(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).
(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).
(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).
(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).
(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).
(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).
A few tender shoots of green had started to appear.
2(Cine)rodaje (m)
Spielberg was supposed to be doing a shoot with the stuntmen today
(Fot)sesión (f) fotográfica
She's going to do a shoot for the cover of Voguethe girl's mother claims her daughter was gulled into doing the shoot with a few vodka and orangesNaomi did a shoot without some articles of clothing
3(shooting party)cacería (f);partida (f) de caza
They often take part in the local shoot.
(preserve)coto (m) de caza;vedado (m) de caza;(competition)concurso (m) de tiro al blanco;certamen (m) de tiro al blanco
transitive verb
1(wound)pegar un tiro a;(kill)matar de un tiro;(more brutally)matar a tiros;(execute)fusilar;(hunt)cazar
she shot her husbandpegó un tiro a su marido;you'll get me shot!¡me van a asesinar or matar por tu culpa! (informal)
he was shot as a spylo fusilaron por espía
to shoot sb deadmatar a algn de un tiro or a tiros
we often go shooting rabbits at the weekendsolemos ir a cazar conejos los fines de semana
he was shot in the leguna bala le hirió en la pierna
he had been shot through the heartla bala le había atravesado el corazón
you'll get shot for that!We had to shoot it to put it out of its miseryMy grandfather used to shoot grouse at the weekendspeople have been shot for lesshe was shot dead by a policemanhe was shot dead as he walked from his car into his apartmenthe spied a moose 100 yards away and shot it deadthe seventh person to be shot dead in Northern Ireland in the past two weeks
to shoot o.s. in the footcavar su propia fosa sin darse cuenta
We were leading 3-2 but we shot ourselves in the foot. We conceded a needless penalty near the endI think if the Republican Party either is taken over or allows itself to be taken over by that religious far right, it will have shot itself in the foot
the impact shot them forwardel impacto hizo que salieran despedidos hacia delante
the volcano shot lava high into the airel volcán despidió or arrojó lava por los aires
she was shot through the windscreento shoot sth [at] sth/sb
4[+glance, look]lanzar;[+smile]dedicar;[+ray of light]arrojar;lanzar
she shot me a sideways glanceme lanzó una mirada de reojo;me miró de reojo
he began shooting questions at herempezó a acribillarla a preguntas
The girl shot a look at Judyhe shot me a sly smilethe sun shot an arrow of light through the dome in the roofto shoot a [question] at sb
to shoot the breeze or bull(US)darle a la lengua (informal)
They think all I do is stand there and shoot the breeze with the patient. Not so! I have to be friendly to make the patient at ease, but that doesn't stop me from monitoring closely their responsesI met with Pollack again to kind of shoot the bull and make contact once more before I leave town
to shoot a line(Britain)marcarse un farol (informal)
He'd been looking for new blood for his office in Vienna. That was the line he shot, though knowing him as I did I'm sure he had a more personal, ulterior motivePerhaps he ought to shoot a line to the effect that things had been grim, otherwise he might be called a liar when he mentions ...
to shoot one's mouth offirse de la lengua (informal);hablar más de la cuenta (informal)
he'd been shooting his mouth off, saying he could sing, when of course he couldn'the can't keep quiet, he's always shooting his mouth offMrs Thatcher has been shooting her mouth off about how Britain will fight if necessary
Most of the film was shot in SpainOK, let's shoot that scene again
(Fot)[+subject of picture]tomar;sacar
I shot her with the river in the backgroundOK, now if I could just shoot a reel or two with the models please
6(speed through)
to shoot the lights(Aut)saltarse un semáforo en rojo
to shoot the rapidssortear or salvar los rápidos
7(close)[+bolt]correr
to shoot the [bolt]she closed the door, shot the bolt and left him thereto shoot one's boltif someone has shot their bolt they have used up their effortsThe Greens have really shot their bolt, they'll never ever get any more votes than thisBy half-time I think I'd shot my bolt
I started shooting heroin when I was sixteen'shoot no rubbish'
intransitive verb
1(with gun)disparar;tirar;(hunt)cazar
shoot first, ask questions laterhe taunted armed officers by pointing at his head as if inviting them to shoottroops began shooting in all directionsdo you shoot?They used to fish in the summer and shoot in the winterto shoot [straight]she had never been able to shoot straight
to shoot at sth/sbdisparar a algo/algn
he shot at me but missed
to go shootingir de caza
to shoot to killdisparar a matar;tirar a matar
shoot-to-kill policyprograma (m) de tirar a matar
(in ball games)(gen)tirar;(Ftbl)disparar;chutar
Linda shot and scored
to shoot at goaltirar a gol;chutar
to shoot widefallar el tiro;errar el tiro
he beat two defenders only to shoot wide
3(move rapidly)
to shoot [ahead]
she shot ahead to take first placese adelantó rápidamente para ponerse en primer puesto
the shares shot ahead to 755pFor the second year running, profits shot ahead by 18%
the car shot forwardel coche salió disparado hacia delante
flames shot 100ft into the airlas llamas saltaron por los aires a 100 pies de altura
he shot out of his chair/out of bedsalió disparado de la silla/de la cama
to shoot pastorbypasar como un rayo
the car shot past or by usel coche pasó como un rayo or una bala
to shoot to fame/stardomlanzarse a la fama/al estrellato
she shot to fame on Broadway in a Noel Coward play
the pain went shooting up his armun dolor punzante le subía por el brazo
the pain shot through methe ball shot [over] the wallthe train shot [through] the tunnel
4(Bot)(produce buds)brotar;(germinate)germinar
you should always prune roses before they begin shootingonce potatoes start shooting, they are no longer edible
