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41 bruciapelo
a bruciapelo point-blank* * *bruciapelo, a locuz.avv.1 ( improvvisamente) suddenly, unexpectedly, out of the blue: chiedere qlco. a bruciapelo, to ask sthg. out of the blue2 ( da vicino) point-blank: colpo a bruciapelo, point-blank shot; sparare a bruciapelo a qlcu., to fire at s.o. point-blank.* * *a bruciapelo [abrutʃa'pelo] avverbio [ sparare] point-blank, at point-blank range; fig. [ chiedere] point-blank* * *bruciapeloa bruciapelo/abrut∫a'pelo/ -
42 a quemarropa
adj.point-blank, quick-fire.adv.1 at point-blank range, at close range.2 at point blank.* * *at close range, at point-blank range* * *(adj.) = point blankEx. They refuses point blank to acknowledge the significance of gender differences.* * *(adj.) = point blankEx: They refuses point blank to acknowledge the significance of gender differences.
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43 offen
I Adj.1. open; offenes Hemd open-necked shirt; bei offenem Fenster with the window open; mit offenem Mund dastehen stand open-mouthed ( oder gaping)2. (lose) Zucker etc.: loose; offener Wein wine by the glass; in einer Karaffe: carafe wine; vom Fass: wine on tap; einrennen, Feuer 1, Licht4. Stelle: vacant; die Zahl der offenen Stellen hat im Vormonat um 8% zugenommen the number of vacancies went up by 8% last month5. (frei, unbehindert etc.): offenes Gelände (wide) open country; auf offener See on the open sea; auf offener Straße in the middle of the street; auf offener Strecke on the open road; EISENB. between stations6. (offenherzig, aufrichtig) open, sincere; (ehrlich) frank, candid; offener Blick open ( oder honest) face; offen und ehrlich Angebot etc.: open and above-board; ich will ganz offen mit dir sein I’ll be quite frank with you8. (deutlich erkennbar, nicht geheim) open; offener Hass undisguised hatred; offene Feindschaft open hostility; offene Kampfansage open declaration of war; offener Aufruhr open rebellion; offene Abstimmung open vote; offene Anspielung broad allusion ( auf + Akk to); offener Brief open letter; ein offenes Geheimnis an open secret; im offenen Kampf in an open fight9. (noch nicht bezahlt) unpaid; offene Rechnung unpaid ( oder outstanding) invoice; dieser Posten ist noch offen this item has still not been paid for10. (noch nicht entschieden): offene Fragen open ( oder unsettled) questions; es ist noch alles offen nothing has been decided yet, it’s all up in the air still; die Meisterschaft war bis zum Saisonende offen (the result of) the championship was not decided ( oder settled) until the end of the seasonII Adv.1. openly; Wein offen ausschenken / verkaufen serve / sell wine on tap2. sie trägt ihre Haare offen she has her hair loose3. (offenherzig, aufrichtig) openly, sincerely; (ohne Umschweife) frankly; offen reden talk openly ( freiheraus: freely), speak frankly; ich sage offen was ich denke I just say what I think; ( jemandem) offen seine Meinung sagen oder aussprechen speak one’s mind (quite openly) (to s.o.), be perfectly open ( oder frank) (with s.o.); offen ( und ehrlich) gesagt quite honestly, to tell you the truth; offen zur Schau stellen display openly, make no secret of; offen zugeben auch admit (quite) frankly; offen gestanden to be frank, quite frankly; offen auf der Hand liegen be perfectly obvious; es liegt offen auf der Hand, dass... it is perfectly obvious that...4. LING.: einen Vokal / das o / eine Silbe offen aussprechen pronounce a vowel in the open position / the o as an open vowel / a syllable as though it is open5. mit Verben: offen bleiben stay open; Frage etc.: remain ( oder be left) open ( oder unsettled); offen halten (Tür etc.) hold open; (Geschäft etc., auch Augen) keep open; fig. (Termin, Auftrag etc.) keep open; (Ausweg, auch Entscheidung etc.) leave open; (Möglichkeit) leave ( oder keep) open, reserve; offen lassen auch fig. leave open; die Möglichkeit offen lassen fig. auch reserve the possibility (+ Gen of); offen legen fig. disclose; offen liegen zur Einsicht: be available for public scrutiny; offen stehen be (Tür: auch stand) open; Rechnung: be unpaid ( oder outstanding), remain unsettled; jemandem offen stehen fig. be open to s.o.; es steht ihm offen zu (+ Inf.) he’s free to (+ Inf.) offen stehend Tür etc.: open; Rechnung: outstanding, unsettled; mit offen stehendem Mund openmouthed* * *(freimütig) overt (Adj.); frank (Adj.); outspoken (Adj.); direct (Adj.); candid (Adj.); demonstrative (Adj.); forthright (Adj.); ingenuous (Adj.); straightforward (Adj.);(nicht entschieden) undecided (Adj.);(unbesetzt) vacant (Adj.);(unverschlossen) open (Adj.);(vorurteilslos) open-minded (Adj.)* * *ọf|fen ['ɔfn]1. adjein offener Brief — an open letter
er geht mit offenem Hemd — he is wearing an open-neck shirt
der Laden hat bis 10 Uhr offen — the shop (esp Brit) or store is or stays open until 10 o'clock
das Turnier ist für alle offen — the tournament is open to everybody
offener Wein — wine by the carafe/glass
auf offener Strecke (Straße) — on the open road; (Rail) between stations
wir hielten auf offener Strecke — we stopped in the middle of nowhere
auf offener Straße — in the middle of the street; (Landstraße) on the open road
Beifall auf offener Szene — spontaneous applause, an outburst of applause
bei offener Szene or Bühne verwandelt sich das Bild — the scene changed without a curtain
mit offenem Mund dastehen (fig) — to stand gaping
überall offene Türen finden (fig) — to find a warm welcome everywhere
mit offenen Augen or Sinnen durchs Leben gehen — to go through life with one's eyes open
eine offene Hand haben (fig) — to be open-handed
allem Neuen gegenüber offen sein — to be open or receptive to (all) new ideas
offene Handelsgesellschaft — general partnership
See:2) (= frei) Stelle vacant"offene Stellen" — "vacancies", "situations vacant" (Brit)
3) (= unerledigt, unentschieden) Frage, Ausgang, Partie open; Rechnung outstanding4) (= aufrichtig, freimütig) Mensch, Bekenntnis, Aussprache opener hat keinen offenen Blick — he's got a shifty look in his eyes
ein offenes Wort mit jdm reden — to have a frank talk with sb
2. adv1) (= freimütig) candidly; kritisieren, zugeben, als Lügner bezeichnen, sich zu etw bekennen openlyein offen schwul lebender Mensch — a person living openly as a homosexual
etw offen aussprechen — to say sth out loud
sich offen für/gegen etw aussprechen — to openly speak out for/against sth
offen gestanden or gesagt — to tell you the truth, quite honestly, to be frank
seine Meinung offen sagen — to speak one's mind, to say what one thinks
sag mir ganz offen deine Meinung — tell me your honest opinion
2) (= deutlich) clearly3)(= lose)
die Haare offen tragen — to wear one's hair loose or downWein offen verkaufen — to sell wine on draught (Brit) or draft (US); (glasweise) to sell wine by the glass
4)* * *1) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) blunt2) (saying or showing openly what is in one's mind; honest: a frank person; a frank reply.) frank3) frankly4) freely6) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) open7) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) open8) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) open9) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) open10) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) open11) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) open12) (frankly: She talked very openly about it.) openly* * *of·fen[ˈɔfn̩]I. adj1. inv (geöffnet) open; Hosenschlitz a. undone pred; Gefäß, Umschlag opened; Schranke up pred; Bein ulcerateder hatte die Augen \offen his eyes were opender Mund ist ihm vor Staunen \offen geblieben he was gaping in astonishmentmit \offenen Augen (a. fig) with one's eyes open a. figdie Haare \offen tragen to wear one's hair loosemit \offenem Hemd/Kragen wearing an open-necked shirtmit \offenem Mund with one's mouth open, with open mouthmit \offenem Mund atmen to breathe through the mouthmit \offenen Sinnen (fig) with one's eyes openetw \offen stehen lassen to keep sth openeinen Spaltbreit \offen sein [o stehen] to be ajarbei ihr ist immer alles \offen she never locks her doorssie hält ihr Lokal auch am Sonntag \offen her pub is open on Sunday as wellmeine Tür ist immer für dich \offen (fig) you are always/will always be welcome\offene Anstalt open prisonein \offenes Haus (fig) an open housejdm \offen sein (fig) to be open to sbein \offenes Grab an open grave\offenes Auto convertible\offene Kutsche open[-topped] carriage\offene Schuhe sandalsdas Auto war hinten \offen the back of the car was open\offener Ausblick unobstructed view; (klar) clear view\offenes Gelände open terraindas \offene Meer the open seanach allen Seiten hin \offen sein (fig) to have no political convictionsauf \offener Strecke on the open road; Zug between stationsdie Jagd [auf Niederwild] ist \offen JAGD it's open season [on small game]\offene Software accessible software▪ für jdn \offen sein to be open to sb7. (unzusammenhängend)\offene Bauweise detached building development spec\offene Ortschaft non-built-up areaMehl/Salz \offen verkaufen to sell loose flour/salt10. (ungewiss) uncertain; (unbeantwortet) open; Problem unsettled, unresolved; Frage open [or unanswered], unsettledder Termin ist immer noch \offen the date has still to be decidedein \offener Punkt a moot point[noch] ganz \offen sein to be [still] wide open\offener Posten unpaid item, uncovered amount\offen gelassen vacant/blanketw \offen lassen to leave sth vacant/blank\offen stehen to be vacant/blank\offen stehend vacant/blank\offene Stelle vacancy, job opening13. (ehrlich) Blick, Meinung frank, candid; Person, Gespräch a. honest; Geständnis, Art a. open; Gesicht honest▪ \offen [zu jdm] sein to be open [or frank] [or honest] [with sb]sei \offen mit mir! be honest [or straight] with me!14. (deutlich) open, overt15. (öffentlich) open\offene Gesellschaft ÖKON open partnershipin \offenem Kampf in an open [or a fair] fightauf \offener Straße in [the middle of] the street\offener Kopf open head\offene Seite open side19.▶ \offen gegenüber jdm sein to be open with sbII. adv1. (ehrlich) openly, frankly, candidly\offen gestanden [o gesagt] to be [perfectly] honest [or frank2. (deutlich) clearly, obviously, patently3. (öffentlich)\offen abstimmen to vote in an open ballot[ganz] \offen spielen to leave oneself [wide] open5. LINGdas „a“ wird \offen ausgesprochen the “a” is pronounced as an open vowel* * *1.der Knopf/Schlitz ist offen — the button is/one's flies are undone
ein offenes Hemd — a shirt with the collar unfastened
sie trägt ihr Haar offen — she wears her hair loose
offen haben od. sein — be open
die Tür ist offen — (nicht abgeschlossen) the door is unlocked
offen bleiben — remain or stay open
jemandem offen stehen — (fig.) be open to somebody
es steht dir offen, es zu tun — you are free to do it
mit offenen Karten spielen — play with the cards face up on the table; (fig.) put one's cards on the table
offenes Licht/Feuer — a naked light/an open fire
das offene Meer, die offene See — the open sea
offene Türen einrennen — (fig.) fight a battle that's/battles that are already won
mit offenen Augen od. Sinnen durch die Welt od. durchs Leben gehen — go about/go through life with one's eyes open
für neue Ideen od. gegenüber neuen Ideen offen sein — be receptive or open to new ideas
offener Wein — wine on tap or draught
3) (frei) vacant <job, post>offene Stellen — vacancies; (als Rubrik) ‘Situations Vacant’
der Ausgang des Spiels ist noch völlig offen — the result of the match is still wide open
offen bleiben — < decision> be left open
offen lassen, ob... — leave it open whether...
5) (noch nicht bezahlt) outstanding < bill>6) (freimütig, aufrichtig) frank [and open] < person>; frank, candid <look, opinion, reply>; honest <character, face>offen zu jemandem sein — be open or frank with somebody
7) nicht präd. (unverhohlen) open <threat, mutiny, hostility, opponent, etc.>8) (Sprachw.) open <vowel, syllable>2.1) (frei zugänglich, sichtbar, unverhohlen) openly2) (freimütig, aufrichtig) openly; franklyoffen gesagt — frankly; to be frank or honest
* * *A. adj1. open;offenes Hemd open-necked shirt;bei offenem Fenster with the window open;mit offenem Mund dastehen stand open-mouthed ( oder gaping)2. (lose) Zucker etc: loose;offener Wein wine by the glass; in einer Karaffe: carafe wine; vom Fass: wine on tap; → einrennen, Feuer 1, Licht3. Haare: loose;mit offenen Haaren with one’s hair (hanging) loose4. Stelle: vacant;die Zahl der offenen Stellen hat im Vormonat um 8% zugenommen the number of vacancies went up by 8% last month5. (frei, unbehindert etc):offenes Gelände (wide) open country;auf offener See on the open sea;auf offener Straße in the middle of the street;auf offener Strecke on the open road; BAHN between stationsoffener Blick open ( oder honest) face;offen und ehrlich Angebot etc: open and above-board;ich will ganz offen mit dir sein I’ll be quite frank with you7. (aufgeschlossen) open(-minded);offen für (empfänglich) open to, receptive to8. (deutlich erkennbar, nicht geheim) open;offener Hass undisguised hatred;offene Feindschaft open hostility;offene Kampfansage open declaration of war;offener Aufruhr open rebellion;offene Abstimmung open vote;offene Anspielung broad allusion (auf +akk to);offener Brief open letter;ein offenes Geheimnis an open secret;im offenen Kampf in an open fight9. (noch nicht bezahlt) unpaid;offene Rechnung unpaid ( oder outstanding) invoice;dieser Posten ist noch offen this item has still not been paid for10. (noch nicht entschieden):offene Fragen open ( oder unsettled) questions;es ist noch alles offen nothing has been decided yet, it’s all up in the air still;die Meisterschaft war bis zum Saisonende offen (the result of) the championship was not decided ( oder settled) until the end of the season11. LING open;eine offene Silbe an open syllableB. adv1. openly;Wein offen ausschenken/verkaufen serve/sell wine on tap2.sie trägt ihre Haare offen she has her hair looseoffen reden talk openly ( freiheraus: freely), speak frankly;ich sage offen was ich denke I just say what I think;aussprechen speak one’s mind (quite openly) (to sb), be perfectly open ( oder frank) (with sb);offen (und ehrlich) gesagt quite honestly, to tell you the truth;offen zur Schau stellen display openly, make no secret of;offen zugeben auch admit (quite) frankly;offen gestanden to be frank, quite frankly;offen auf der Hand liegen be perfectly obvious;es liegt offen auf der Hand, dass … it is perfectly obvious that …4. LING:einen Vokal/das o/eine Silbe offen aussprechen pronounce a vowel in the open position/the o as an open vowel/a syllable as though it is open5. mit Verben:offen bleiben stay open;offen lassen leave open;offen stehen be (Tür: auch stand) open;offen stehend Tür etc: open;mit offen stehendem Mund open-mouthed* * *1.der Knopf/Schlitz ist offen — the button is/one's flies are undone
offen haben od. sein — be open
die Tür ist offen — (nicht abgeschlossen) the door is unlocked
offen bleiben — remain or stay open
jemandem offen stehen — (fig.) be open to somebody
es steht dir offen, es zu tun — you are free to do it
mit offenen Karten spielen — play with the cards face up on the table; (fig.) put one's cards on the table
offenes Licht/Feuer — a naked light/an open fire
das offene Meer, die offene See — the open sea
offene Türen einrennen — (fig.) fight a battle that's/battles that are already won
mit offenen Augen od. Sinnen durch die Welt od. durchs Leben gehen — go about/go through life with one's eyes open
für neue Ideen od. gegenüber neuen Ideen offen sein — be receptive or open to new ideas
2) (lose) loose <sugar, flour, oats, etc.>offener Wein — wine on tap or draught
3) (frei) vacant <job, post>offene Stellen — vacancies; (als Rubrik) ‘Situations Vacant’
offen bleiben — < decision> be left open
offen lassen, ob... — leave it open whether...
5) (noch nicht bezahlt) outstanding < bill>6) (freimütig, aufrichtig) frank [and open] < person>; frank, candid <look, opinion, reply>; honest <character, face>offen zu jemandem sein — be open or frank with somebody
7) nicht präd. (unverhohlen) open <threat, mutiny, hostility, opponent, etc.>8) (Sprachw.) open <vowel, syllable>2.1) (frei zugänglich, sichtbar, unverhohlen) openly2) (freimütig, aufrichtig) openly; franklyoffen gesagt — frankly; to be frank or honest
* * *(Mathematik) adj.open adj. adj.blunt adj.candid adj.downright adj.exposed adj.forthright adj.frank adj.ingenuous adj.open (not concealed) adj.open adj.open-ended adj.overt adj. adv.candidly adv.forthrightly adv.frankly adv.ingenuously adv.openly adv.outspokenly adv.overtly adv.point-blank adv. -
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m.1 shot.2 triggering.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: disparar.* * *1 (acción) firing2 (efecto) shot3 DEPORTE shot* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=tiro) shothacer disparos al aire — to fire into the air, shoot into the air
disparo de advertencia, disparo de intimidación — warning shot; (Náut) shot across the bows
disparo inicial — [de cohete] blast-off
2) (Dep) shot3) (Mec) release* * *a) ( de arma) shotdisparos de advertencia or aviso — warning shots
b) (Dep) shot* * *= shot, gunshot.Ex. Tague stated that he heard shots fired from the grassy knoll.Ex. Ideally, this system will provide authorities with the precise details of gunshots, including the type of gun used and the number of shots fired.----* de un sólo disparo = in one shot.* disparo de advertencia = warning shot.* disparo de pistola = pistol shot.* disparos = gunfire.* matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.* matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.* * *a) ( de arma) shotdisparos de advertencia or aviso — warning shots
b) (Dep) shot* * *= shot, gunshot.Ex: Tague stated that he heard shots fired from the grassy knoll.
Ex: Ideally, this system will provide authorities with the precise details of gunshots, including the type of gun used and the number of shots fired.* de un sólo disparo = in one shot.* disparo de advertencia = warning shot.* disparo de pistola = pistol shot.* disparos = gunfire.* matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.* matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.* * *1 (tiro) shotdisparos de advertencia or aviso warning shots2 ( Dep) shot* * *
Del verbo disparar: ( conjugate disparar)
disparo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
disparó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
disparar
disparo
disparar ( conjugate disparar) verbo intransitivo
◊ disparo al aire to fire o shoot into the air;
disparo a matar to shoot to kill;
le disparó por la espalda he shot him in the back;
disparo a quemarropa or a bocajarro to fire at point-blank range;
disparo contra algn to shoot o fire at sbb) (Dep) to shoot
verbo transitivo
1
‹tiro/proyectil› to fire;
b) (Dep):
2 (Méx fam) ( pagar) to buy
dispararse verbo pronominal
1
b) ( refl):
2 (fam) [ precio] to shoot up, rocket
disparo sustantivo masculino
shot
disparar verbo transitivo
1 (un arma de fuego) to fire
(un proyectil) to shoot: le dispararon en el hombro, he was shot in the shoulder
2 Ftb to shoot
disparar a puerta, to shoot at goal
disparo sustantivo masculino
1 shot
2 Dep Ftb shot
' disparo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escopetazo
- objetiva
- objetivo
- Tiro
- disparar
- efectuar
- sentir
- sonar
- tiro
English:
aim at
- gunshot
- point-blank
- random shot
- shoot
- shot
- gun
- round
- stop
* * *disparo nm1. [de arma] shot;hubo disparos al aire shots were fired in the airdisparo de advertencia warning shot;disparo de aviso warning shot2. [de deportista] shot;el disparo rozó el larguero the shot grazed the crossbar3. [de mecanismo] release, trip* * *mdisparo al aire shot in the air2 en fútbol shot* * *disparo nmtiro: shot* * *disparo n shot -
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disparar ( conjugate disparar) verbo intransitivo◊ disparar al aire to fire o shoot into the air;disparar a matar to shoot to kill; le disparó por la espalda he shot him in the back; disparar a quemarropa or a bocajarro to fire at point-blank range; disparar contra algn to shoot o fire at sbb) (Dep) to shootverbo transitivo 1 ‹tiro/proyectil› to fire;b) (Dep):2 (Méx fam) ( pagar) to buy dispararse verbo pronominal 1b) ( refl):2 (fam) [ precio] to shoot up, rocket
disparar verbo transitivo
1 (un arma de fuego) to fire (un proyectil) to shoot: le dispararon en el hombro, he was shot in the shoulder
2 Ftb to shoot
disparar a puerta, to shoot at goal ' disparar' also found in these entries: Spanish: tirar - bocajarro - comenzar - descargar - disparado - mansalva - quemarropa English: blast away - fire - point-blank - potshot - shoot - shoot off - trigger-happy - wildly -
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Del verbo disparar: ( conjugate disparar) \ \
disparo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
disparó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: disparar disparo
disparar ( conjugate disparar) verbo intransitivo◊ disparo al aire to fire o shoot into the air;disparo a matar to shoot to kill; le disparó por la espalda he shot him in the back; disparo a quemarropa or a bocajarro to fire at point-blank range; disparo contra algn to shoot o fire at sbb) (Dep) to shootverbo transitivo 1 ‹tiro/proyectil› to fire;b) (Dep):2 (Méx fam) ( pagar) to buy dispararse verbo pronominal 1b) ( refl):2 (fam) [ precio] to shoot up, rocket
disparo sustantivo masculino shot
disparar verbo transitivo
1 (un arma de fuego) to fire (un proyectil) to shoot: le dispararon en el hombro, he was shot in the shoulder
2 Ftb to shoot
disparar a puerta, to shoot at goal
disparo sustantivo masculino
1 shot
2 Dep Ftb shot ' disparo' also found in these entries: Spanish: escopetazo - objetiva - objetivo - Tiro - disparar - efectuar - sentir - sonar - tiro English: aim at - gunshot - point-blank - random shot - shoot - shot - gun - round - stop -
47 дальность прямого выстрела
1) Military: danger range, direct fire range, fixed-sight range, grazing-fire range, line-of-sight distance, point blank range, point-blank range, sighting distance2) Engineering: battle range, battle-sight range3) Artillery: pointblank range4) Arms production: point-blank danger spaceУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дальность прямого выстрела
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support, stay* * *упо̀р,м., само ед. support, stay; • стрелям в \упор fire pointblank.* * *1. support, stay 2. стрелям в УПОР fire point-blank -
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1) (очень близко (подойти, стать и т. п.)) come (stand, etc.) close to smb., smth.2) (пристально, прямо (смотреть, глядеть, рассматривать и т. п.)) gaze (look) fixedly (closely) at smb.; give smb. a fixed lookКто-то смотрит пристально и строго / Сквозь прямые сосны на меня. / Глаз не отводя и не мигая, / Кто-то смотрит на меня в упор: / - Я-то думал, ты теперь другая, Ну а ты, / всё та же ты, с тех пор... (М. Алигер, Просека) — In my forest there's a path where always, / Be it morning, afternoon or night, / Someone looks at me attentively and closely / Through the wall of slender, stately pines. / Someone always watches me, unblinking, / With a stare that's piercing and intent: / 'You'd have altered greatly, I was thinking. / You're the same, / You haven't changed since then.
Он смотрел на подругу в упор, стараясь поймать взгляд, чтобы понять, лжёт та или нет. (А. Битов, Дверь) — He looked fixedly at the girlfriend, trying to catch her eye, trying to work out whether she was lying or not.
Дед смотрит на меня пристально, в упор, и я чувствую, что краснею. (А. Лиханов, Мой генерал) — Grandad gave me a fixed look, straight in the eyes, and I felt blushing.
3) (с близкого расстояния, приблизившись почти вплотную (стрелять в кого-либо, что-либо, бить и т. п.)) fire at close (point-blank) range; fire point-blankПаровоз летел, не сбавляя хода, непрерывно свистя. Лишь в последнюю минуту с бронепоезда догадались дать по нему несколько выстрелов в упор. (А. Толстой, Хождение по мукам) — The engine flew on, at full speed, whistling incessantly. Only at the last moment did the crew of the armoured train recover sufficient presence of mind to fire a few rounds at close range.
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расстояние; дальность (действия, стрельбы, полета) ; радиус ( действия) ; прицел ( установка прицела) ; дистанция; дальнобойность; досягаемость; диапазон; полигон; стрельбище; тир; ав. относ бомбы; определять расстояние ( до цели) ; пристреливать цель по дальности— AT range— check point range— EW range— fuel exhaustion range— lethality range— marching range— range in -
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(подойти) face to face, right up to;
(смотреть) to look point-blank at smb., to look steadily at smb., to stare straight at smb.;
( сказать) point-blank, flat out;
( стрелять) to fire point-blankв упор: pointblank -
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53 упор
муж.rest; тех. stop, catch; support, prop; (железнодорожный) buffer stop••в упор — ( подойти) face to face, right up to; ( смотреть) to look point-blank at smb., to look steadily at smb., to stare straight at smb.; ( сказать) point-blank, flat out; ( стрелять) to fire point-blank
делать (основной) упор на что-л. — to lay (special) stress/emphasis on smth., to emphasize smth.
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54 sparare
1. v/i shoot (a at)2. v/t: sparare un colpo fire a shot* * *sparare1 v.tr. to shoot*, to fire; to discharge: sparò due cartucce, he fired two cartridges; sparare un colpo, to fire a shot; sparare un fucile, una rivoltella, to fire (o to discharge) a rifle, a revolver // sparare il pallone in porta, to shoot the ball into the goal // sparare balle, (fam.) to shoot off one's mouth // spararle grosse, to talk big (o to tell whoppers) // sparare un prezzo esorbitante, to ask an exorbitant price; mi sparerei un colpo in questi frangenti, (fig.) I'd shoot myself in such circumstances◆ v. intr.1 to shoot*, to fire: mi ordinò di sparare, he ordered me to fire; sparare a un leone, un bersaglio, un soldato, to fire (o to shoot) at a lion, a target, a soldier; sparare al petto, alle gambe, to shoot in the chest, in the legs; si è ucciso sparandosi, he shot himself // sparare a salve, to fire blanks // ha sparato a zero su tutti i miei amici, (fig.) he has slated all my friends2 (di colore, luce ecc.) to dazzle: questo colore spara, this colour is dazzling; non riesco a leggere, questa luce spara, I can't read, this light is dazzling me.* * *[spa'rare]1. vt(arma, colpo) to fire2. visparare a zero contro qn fig — to be ruthless with sb, to show sb no pity
* * *[spa'rare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (far partire) to fire (off), to shoot* [ colpo]2) fig.spararle grosse — to talk big, to be full of big talk
2.sparare cazzate — volg. to talk bullshit o crap
1) (far partire un colpo) to fire (su, contro at, on)sparare a — to shoot [persona, preda]
2) telev. to dazzle3.••sparare nel mucchio — = to level accusations indiscriminately
sparare a zero su qcn., qcs. — to blast sb., sth. out of the water, to hit out at sb., sth.
(dai,) spara! — colloq. (come on,) fire away! (go ahead and) shoot!
* * *sparare/spa'rare/ [1]2 fig. spararle grosse to talk big, to be full of big talk; sparare cazzate volg. to talk bullshit o crap; sparare un prezzo esorbitante to shoot high(aus. avere)1 (far partire un colpo) to fire ( su, contro at, on); sparare a to shoot [ persona, preda]; sparare con la pistola to fire a pistol; sparare a salve to fire blanks; le sparò alla gamba he shot her in the leg; fermi o sparo! freeze or I'll shoot!2 telev. to dazzleIII spararsi verbo pronominaleto shoot oneself ( a in)sparare l'ultima cartuccia to play one's final trump o hand; sparare nel mucchio = to level accusations indiscriminately; sparare a zero su qcn., qcs. to blast sb., sth. out of the water, to hit out at sb., sth.; (dai,) spara! colloq. (come on,) fire away! (go ahead and) shoot! -
55 вопрос
1) questionзабросать кого-л. вопросами — to assail / to bombard / to deluge / to hammer / to shower smb. with questions; to fire / to fling / to hurl questions at smb.; (каверзными) to heckle
задать вопрос — to ask / to put a questien
предлагать / просить задавать вопросы — to invite questions
засыпать вопросами — to bombard / to deluge (smb.) with questions, to heap questions (upon smb.)
обменяться мнениями по широкому кругу вопросов — to exchange views / opinions ona wide range of questions
ответить вопросом на вопрос — to counter with another question, to parry a question
осаждать вопросами — to ply smb. with questions
подсказывать вопросы дружественно настроенным журналистам (чтобы задавать их на пресс-конференции) — to plant questions with friendly journalists
предложить кому-л. вопрос — to put a question to smb.
сформулировать вопрос — to formulate / to frame a question
уйти / уклониться от вопроса — to evade / to skirt a question, to shy away from a question
вопрос сводится к следующему... — the question resolves itself into this...
неожиданный вопрос — unexpected / off-the-wall question
прямой / категорический вопрос — point-blank / straight / direct question
вопрос, допускающий разное толкование / разные ответы — open-ended question
вынести вопрос на обсуждение / рассмотрение — to submit a question for discussion / consideration
вопрос следует вынести на обсуждение — the matter requires discussion / ventilation
время, отведённое на вопросы и ответы — question and answer period
форма чьего-л. вопроса — the way one is framing bis question
2) (проблема) question, problem, issue; (дело) point, matterбиться над вопросом — to wrestle with a question / a problem
внести ясность в вопрос — to clear / to clarify / to brighten / to elucidate a question
вступить с кем-л. в спор по какому-л. вопросу — to take issue with smb. on smth.
выяснять вопрос — to clear up / to sort out a matter / a question, to clarify a point / an issue
добраться до существа / сути вопроса — to go to the heart of a question
договориться по основным вопросам — to agree on / upon fundamentals
заниматься каким-л. вопросом — to deal with a matter / a problem
запутать вопрос — to confuse an issue; to entangle a question / an issue; to involve a question in difficulty
затрагивать вопрос — to broach / to touch upon a question
излагать вопрос — to state a question / an issue; to set forth an issue
изучать какой-л. вопрос — to go into / to study a question, to explore a problem, to see into a matter
всесторонне изучить вопрос — to study a question from every side / from all sides
исключать вопрос — to discard / to exclude a question
не иметь отношения к вопросу — to have nothing to do with a question, to be foreign to a question
обдумывать вопрос — to think over a question / a matter, to meditate / to contemplate a problem
обратиться к кому-л. по данному вопросу — to approach smb. on the matter
обсуждать вопрос — to discuss / to dispute a question / a matter, to debate an issue / a matter / a point
обходить вопрос — pass over / to side-step a question / an issue
оставить вопрос открытым — to leave the question / the matter open, to keep / to leave the matter in abeyance
остановиться на вопросе — to dwell (up)on a question, to take up a point
отделить вопрос от чего-л. — to separate a question from smth.
отклониться / отойти от вопроса — to depart / to deviate / to digress from the question
поднимать / ставить вопрос — to bring up / to open / to raise a question, to broach an issue / a subject
поставить вопрос на обсуждение — to introduce a question for debate / for discussion
поставить перед кем-л. вопрос — to put a point before smb.
представить / рассмотреть вопрос в истинном свете — to place a question in its true perspective
представлять кому-л. вопрос на обсуждение / рассмотрение — to submit a question to smb. for consideration
прекратить обсуждение вопроса — to dismiss an issue / a problem
приступить к обсуждению / рассмотрению вопроса — to enter into an examination / upon ventilation of a question / an issue
проанализировать вопрос — to analyse an issue / a problem
продолжать обсуждение какого-л. вопроса — to pursue a point
осветить какой-л. вопрос — to elucidate a question / a matter; to throw light at a question; to shed light on a problem
просветить кого-л. в каком-л. вопросе — to enlighten smb. on a subject
разобраться в каком-л. вопросе до конца — to sift a question to the bottom
разработать вопрос — to elaborate a point, to work out a problem
разрешить вопрос — to solve / to resolve a problem
пытаться разрешить вопрос — to grapple with a question / a problem
распространяться по какому-л. вопросу разг. — to enlarge upon a point / a theme
рассматривать вопрос — to consider / to examine a question / an issue / a problem
растолковать кому-л. вопрос — to drive home a point to smb.
расходиться во мнениях по какому-л. вопросу — to split on a question / an issue
решать вопрос — to handle a problem / a matter, to tackle / to resolve an issue
сводить вопрос к чему-л. — to boil down a problem to smth.
вопрос сводится к следующему — the question boils down / reduces itself to the following
сосредоточиться на вопросе — to focus on a question / a problem
столкнуться с вопросом — to confront with / to face (with) a question / a problem
считать вопрос решённым — to regard / to consider the matter as closed
уводить обсуждение от существа вопроса — to sidetrack an issue / a problem
уклоняться от обсуждения вопроса — to side-step / to duck an issue; to skirt a question
усложнять вопрос — to complicate a question / a problem
уходить от решения вопроса — to dodge a problem / an issue
вопрос надо поставить иначе / вновь — the question needs to be restated
актуальный вопрос — topical / pressing / vital question, matter of current / topical interest
больной / наболевший вопрос — sore point / subject
(очень) важный вопрос — (very) important question / matter; question of (great / crucial) importance, overriding issue, substantial point
внешнеполитический вопрос — question / issue of foreign policy
основные внешнеполитические вопросы — major / crucial issue of foreign policy
внутренний вопрос (страны и т.п.) — internal problem
второстепенный вопрос — minor question / issue, side issue
главный вопрос — crucial / pivotal question, main / major issue / problem / question / point
гуманитарные вопросы — humanitarian matters / concerns
деликатный вопрос — delicate question / problem / matter
жгучий вопрос — burning question, hot issue
животрепещущий / жизненно важный вопрос — vital issue / question; issue / question of vital importance
запутанный вопрос — knotty / intricate question, tricky problem / question
злободневный вопрос — burning / pressing question, burning topic of the day, hot issue
коренные вопросы — fundamental questions / problems
насущный вопрос — question of vital importance, urgent / vital question, vital / bread-and-butter issue
находящийся на рассмотрении вопрос — pending question, question under consideration
национальный вопрос — national / nationalities question, problem of nationalities
неотложный вопрос — pressing / urgent question / matter; issue at hand
неразрешённый вопрос — unsolved problem, outstanding issue / problem / question, unresolved / unsolved / open question
неразрешимый / нерешённый вопрос — insol-vable / unresolvable question
основной вопрос — fundamental / leading / primal question, basic / key / main issue, key / main problem / question
первоочередной вопрос — overriding issue / problem, top-priority issue, matter of priority
правовой / юридический вопрос — legal issue
принципиальный вопрос — matter / question of principle
процедурный вопрос — procedural matter, point of order
существенный / связанный с существом дела вопрос (в отличие от процедурного) — substantive issue / question, matter of substance
сложный вопрос — complicated question / matter; knotty / thomy problem; complex issue / question
согласованный вопрос (обсуждения, переговоров и т.п.) — agreed subject
спорный / дискуссионный вопрос — controversial / vexed question; contentious issue; moot / debating point; point at issue; debatable / disputable / question / point
выступать за решение спорных вопросов путём переговоров — to advocate the settlement of disputable / controversial issues by negotiations
стоящий перед кем-л. вопрос — problem facing smb.
щекотливый вопрос — delicate / sensitive issue; ticklish problem
вопросы, входящие во внутреннюю компетенцию государства — matters which are within the domestic jurisdiction of a state
вопрос, касающийся определения (какого-л. вида оружия и т.п.) — definition question
вопрос, не заслуживающий внимания — matter of small weight
вопрос, не относящийся к теме / делу — question remote from the subject
вопросы, относящиеся к данному делу — questions pertinent to the matter in hand
вопрос первоочерёдной / первостепенной важности — matter of the highest / of urgent priority
вопрос, по которому спорящие стороны сходятся во мнениях — common ground
вопрос, по которому существуют разногласия — area of disagreement
вопрос по существу — point of substance; pertinent question
перейти к вопросу по существу — to come. to the merits / substance of the matter
вопрос, представляющий взаимный интерес — question / matter of mutual interest / concern, issue of common concern / interest
вопрос, решение которого зашло в тупик — deadlocked issue
вопросы, требующие обсуждения (особ. публичного) — questions calling for ventilation
вопрос, уводящий в сторону от главной темы — red herring
вопрос, чреватый серьёзными последствиями — far-reaching question
круг вопросов, решаемых президентом — executive discretion амер.
перечень вопросов, подлежащих рассмотрению в первую очередь — priority list of topics
выступать / говорить по существу вопроса — to speak to the question / point
широкий круг вопросов — wide range of questions / problems
широкий круг вопросов, охватываемый проектом резолюции — broad scope of a draft resolution
3) (пункт) itemвключить вопрос в повестку дня — to include an item in the agenda / in the order of the day
вопрос (повестки дня), переданный на рассмотрение комитета — item allocated / referred to the Committee
вопрос, рекомендуемый для включения в повестку дня — item recommended for inclusion
очерёдность / порядок вопросов — order of priority
4)поставить что-л. под вопрос — to call smth. in question; to question the necessity / validity of smth.
под (большим) вопросом — subject to doubt; problematic
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adj.1 shot.2 disproportionate.past part.past participle of spanish verb: disparar.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar in a hurry* * *ADJ1) (=con prisa)salir disparado — to shoot out, be off like a shot
2) Caribe ** randy *, horny *** * *- da adjetivo (fam)salir disparado — ( irse de prisa) to shoot off (colloq)
pasó disparado — he shot by like greased lightning
* * *= sharply rising, raging, galloping, soaring.Ex. The end of the eighteenth century saw a sharply rising demand for cheap print, associated with increases in population and in literacy which occurred all over Europe.Ex. This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.Ex. But the introduction of market economics, galloping inflation and the breakdown of old administrative structures are causing problems, especially over funding..Ex. And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.----* coste disparado = escalating cost.* costes disparados = spiralling costs, soaring cost.* inflación disparada = rampant inflation, soaring inflation, runaway inflation.* precios disparados = spiralling prices.* salir disparado = bolt, make + a bolt for, shoot off, dash off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.* * *- da adjetivo (fam)salir disparado — ( irse de prisa) to shoot off (colloq)
pasó disparado — he shot by like greased lightning
* * *= sharply rising, raging, galloping, soaring.Ex: The end of the eighteenth century saw a sharply rising demand for cheap print, associated with increases in population and in literacy which occurred all over Europe.
Ex: This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.Ex: But the introduction of market economics, galloping inflation and the breakdown of old administrative structures are causing problems, especially over funding..Ex: And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.* coste disparado = escalating cost.* costes disparados = spiralling costs, soaring cost.* inflación disparada = rampant inflation, soaring inflation, runaway inflation.* precios disparados = spiralling prices.* salir disparado = bolt, make + a bolt for, shoot off, dash off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.* * *disparado -da( fam):salir disparado «objeto» to shoot out;«persona» (irse de prisa) to shoot off ( colloq)(salir lanzado): con el choque salió disparado del asiento the impact catapulted him from his seatiba disparado y ni me saludó he was in a tremendous hurry and didn't even say hello to me ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo disparar: ( conjugate disparar)
disparado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
disparado
disparar
disparado◊ -da adjetivo (fam): salir disparado ( irse de prisa) to shoot off (colloq);
con el choque salió disparado del asiento the impact catapulted him from his seat;
ver tb disparar
disparar ( conjugate disparar) verbo intransitivo
◊ disparado al aire to fire o shoot into the air;
disparado a matar to shoot to kill;
le disparó por la espalda he shot him in the back;
disparado a quemarropa or a bocajarro to fire at point-blank range;
disparado contra algn to shoot o fire at sbb) (Dep) to shoot
verbo transitivo
1
‹tiro/proyectil› to fire;
b) (Dep):
2 (Méx fam) ( pagar) to buy
dispararse verbo pronominal
1
b) ( refl):
2 (fam) [ precio] to shoot up, rocket
disparado,-a adj loc salimos disparados de allí, we shot out of there
disparar verbo transitivo
1 (un arma de fuego) to fire
(un proyectil) to shoot: le dispararon en el hombro, he was shot in the shoulder
2 Ftb to shoot
disparar a puerta, to shoot at goal
' disparado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disparada
English:
balloon
- dash out
- shoot
- shoot out
- spiral up
- tear off
- bolt
- scurry
* * *disparado, -a adjsalir/entrar disparado to shoot out/in;todos los días sale disparado de casa he leaves the house in a rush every day* * *adj:* * *disparado, -da adj -
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Del verbo disparar: ( conjugate disparar) \ \
disparado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: disparado disparar
disparado
◊ -da adjetivo (fam): salir disparado ( irse de prisa) to shoot off (colloq);con el choque salió disparado del asiento the impact catapulted him from his seat; ver tb disparar
disparar ( conjugate disparar) verbo intransitivo◊ disparado al aire to fire o shoot into the air;disparado a matar to shoot to kill; le disparó por la espalda he shot him in the back; disparado a quemarropa or a bocajarro to fire at point-blank range; disparado contra algn to shoot o fire at sbb) (Dep) to shootverbo transitivo 1 ‹tiro/proyectil› to fire;b) (Dep):2 (Méx fam) ( pagar) to buy dispararse verbo pronominal 1b) ( refl):2 (fam) [ precio] to shoot up, rocket
disparado,-a adj loc salimos disparados de allí, we shot out of there
disparar verbo transitivo
1 (un arma de fuego) to fire (un proyectil) to shoot: le dispararon en el hombro, he was shot in the shoulder
2 Ftb to shoot
disparar a puerta, to shoot at goal ' disparado' also found in these entries: Spanish: disparada English: balloon - dash out - shoot - shoot out - spiral up - tear off - bolt - scurry -
58 лоб
муж. forehead;
brow поэт. столкнуться лоб в лоб ≈ to meet head-on хмурить лоб ≈ to frown, to knit one's brows стрелять в лоб ≈ to fire point-blank пускать себе пулю в лоб ≈ to blow out one's brains аттаковать в лоб ≈ to attack frontally, to launch a frontal attack спрашивать в лоб ≈ to ask directly/point-blank покатый лоб ≈ receding forehead широкий лоб ≈ large forehead открытый лоб ≈ open forehead подставлять свой лоб ≈ to make oneself an open target будь он семи пядей во лбу разг. ≈ be he a Solomon лбом стену не прошибешь посл. ≈ you can't fight guns with sticks что в лоб, что по лбу посл. ≈ it is all one, it all comes to the same thing на лбу написано зарубим. forehead;
brow поэт. ;
покатый ~ receding forehead;
открытый ~ open forehead;
целиться прямо в ~ кому-л. aim straight at smb.`s face;
атаковать в ~ attack frontally;
пустить себе пулю в ~ blow* one`s brains out;
на лбу написано writ large on one`s face;
будь он семи пядей во лбу be he a Solomon;
что в ~, что по лбу погов. it is all one, it comes to the same thing;
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59 стрелять в упор
1) General subject: pot, shoot point-blank2) Makarov: fire point-blank at (в кого-л.) -
60 unmittelbar
I Adj. nur attr.; Nähe, Eindrücke etc.: immediate; Folgen etc.: auch direct; Gefahr, Aufgabe etc.: immediate, imminent; in unmittelbarer Nähe (+ Gen oder von) in the immediate vicinity of, right next to; unmittelbare Adresse EDV direct ( oder zero level) addressII Adv. örtlich: right, directly; zeitlich: straight, immediately, directly; unmittelbar vor (+ Dat) right in front of; zeitlich: just before; unmittelbar bevorstehend imminent; unmittelbar darauf immediately afterwards, straight (Am. right) after; unmittelbar erleben experience (at) first hand; wir haben es unmittelbar erlebt auch we were (right) there when it happened; so erlebt man es viel unmittelbarer this way you get much closer to it* * *direct; immediate; intuitive* * *ụn|mit|tel|bar1. adjNähe, Nachbarschaft etc immediate; (= direkt) direct; (JUR) Besitz, Besitzer direct, actual2. advimmediately; (= ohne Umweg) directlyunmittelbar vor (+dat) (zeitlich) — immediately before; (räumlich) right or directly in front of
* * *1) (occurring as an immediate result: His dismissal was a direct result of his rudeness to the manager.) direct2) (in an unbroken line of descent from father to son etc: He is a direct descendant of Napoleon.) direct3) (close: our immediate surroundings.) immediate* * *un·mit·tel·bar[ˈʊnmɪtl̩ba:ɐ̯]I. adj2. (räumlich/zeitlich nicht getrennt) immediatein \unmittelbarer Nähe des Bahnhofs in the immediate vicinity of the stationein \unmittelbarer Nachbar a next-door neighbour [or AM -orII. adv1. (sofort) immediately2. (ohne Umweg) directly, straight3. (direkt) imminentlyetw \unmittelbar erleben to experience sth at first hand* * *1.1) nicht präd. immediate <vicinity, past, future>aus unmittelbarer Nähe schießen — shoot at close quarters or from point-blank range
2) (direkt) direct <contact, connection, influence, etc.>; immediate <cause, consequence, predecessor, successor>2.1) immediately; right <behind, next to>unmittelbar bevorstehen — be imminent; be almost upon us etc.
2) (direkt) directly* * *A. adj nur attr; Nähe, Eindrücke etc: immediate; Folgen etc: auch direct; Gefahr, Aufgabe etc: immediate, imminent;in unmittelbarer Nähe (+gen odervon) in the immediate vicinity of, right next to;unmittelbar bevorstehend imminent;unmittelbar darauf immediately afterwards, straight (US right) after;unmittelbar erleben experience (at) first hand;wir haben es unmittelbar erlebt auch we were (right) there when it happened;so erlebt man es viel unmittelbarer this way you get much closer to it* * *1.1) nicht präd. immediate <vicinity, past, future>aus unmittelbarer Nähe schießen — shoot at close quarters or from point-blank range
2) (direkt) direct <contact, connection, influence, etc.>; immediate <cause, consequence, predecessor, successor>2.1) immediately; right <behind, next to>unmittelbar bevorstehen — be imminent; be almost upon us etc.
2) (direkt) directly* * *adj.direct adj.immediate adj.intuitive adj.ocular adj.straight adj. adv.immediately adv.
См. также в других словарях:
point-blank — [point′blaŋk′] adj. [ POINT + BLANK, n. 4] 1. Gunnery a) aimed horizontally, straight at a mark, at such close range that rise and fall in the projectile s flight need not be considered b) of or suitable for such fire [point blank range] … English World dictionary
Point-blank range — In external ballistics, point blank range is the distance between a firearm and a target of a given size such that the bullet in flight is expected to strike the target without adjusting the elevation of the firearm (see also gun). The point… … Wikipedia
point-blank — /pɔɪnt ˈblæŋk / (say poynt blangk) adjective 1. aimed or fired straight at the mark at close range; direct: a point blank shot. 2. straightforward, plain, or explicit: a point blank question. –adverb 3. with a direct aim at close range; directly; …
fire — I n. destructive burning 1) to set, start a fire; to set fire to (they set fire to the barn) 2) to catch fire (the house caught fire) 3) to contain; extinguish, put out; stamp out a fire; to bring a fire under control 4) a raging, roaring fire 5) … Combinatory dictionary
Point Blanc — infobox Book | name = Point Blank title orig = translato = image caption = First edition cover author = Anthony Horowitz country = United Kingdom language = English series = Alex Rider series genre = Adventure, spy publisher = Walker Books… … Wikipedia
point — I. /pɔɪnt / (say poynt) noun 1. a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger. 2. projecting part of anything. 3. something having a sharp or tapering end. 4. a pointed tool or instrument, as an etching needle. 5. (plural) Shearing the parts of a sheep …
Point 783 — Infobox Television episode Title = Point 783 Series = Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season = 1 Episode = 13 Airdate = December 22, 1967 Production = 4 Writer = Peter Curran David Williams Director = Robert Lynn Episode list = List of Captain… … Wikipedia
Point shooting — is a method of shooting a firearm that relies on a shooter s instinctive reactions and kinematics to quickly engage close targets. Point Shooting does not rely on sights, but instead may place the gun below the line of sight, but in many cases… … Wikipedia
Man on Fire (2004 film) — Man On Fire Theatrical release poster Directed by Tony Scott Produced by Luca … Wikipedia
Horizontal fire — Horizontal Hor i*zon tal, a. [Cf. F. horizontal.] 1. Pertaining to, or near, the horizon. Horizontal misty air. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Parallel to the horizon; on a level; as, a horizontalline or surface. [1913 Webster] 3. Measured or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1000 Blank White Cards — is a party game played with cards in which the deck is created as part of the game. Though it has been played by adults in organized groups in several cities and college campuses, 1000 Blank White Cards is described as well suited for children in … Wikipedia