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half-cock
[ˈhɑːfˈkɒk]
sustantivo
también:
  • to go off at half-cock -> fracasar (plan, event) (británico) (por falta de preparación)

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half-cock [jaf-kok]
adjetivo
1. En seguro; se dice de un arma de fuego a medio amartillar.

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half-cock [ˈhɑːfˈkɒk]
noun
posición (f) de medio amartillado de la escopeta etc; (de la escopeta etc)
to go off at half-cock [+person] hacer las cosas antes de tiempo
even so the affair was worrying. He couldn't have the Polish woman going off at half-cock; not now. There couldn't be a worse time to have his affairs put under a magnifying glass
[+plan] irse al garete (por falta de preparación) (informal)
Eldorado has the image of something that went off half-cock and wasn't very successful or very good

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