shootout
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This word may also be spelled "shoot-out."
shootout(
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)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.
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