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1 shoot down
(to hit (a plane) with eg a shell and cause it to crash.) skjóta niður -
2 shoot
[ʃu:t] 1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) skjóta2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) skjóta3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) senda (e-ð) leiftursnöggt4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) skjótast, þjóta, þeyta(st)5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) kvikmynda6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) skjóta (á mark)7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) skjóta; stunda skotveiðar2. noun(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) sproti- shoot down
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3 fighter
1) (a person who fights.) hnefaleikamaður; bardagmaður, slagsmálahundur2) (a small fast aircraft designed to shoot down other aircraft.) orrustuflugvél
См. также в других словарях:
shoot down — ► shoot down bring down (an aircraft or person) by sh ooting. Main Entry: ↑shoot … English terms dictionary
shoot down — verb 1. move quickly and violently (Freq. 1) The car tore down the street He came charging into my office • Syn: ↑tear, ↑shoot, ↑charge, ↑buck • See Also: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
shoot down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shoot down : present tense I/you/we/they shoot down he/she/it shoots down present participle shooting down past tense shot down past participle shot down 1) a) to kill someone with a gun He had been walking… … English dictionary
shoot down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone shoots down an aeroplane, a helicopter, or a missile, they make it fall to the ground by hitting it with a bullet or missile. [V P n (not pron)] They claimed to have shot down one incoming missile... [V P n (not pron)]… … English dictionary
shoot down — transitive verb Date: 1657 1. to cause to fall by shooting < shot down the helicopter >; especially to kill in this way < was shot down in cold blood > 2. to put an end to ; defeat, reject < shoot down legislation > 3 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Shoot Down — Infobox Film name = Shoot Down caption = director = Cristina Khuly writer = Cristina Khuly starring = producer = Gloria Bremer, Larry Confino, Douglas Eger editing = Malcolm Jamieson distributor = Rogues Harbor Studios budget = US$500,000 (est.)… … Wikipedia
shoot down — UK US shoot down Phrasal Verb with shoot({{}}/ʃuːt/ verb (shot, shot) ► to become smaller in number or amount very quickly and suddenly: »Profits shot down by 30% in the month following the crisis … Financial and business terms
shoot down — phr verb Shoot down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑aircraft, ↑helicopter, ↑missile, ↑plane … Collocations dictionary
shoot down (something) — 1. to destroy an aircraft or weapon in the sky by shooting it. In the movie, he pulls out a portable rocket launcher and shoots down the helicopter. If we detect an incoming missile, we must be able to shoot it down. 2. to refuse to accept… … New idioms dictionary
shoot down in flames — (informal) 1. To reprimand severely 2. To destroy, humiliate, esp by the strength of one s argument • • • Main Entry: ↑shoot … Useful english dictionary
shoot down in flames — If someone demolishes your argument, it (and you) have been shot down in flames … The small dictionary of idiomes
