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1 to shoot oneself in the foot
to shoot oneself in the footferrar-se, prejudicar-se, ser o causador de sua própria desgraça.English-Portuguese dictionary > to shoot oneself in the foot
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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.) disparar2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) matar a tiro3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) atirar a4) (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.) lançar(-se)5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) filmar6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) atirar7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) caçar2. noun(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) rebento- shoot down
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- shoot up* * *[ʃu:t] n 1 tiro, chute (futebol), exercício de tiro, ato de atirar. 2 caça, excursão para caçar ou praticar tiro ao alvo, grupo ou sociedade de caçadores ou atiradores. 3 rebento, broto. • vt+vi (ps, pp shot) 1 atirar, matar, ferir com tiro, atingir com tiro. 2 emitir rapidamente, lançar. 3 dar tiro, disparar arma de fogo. 4 mover rapidamente, passar, percorrer em grande velocidade. 5 brotar, nascer, crescer rapidamente. 6 tirar fotografia, fotografar, filmar. 7 projetar-se para fora, estender-se. 8 variar em cor. 9 medir a altitude (do Sol). 10 Sport chutar em direção ao gol, atirar bola, lançar. 11 Naut lançar ferro. 12 correr (ferrolho). to shoot ahead correr para a frente. to shoot at atirar. to shoot down 1 matar, liquidar. 2 derrubar, abater (avião). to shoot forth brotar, germinar. to shoot oneself in the foot ferrar-se, prejudicar-se, ser o causador de sua própria desgraça. to shoot one’s mouth off falar demais, não medir palavras. to shoot out tiroteio. to shoot rapids descer corredeiras. to shoot the bull ter conversa informal, não muito séria. to shoot the sun Naut tomar a altura do Sol com sextante. to shoot up crescer muito. prices shoot up / os preços sobem rapidamente.
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shoot oneself in the foot — ► shoot oneself in the foot informal inadvertently make a situation worse for oneself. Main Entry: ↑shoot … English terms dictionary
shoot oneself in the foot — phrasal : to act against one s own best interests * * * shoot oneself in the foot see under ↑shoot1 • • • Main Entry: ↑foot shoot oneself in the foot (informal) To harm one s own interests by ineptitude • • • Main Entry: ↑shoot * * * … Useful english dictionary
shoot oneself in the foot — tv. to cause oneself difficulty; to be the author of one’s own doom. □ I am a master at shooting myself in the foot. □ Again, he shot himself in the foot with his open and honest dealings with the press … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
shoot oneself in the foot — informal inadvertently make a situation worse for oneself. → shoot … English new terms dictionary
shoot oneself in the foot — phrasal to act against one s own best interests … New Collegiate Dictionary
shoot oneself in the foot — verb To act against ones own interests; to unintentionally behave self destructively … Wiktionary
shoot — ► VERB (past and past part. shot) 1) kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow. 2) cause (a gun) to fire. 3) move suddenly and rapidly. 4) direct (a glance, question, or remark) at someone. 5) film or photograph (a scene, film,… … English terms dictionary
shoot — [sho͞ot] vt. shot, shooting [ME shoten < OE sceotan, akin to ON skjōta, Ger schiessen < IE base * (s)keud , to throw, shoot > SHUT, OSlav is kydati, to throw out] 1. a) to move swiftly over, by, across, etc. [to shoot the rapids in a… … English World dictionary
shoot — [c]/ʃut / (say shooht) verb (shot /ʃɒt / (say shot), shooting) –verb (t) 1. to hit, wound, or kill with a missile discharged from a weapon. 2. to execute or put to death with a bullet. 3. to send forth (arrows, bullets, etc.) from a bow, firearm …
shoot — verb (past and past participle shot) 1》 kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow. ↘cause (a gun) to fire. ↘hunt game with a gun. ↘(shoot someone/thing down) bring down an aircraft or person by shooting. 2》 move… … English new terms dictionary
List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
