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[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
- shoot rapids
- 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.
См. также в других словарях:
shoot\ the\ bull — • shoot the breeze • bat the breeze • fan the breeze • shoot the bull v. phr. 1. slang To talk. Jim shot the breeze with his neighbor while the children were playing. Come into the kitchen and we ll bat the breeze over a cup of coffee. The women… … Словарь американских идиом
shoot the bull — • shoot the breeze • shoot the bull talk idly I met him at the supermarket so we decided to shoot the breeze for a few minutes … Idioms and examples
shoot the bull — AND shoot the crap; shoot the shit tv. to chat and gossip. (The same as throw the bull. Use caution with crap; shit.) □ Let’s get together sometime and shoot the bull. □ You spend too much time shooting the crap … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
shoot-the-bull (to) — Exaggerate; engage in casual conversation. ► “The innovative course is seen by some as a ‘neat shoot the bull session’ which cheats the kids, and by others as a remedy for teens who haven’t been exposed to healthy relationships at home.” (Wall… … American business jargon
shoot the bull — shoot the breeze/bull/american informal phrase to spend time talking about unimportant things Thesaurus: to have a conversation with someonesynonym Main entry: shoot * * * shoot the ˈbreeze/ˈb … Useful english dictionary
shoot the bull — ► shoot the breeze (or the bull) N. Amer. informal have a casual conversation. Main Entry: ↑shoot … English terms dictionary
shoot the bull — shoot the breeze/bull American, informal to talk in a relaxed way about things that are not important. We sat out on the porch until late, just shooting the breeze … New idioms dictionary
shoot the bull — verb To chinwag; to talk idly. Shooting the bull with Benny and Elvira while Nelson skitters around out there in the lake of rooftops, selling used cars like hotcakes. Syn: shoot the breeze … Wiktionary
shoot the bull — vb to chat inconsequentially ► They were just standing around shooting the breeze when it all went off. (Recorded, US student, Palo Alto, Octo ber 2003) … Contemporary slang
shoot the breeze — or[bat the breeze] or[fan the breeze] or [shoot the bull] {v. phr.}, {slang} To talk. * /Jim shot the breeze with his neighbor while the children were playing./ * /Come into the kitchen and we ll bat the breeze over a cup of coffee./ * /The women … Dictionary of American idioms
shoot the breeze — or[bat the breeze] or[fan the breeze] or [shoot the bull] {v. phr.}, {slang} To talk. * /Jim shot the breeze with his neighbor while the children were playing./ * /Come into the kitchen and we ll bat the breeze over a cup of coffee./ * /The women … Dictionary of American idioms
