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tr[hɑːf'kɒk]1 (guns) seguro\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat half-cock con el seguro echado['hɑːf'kɒk]N posición f de medio amartillado (de la escopeta etc)- go off at half-cock -
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to go off at half cock, to go off half-cocked ( flop) partir en eau de boudin ; ( be hasty) être impulsif/-ive. -
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half-cock noun mil. предохранительный взвод; ударник на первом взводе - gooff half-cock -
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half cock[ha:f k'ɔk] n meio gatilho. to go off at half cock a) disparar muito cedo. b) falar ou agir sem o devido preparo. -
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{'ha:f'kɔk}
n положение предпазител
at HALF-COCK неподготвен
to go off at HALF-COCK действам необмислено, провалят се позорно* * *{'ha:f'kъk} n положение "предпазител"; at half-cock неподготвен; to* * *1. at half-cock неподготвен 2. n положение предпазител 3. to go off at half-cock действам необмислено, провалят се позорно* * *half-cock[¸ha:f´kɔk] I. n полуповдигнато положение на спусъка; II. v повдигам спусъка наполовина; \half-cocked с полуповдигнат спусък; разг. полупиян, пийнал; недообмислен, прибързан; • to go off \half-cocked разг. действам прибързано, хвърлям се. -
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['hɑːfkɔk] 1. сущ.; воен.; = half cockпредохранительный взвод, положение курка "на предохранителе"Place the hammer on half-cock. — Поставьте курок на предохранитель.
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at half cock — [ firearm] a mezzo cane, con il grilletto in posizione di sicura
••to go off at half cock — (flop) andare a monte o in fumo; (be hasty) agire impulsivamente
* * *at half cock — [ firearm] a mezzo cane, con il grilletto in posizione di sicura
••to go off at half cock — (flop) andare a monte o in fumo; (be hasty) agire impulsivamente
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To cock a rifle — взвести курок винтовки. To go off at half-cock — это значит использовать что-либо совсем ещё сырым, неготовым, поступать опрометчиво. Имеется в виду оттягивание курка винтовки, который из-за невнимательности стреляющего может соскочить с пальца, и винтовка выстрелит до того, как она наведена на цель.Don't send out the invitations before I have booked the restaurant. I don't want this to go off at half-cock. — Не рассылай приглашения до того, как я закажу ресторан. Я не хочу, чтобы всё сорвалось.
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at half cock — lit au cran de sûreté
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to go off half-cocked — ( flop) partir en eau de boudin; ( be hasty) être impulsif/-ive
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nзапобіжний звід (у зброї)to go off (at) half-cock — говорити (діяти) необачно (непродумано)
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1. [͵hɑ:fʹkɒk] n воен.предохранительный взвод2. [͵hɑ:fʹkɒk] v воен.♢
to go off at half-cock - а) сказать или поступить необдуманно /опрометчиво/; выпалить; б) начаться без достаточной подготовки (о церемонии, мероприятии и т. п.); в) провалиться, лопнуть, не оправдать ожиданийставить на предохранитель (ружьё и т. п.) -
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subst. \/ˌhɑːfˈkɒk\/halvspenngo off at half-cock brenne av for tidlig, gå av for tidlig ( overført) bli satt i gang for tidlig -
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[há:fkɔk]nounpetelin na puški, tako napet, da se ne more sam sprožiti
См. также в других словарях:
half cock — half′ cock′ n. mil (on a firearm) the position of the hammer when held by the sear halfway between the firing and retracted positions so that the weapon cannot be fired • Etymology: 1695–1705 … From formal English to slang
half cock — n. the halfway position of the hammer of a firearm, when the trigger is locked and cannot be pulled … English World dictionary
half-cock — noun the partly raised position of the cock of a gun. Phrases at half cock when only partly ready. Derivatives half cocked adjective … English new terms dictionary
half cock — noun 1. : the position of the hammer of a firearm when about half retracted and held by the sear so that it cannot be operated by a pull on the trigger 2. : a state of inadequate preparation or mental confusion used with at the whole project went … Useful english dictionary
half cock — noun Date: 1745 1. the position of the hammer of a firearm when about half retracted and held by the sear so that it cannot be operated by a pull on the trigger 2. chiefly British a state of inadequate preparation or mental confusion < go off at… … New Collegiate Dictionary
half cock — see go off at half cock half 1 (11) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
half-cock — /haf kok , hahf /, v.t. to set the hammer of (a firearm) at half cock. [1825 35] * * * … Universalium
half-cock — UK / US noun go off at half cock … English dictionary
half-cock — The position of the hammer of a firearm when about half retracted and held by the sear so that it cannot be operated by a normal pull of the trigger … Forensic science glossary
At half cock — Half Half (h[aum]f), a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun, half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb, Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h[=a]lfr, Goth. halbs. Cf. {Halve}, {Behalf}.] 1. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
At half cock — Cock Cock, n. [It. cocca notch of an arrow.] 1. The notch of an arrow or crossbow. [1913 Webster] 2. The hammer in the lock of a firearm. [1913 Webster] {At cock}, {At full cock}, with the hammer raised and ready to fire; said of firearms, also,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English