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"Shoot out" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "salir disparado", and "shootout" is a noun which is often translated as "el tiroteo". Learn more about the difference between "shoot out" and "shootout" below.
shoot out(
shud
aut
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. salir disparado
The calf shot out of the pregnant cow and hit the farmer in the face.El becerro salió disparado de la vaca preñada golpeando al granjero en la cara.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. sacar rápidamente (hand)
Evan shot his hand out and said, "It's very nice to meet you."Evan sacó la mano rápidamente y dijo, "Mucho gusto conocerlo."
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Rival gangs shot it out at the docks, leaving dozens injured or dead.Las pandillas rivales lo resolvieron a tiros en los muelles dejando docenas de heridos o muertos.
The police shot it out with the bank robbers for 15 minutes before arresting them.La policía y los ladrones de banco se tirotearon durante 15 minutos antes de detenerlos.
shootout(
shut
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aut
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (weaponry)
a. el tiroteo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There was a shootout at the gas station when the police tried to apprehend the escaped prisoners.Hubo un tiroteo en la gasolinera cuando la policía trató de atrapar a los presos fugados.
b. la balacera (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
A quarrel at the nightclub turned into a shootout.Una pelea en el club nocturno acabó en balacera.
c. el baleo (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
There was a shootout at the college that produced dozens of wounded and three dead.Hubo un baleo en la universidad que acabó con decenas de heridos y tres muertos.
2. (sports)
a. los penaltis (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The match has ended in a draw. The winner will be determined in a shootout.El partido ha terminado en empate. Se determinará el ganador en los penaltis.
