыкальные звуки Syn: nagger
2. гл. пилить(ся) ;
распиливать We shall have to saw the old tree down. ≈ Нам придется спилить старое дерево. Could you saw the branches into equal lengths of wood? ≈ Не могли бы вы распилить ветки на куски дерева одинаковой величины? Half his leg below the knee had been sawn off by the teeth of the shark. ≈ У него часть ноги ниже колена была откушена акулой. You have to cut down the tree and saw it up into logs. ≈ Вы должны срубить дерево и распилить его на бревна. Syn: flitch, cut up saw the air ≈ размахивать руками;
сильно жестикулировать saw wood пила - circular * круглая /циркулярная/ пила - cross-cut * поперечная пила - metal * пила по металлу - musical /singing/ * "музыкальная" /"поющая"/ пила полотно пилы пилить, распиливать - to * down спилить (дерево) - to * a log in half распилить бревно пополам - the trees were stripped of their bark and mechanically sawn into planks с деревьев содрали кожу и распилили их на доски - to * six inches off the legs of a table подпилить ножки стола на шесть дюймов - he *ed an inch off the barrel of his gun to make it easier to draw он спилил ствол своего пистолета на дюйм, чтобы его было легче выхватывать - the animal's horns were sawn off у животного были спилены рога - to * planks out of a log распилить бревно на доски - all the timber was sawn up to make logs for the fire вся древесина была распилена /перепилена/ на дрова пилиться - this kind of wood does not * easily этот сорт дерева трудно пилится пиликать - to * on the fiddle пиликать на скрипке > to * the air размахивать руками, сильно жестикулировать > to * wood (просторечие) храпеть;
крепко спать, дрыхнуть изречение, афоризм;
поговорка, пословица - old * старая пословица past от see ~ пила;
circular saw круглая пила;
cross-cut saw поперечная пила;
crown saw продольная пила;
cylinder saw цилиндрическая пила ~ пила;
circular saw круглая пила;
cross-cut saw поперечная пила;
crown saw продольная пила;
cylinder saw цилиндрическая пила ~ пила;
circular saw круглая пила;
cross-cut saw поперечная пила;
crown saw продольная пила;
cylinder saw цилиндрическая пила musical (или singing) ~ "музыкальная" пила, из которой с помощью скрипичного смычка можно извлекать музыкальные звуки ~ пословица, афоризм (обыкн. в сочетании) ;
old saw старая пословица;
wise saw мудрая пословица saw past от see ~ пила;
circular saw круглая пила;
cross-cut saw поперечная пила;
crown saw продольная пила;
cylinder saw цилиндрическая пила ~ (sawed;
sawed, sawn) пилить(ся) ;
распиливать;
to saw the air размахивать руками;
сильно жестикулировать ~ пословица, афоризм (обыкн. в сочетании) ;
old saw старая пословица;
wise saw мудрая пословица ~ (sawed;
sawed, sawn) пилить(ся) ;
распиливать;
to saw the air размахивать руками;
сильно жестикулировать to ~ wood заниматься собственными делами, не принимать активного участия в общественной жизни ~ пословица, афоризм (обыкн. в сочетании) ;
old saw старая пословица;
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65 canon
canon [kanɔ̃]1. masculine nounb. ( = tube) [de revolver, fusil] barreld. ( = modèle) model ; ( = norme) canon2. invariable adjective3. compounds* * *kanɔ̃
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adjectif masculin invariable Droit
2.
nom masculin2) Armée ( tube d'arme) barrelà canon lisse — smoothbore (épith)
fusil à canon double — double-barrelled [BrE] shotgun
fusil à canon scié — sawn-off GB ou sawed-off US shotgun
3) Musique canon4) ( principe) canon5) Religion canon•Phrasal Verbs:* * *kanɔ̃1. nm1) (= arme) gun, HISTOIRE cannon2) [arme] (= tube) barrel3) (= critère)4) (= idéal) modelêtre le canon de... — to be a model of...
5) MUSIQUE canon6) * (= personne) real stunner *2. adj1)2) * (= beau) stunning, gorgeous* * *A adj m inv1 ◑( superbe) fantastic○, magnificent;2 Jur droit canon canon law.B nm1 Mil ( arme) (big) gun; ( sur un avion) cannon; Hist cannon; canon de 75 (mm) 75-mm gun; tirer un coup de canon to fire a gun; entendre des coups de canon to hear cannon fire; salué de 21 coups de canon given a 21-gun salute; boulet de canon cannonball;2 Mil ( tube d'arme) barrel; à canon lisse smoothbore ( épith); à canon rayé rifled; fusil à canon double double-barrelledGB shotgun; fusil à canon scié sawn-off GB ou sawed-off US shotgun;3 Mus canon; chanter en canon to sing in a round;4 ( principe) canon; les canons de la beauté the canons of beauty;6 Zool (os) cannon bone;7 ○( verre) glass (of wine).canon antiaérien antiaircraft gun; canon antichar antitank gun; canon arroseur Agric sprinkler; canon à corbeaux Agric bird-scaring device; canon à eau water cannon; canon à électrons Phys electron gun; canon mitrailleur heavy machine gun; canon à mousse foam gun; canon à neige Sport snow-blower; canon de perçage Tech bush GB, bushing US.[kanɔ̃] nom masculin[tube d'une arme à feu] barrel2. ÉLECTRONIQUEcanon électronique ou à électrons electron gun3. AGRICULTURE4. LOISIRS & SPORT5. [de clé, de serrure] barrelchanter en canon to sing a ou in canon10. [de vin] glass (of wine)[d'eau-de-vie] shot (of spirits) -
66 recortar
v.1 to cut off or away (cortar) (lo que sobra).2 to trim (pelo, flequillo).3 to cut (down) (gastos).4 to cut out, to crop, to clip, to clip off.Lisa recorta las plantas Lisa trims the plants.5 to prune, to trim.6 to cut back, to cut down, to lower, to cut.Lisa recorta los gastos Lisa cuts back the expenses.7 to suppress, to eliminate.8 to criticize, to censure, to carp at, to dispraise.* * *1 (muñecos, telas, etc) to cut out2 (lo que sobra) to cut off3 (el pelo) to trim4 figurado to cut, restrict1 (sobresalir) to stand out* * *verb1) to cut, reduce2) trim* * *1. VT1) [+ pelo] to trim; [+ exceso, sobras] to cut away, cut off2) [+ figura, diseño] to cut out3) [+ escopeta] to saw off4) [+ presupuesto] to cut, reduce; [+ plantilla] to cut, cut back; [+ víveres] to cut down5) (=perfilar) to draw in outline2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <figura/artículo/anuncio> to cut outla escopeta tenía los cañones recortados — the barrels of the shotgun had been sawed off (AmE) o (BrE) sawn off
b) <pelo/puntas> to trim2) <gastos/plantilla> to reduce3) (Méx fam) ( criticar) to tear into (colloq), to pull... apart (colloq)2.recortarse v pron (liter) perfil/figurarecortarse SOBRE algo — to be outlined o silhouetted against something
* * *= cut away, cut, trim, pare down, clip, make + inroads, cutting out, slim down, cut out, trim off, shave off, prune, slash.Ex. Punching equipment is not always as accurate as it might be; holes may not be well centred upon their coding position, and holes are sometimes not completely cut away.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).Ex. He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Ex. Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.Ex. In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.Ex. These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.Ex. The project focused on newspaper clipping archives and libraries which currently cut out articles.Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex. You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex. More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).----* dado a recortar presupuestos = budget-cutting.* máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta = straight-knife trimming machine.* recortar el presupuesto = cut back + budget, cut + budget, squeeze + budget.* recortar gastos = cut + expenditure, cut + expenses.* recortar la financiación = cut + funding.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <figura/artículo/anuncio> to cut outla escopeta tenía los cañones recortados — the barrels of the shotgun had been sawed off (AmE) o (BrE) sawn off
b) <pelo/puntas> to trim2) <gastos/plantilla> to reduce3) (Méx fam) ( criticar) to tear into (colloq), to pull... apart (colloq)2.recortarse v pron (liter) perfil/figurarecortarse SOBRE algo — to be outlined o silhouetted against something
* * *= cut away, cut, trim, pare down, clip, make + inroads, cutting out, slim down, cut out, trim off, shave off, prune, slash.Ex: Punching equipment is not always as accurate as it might be; holes may not be well centred upon their coding position, and holes are sometimes not completely cut away.
Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).Ex: He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Ex: Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.Ex: In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.Ex: These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.Ex: The project focused on newspaper clipping archives and libraries which currently cut out articles.Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).* dado a recortar presupuestos = budget-cutting.* máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta = straight-knife trimming machine.* recortar el presupuesto = cut back + budget, cut + budget, squeeze + budget.* recortar gastos = cut + expenditure, cut + expenses.* recortar la financiación = cut + funding.* * *recortar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹figura/artículo/anuncio› to cut outla escopeta tenía los cañones recortados the barrels of the shotgun had been sawed off ( AmE) o ( BrE) sawn off2 ‹pelo/puntas› to trimB ‹presupuesto/gastos› to cut, reduce; ‹plantilla› to reduce, cut down on( liter) recortarse SOBRE algo to stand out AGAINST sth, be silhouetted AGAINST sth* * *
recortar ( conjugate recortar) verbo transitivo
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2 ‹gastos/plantilla› to reduce
recortar verbo transitivo
1 (una foto, un texto) to cut out
2 (bordes, puntas del pelo) to trim
3 (gastos) to reduce, cut
' recortar' also found in these entries:
English:
ax
- axe
- clip
- cut out
- lop off
- trim
- cut
- edit
- scale
- whittle
* * *♦ vt1. [cortar] [lo que sobra] to cut off o away;[figuras] to cut out2. [pelo, flequillo] to trim3. [reducir] to cut;hay que recortar gastos we'll have to cut (down) our expenditure4. Dep to sidestep;recortó a un defensa he sidestepped a defender* * *v/t cut out; figcut; exceso reduce, cut back on* * *recortar vt1) : to cut, to reduce2) : to cut out3) : to trim, to cut off4) : to outline* * *recortar vb -
67 saw
I1. [sɔ:] n1. пилаcircular saw - круглая /циркулярная/ пила
musical /singing/ saw - «музыкальная» /«поющая»/ пила
2. полотно пилы2. [sɔ:] v (sawed [-{sɔ:}d]; sawed, sawn)1. 1) пилить, распиливатьthe trees were stripped of their bark and mechanically sawn into planks - с деревьев содрали кору и распилили их на доски
to saw six inches off the legs of a table - подпилить ножки стола на шесть дюймов
he sawed an inch off the barrel of his gun to make it easier to draw - он спилил ствол своего пистолета на дюйм, чтобы его было легче выхватывать
all the timber was sawn up to make logs for the fire - вся древесина была распилена /перепилена/ на дрова
2) пилиться2. пиликать♢
to saw the air - размахивать руками, сильно жестикулироватьII [sɔ:] nto saw wood - прост. а) храпеть; б) крепко спать, дрыхнуть
изречение, афоризм; поговорка, пословицаII [sɔ:] past от see2old [wise] saw - старая [мудрая] пословица
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68 fusil
fusil [fyzi]1. masculine nouna. ( = arme) (de guerre, à canon rayé) rifle ; (de chasse, à canon lisse) shotgunb. ( = instrument à aiguiser) steel2. compounds* * *fyzinom masculin1) ( arme) gun, shotgun; Armée riflecoup de fusil — lit gunshot
dans ce restaurant c'est le coup de fusil — (colloq) fig they really sting you in that restaurant
2) ( tireur)3) ( pour aiguiser) sharpening steel••* * *fyzi nmfusil à deux coups — double-barrelled rifle, double-barrelled shotgun
* * *fusil nm1 ( arme) gun, shotgun; Mil rifle; un coup de fusil lit a rifle ou gun shot; dans ce restaurant c'est le coup de fusil○ fig they really sting you in that restaurant; à portée de fusil within range;3 ( pour aiguiser) sharpening steel;4 ( allume-gaz) gas igniter.fusil antichar antitank gun; fusil d'assaut assault rifle ou gun; fusil à canon scié sawn-off shotgun; fusil de chasse hunting rifle; fusil à deux coups double-barrelledGB gun ou rifle; fusil de guerre army rifle; fusil à harpon harpoon gun; fusil lance-grenade grenade rifle ou gun; fusil à lunette rifle ou gun with telescopic sight; fusil à pompe pump gun; fusil à répétition repeater; fusil sous marin speargun.[fyzi] nom masculinfusil automatique/semi-automatique automatic/semiautomatic rifle2. [tireur]3. [affiloir] -
69 обрез
1) General subject: bevel, kid, sawed-off gun, sawn-off gun, edge (книги)3) Railway term: tub7) Security: sawed-off shotgun, sawn-off shotgun, lupara -
70 cañon
canon [kanɔ̃]1. masculine nounb. ( = tube) [de revolver, fusil] barreld. ( = modèle) model ; ( = norme) canon2. invariable adjective3. compounds* * *kanɔ̃
1.
adjectif masculin invariable Droit
2.
nom masculin2) Armée ( tube d'arme) barrelà canon lisse — smoothbore (épith)
fusil à canon double — double-barrelled [BrE] shotgun
fusil à canon scié — sawn-off GB ou sawed-off US shotgun
3) Musique canon4) ( principe) canon5) Religion canon•Phrasal Verbs:* * *kanɔ̃1. nm1) (= arme) gun, HISTOIRE cannon2) [arme] (= tube) barrel3) (= critère)4) (= idéal) modelêtre le canon de... — to be a model of...
5) MUSIQUE canon6) * (= personne) real stunner *2. adj1)2) * (= beau) stunning, gorgeous* * *A adj m inv1 ◑( superbe) fantastic○, magnificent;2 Jur droit canon canon law.B nm1 Mil ( arme) (big) gun; ( sur un avion) cannon; Hist cannon; canon de 75 (mm) 75-mm gun; tirer un coup de canon to fire a gun; entendre des coups de canon to hear cannon fire; salué de 21 coups de canon given a 21-gun salute; boulet de canon cannonball;2 Mil ( tube d'arme) barrel; à canon lisse smoothbore ( épith); à canon rayé rifled; fusil à canon double double-barrelledGB shotgun; fusil à canon scié sawn-off GB ou sawed-off US shotgun;3 Mus canon; chanter en canon to sing in a round;4 ( principe) canon; les canons de la beauté the canons of beauty;6 Zool (os) cannon bone;7 ○( verre) glass (of wine).canon antiaérien antiaircraft gun; canon antichar antitank gun; canon arroseur Agric sprinkler; canon à corbeaux Agric bird-scaring device; canon à eau water cannon; canon à électrons Phys electron gun; canon mitrailleur heavy machine gun; canon à mousse foam gun; canon à neige Sport snow-blower; canon de perçage Tech bush GB, bushing US.[kaɲɔn] nom masculin -
71 recortada
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72 lupara
lupara s.f.1 (cartuccia) buckshot2 (fucile) sawn-off shotgun.* * *[lu'para]sostantivo femminile (fucile) sawn-off shotgun••lupara bianca — = journalistic term used to describe a mafia-style killing in which the body can't be found
* * *lupara/lu'para/sostantivo f.(fucile) sawn-off shotgun\lupara bianca = journalistic term used to describe a mafia-style killing in which the body can't be found. -
73 коротконогий
1) General subject: breviped, duck legged, duck-legged, sawed off, sawn off, tubby (о человеке)2) Biology: short-legged3) Medicine: microscellous5) Makarov: brachypodous, low-set -
74 низкорослый
1) General subject: bantam, cobby, dwarfish, dwarfy, humble, runty, sawed off, sawn off, scrub, scrubby, stunted, undersized, vertically challenged2) Biology: scrubby (о животном)3) Medicine: nanous5) Botanical term: depauperate, shortgrowing6) Agriculture: low on legs, indeterminant7) British English: titchy8) Jargon: half-portion9) Genetics: runted10) Ecology: dwarf12) Taboo: short-assed -
75 escopeta recortada or de cañones recortados
sawed-off shotgun (AmE), sawn-off shotgun (BrE)* * *sawed-off shotgun (AmE), sawn-off shotgun (BrE)Spanish-English dictionary > escopeta recortada or de cañones recortados
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76 canna
f reed( bastone) stickcanna fumaria fluecanna da pesca fishing rodcanna da zucchero sugar cane* * *canna s.f.1 cane; ( d'acqua) reed: una palizzata di canne, a cane fence // essere una canna al vento, to be weak-willed // tremare come una canna, to shake like a leaf // povero in canna, as poor as a church mouse2 (bot.) ( Arundo donax) reed: canna di palude, ( Phragmites communis) ditch reed // canna da zucchero, ( Saccharum officinarum) sugarcane // canna d'India, ( Calamus rotang) rattan3 ( bastone) cane4 ( da pesca) (fishing) rod7 ( della bicicletta) crossbar.* * *['kanna]sostantivo femminile1) (vegetale) reed2) (da pesca) fishing rod3) (bastone da passeggio) cane, stick4) (per annaffiare) hose5) (della bicicletta) crossbar6) (di arma da fuoco) barrela -e mozze — sawn-off BE, sawed off AE
7) (dell'organo) pipe8) colloq. (spinello) joint, reefer•••* * *canna/'kanna/sostantivo f.1 (vegetale) reed2 (da pesca) fishing rod3 (bastone da passeggio) cane, stick4 (per annaffiare) hose5 (della bicicletta) crossbar7 (dell'organo) pipeessere povero in canna to be as poor as a church mouse\ -
77 отпиленный
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78 oversave
vb saw off;[ oversavet haglgevær] sawn-off (, am: sawed-off) shotgun;( i cirkus) the lady who gets sawn in half. -
79 escopeta
escopeta sustantivo femenino shotgun
escopeta sustantivo femenino shotgun
escopeta recortada, sawn-off shotgun ' escopeta' also found in these entries: Spanish: cañón - cartucho - escopetazo - carga - cargar - culata English: double-barrelled - gun - pellet - sawn-off - shot - shotgun - air - sawed-off -
80 обрез
муж.
1) (у книги) edge передний обрез книги ≈ fore-edge верхний обрез ≈ (книги) top
2) (винтовка) sawn-off gun/rifle ∙ в обрез ≈ just barely enough
См. также в других словарях:
sawn-off — (N. Amer. sawed off) ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a gun) having a shortened barrel for ease of handling and a wider field of fire. 2) informal (of a garment) having been cut short … English terms dictionary
sawn-off — adjective 1. well below average height • Syn: ↑pint size, ↑pint sized, ↑runty, ↑sawed off • Similar to: ↑short, ↑little • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sawn-off — adj. Sawn off is used with these nouns: ↑shotgun … Collocations dictionary
sawn-off shotgun — UK [ˌsɔːn ɒf ˈʃɒtˌɡʌn] US [ˌsɔn ɔf ˈʃɑtˌɡʌn] noun [countable] [singular sawn off shotgun plural sawn off shotguns] british a shotgun with part of its barrel … Useful english dictionary
sawn-off shotgun — sawn off shotguns N COUNT A sawn off shotgun is a shotgun on which the barrel has been cut short. Guns like this are often used by criminals because they can be easily hidden. [BRIT] The men burst in wearing balaclavas and brandishing sawn off… … English dictionary
sawn-off shotgun — BrE .sawed off shotgun AmE n a ↑shotgun whose ↑barrel (=long thin tube) has been cut short so that it is easier to hide … Dictionary of contemporary English
sawn-off shotgun — UK [ˌsɔːn ɒf ˈʃɒtˌɡʌn] / US [ˌsɔn ɔf ˈʃɑtˌɡʌn] noun [countable] Word forms sawn off shotgun : singular sawn off shotgun plural sawn off shotguns British a shotgun with part of its barrel (= long narrow tube) cut off … English dictionary
sawn-off shotgun — /sɔn ɒf ˈʃɒtgʌn/ (say sawn of shotgun) noun a shotgun, the barrel of which has been sawn off for greater ease in concealment or carrying. Also, sawn off …
sawn-off — (N. Amer. sawed off) adjective 1》 (of a gun) having a shortened barrel for ease of handling and a wider field of fire. 2》 informal (of a garment) having been cut short. ↘N. Amer. (of a person) short … English new terms dictionary
sawn-off shotgun — noun A shotgun whose barrel(s) has been shortened to give a larger spread, though with more limited range (often for illegal purposes) Syn: sawed off shotgun … Wiktionary
sawn-off shotgun — BrE, sawed off shotgun AmE noun (C) a shotgun that has had its barrel (=long thin part) cut short … Longman dictionary of contemporary English