| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| shoot | vtr | (fire at sb or sth) | tirer⇒, faire feu vi |
| The soldiers shot at the enemy. |
| Les soldats tirèrent (or: firent feu) sur l'ennemi. |
| shoot | vtr | (sb or sth: wound) | blesser⇒ vtr |
| | figuré | toucher⇒ vtr |
| The soldier was shot in the leg. |
| Le soldat fut blessé à la jambe. |
| Le soldat fut touché à la jambe. |
| shoot | interj | slang (very mild expletive) familier | zut, crotte interj |
| | familier | mince, flûte interj |
| Shoot! I forgot his birthday! |
| Zut ! (or: Crotte !) J'ai oublié son anniversaire ! |
| Mince ! (or: Flûte !) J'ai oublié son anniversaire ! |
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| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires |
| shoot | n | (botany: sprout) botanique | pousse nf |
| From the eight seeds we got five shoots growing. |
| À partir des huit graines, nous avons obtenu cinq pousses. |
| shoot | n | (a hunt) | chasse nf |
| They went on a turkey shoot. |
| Ils partirent à la chasse à la dinde. |
| shoot | n | (rocket launch) | tir nm |
| The shoot went without problems and the satellite was deployed. |
| Le tir s'est déroulé sans problème et le satellite fut mis en orbite. |
| shoot | vi | (discharge a firearm) | tirer⇒ vi |
| Don't shoot! I'll do what you say. |
| Ne tirez pas ! Je ferai ce que vous direz. |
| shoot | vi | (fire missiles, bullets, etc.) arme à feu | tirer⇒ vi |
| He likes to go shoot all afternoon. |
| Il aime aller tirer durant tout un après-midi. |
| shoot | vi | (hunt with guns) | chasser⇒ vi |
| We went shooting yesterday. |
| Nous sommes allés chasser hier. |
| shoot | vi | (move quickly) | courir⇒ vi |
| | | foncer⇒ vi |
| The kid shot across the field to get the ball. |
| Le gamin courut à travers le terrain pour prendre la balle. |
| Le gamin fonça à travers le terrain pour prendre la balle. |
| shoot | vi | (to photograph) | prendre des photos vi |
| You better shoot before it gets too dark! |
| Tu ferais bien de prendre des photos avant qu'il ne fasse trop sombre ! |
| shoot | vi | (to film) cinéma | tourner⇒ vi |
| | cinéma | filmer⇒ vi |
| They shot all day long, but got the scenes that they wanted. |
| Ils ont tourné toute la journée, mais ont fini pas avoir les scènes qu'ils voulaient. |
| Ils ont filmé toute la journée, mais ont fini pas avoir les scènes qu'ils voulaient. |
| shoot | vi | (extend out, jut out) | dépasser de vi |
| The rock was shooting out from the cliff. |
| Le rocher dépassait de la falaise. |
| shoot | vi | (sports: propel a puck or ball at a target) sport | tirer⇒ vi |
| | sport : anglicisme | shooter⇒ vi |
| He shot just as time ran out in the game. |
| Il a tiré alors que le temps de jeu touchait à sa fin. |
| Il a shooté alors que le temps de jeu touchait à sa fin. |
| shoot | vi | (pain: pass through the body) | irradier⇒ vi |
| The pain shot up his arm after he hit his elbow. |
| Quand il s'est cogné le coude, la douleur a irradié dans tout son bras. |
| shoot | vi | slang (speak) argot | balancer⇒, envoyer⇒ vi |
| I want to hear your opinion. When you're ready, shoot. |
| Je veux entendre ton opinion. Quand tu es prêt, balance (or: envoie). |
| shoot | vtr | (a gun) | tirer⇒ vi |
| He shot the gun. |
| Il tira avec le pistolet. |
| shoot | vtr | (kill) | tuer⇒ vtr |
| Where did you shoot that deer? |
| Où as-tu tué ce daim ? |
| shoot | vtr | (execute by gunfire) | fusiller⇒ vtr |
| | | exécuter⇒ vtr |
| The prisoner was shot by the firing squad. |
| Le prisonnier a été fusillé par le peloton d'exécution. |
| Le prisonnier a été exécuté par le peloton d'exécution. |
| shoot | vtr | (film) cinéma | tourner⇒ vtr |
| | cinéma | filmer⇒ vtr |
| They are shooting the movie in Canada. |
| Ils tournent le film au Canada. |
| Ils filment au Canada. |
| shoot | vtr | (photograph) photographie | prendre⇒ vtr |
| The photographer shot 50 photos. |
| Le photographe a pris 50 photos. |
| shoot | vtr | (cross rapids by boat, raft) | traverser⇒ vtr |
| They shot across the rapids without hesitation. |
| Ils traversèrent les rapides sans hésitation. |
| shoot | vtr | (sports: direct a ball at a goal) sport | tirer⇒ vtr |
| | sport : anglicisme | shooter⇒ vtr |
| The basketball player decided to pass instead of shoot. |
| Le joueur de basket-ball décida de passer plutôt que de tirer. |
| Le joueur de basket-ball décida de shooter plutôt que de tirer. |
| shoot | vtr | (sports; direct a puck at a goal) sport | tirer⇒ vtr |
| The hockey player shoots too early and the puck always gets stopped. |
| Le joueur de hockey tire trop tôt et le palet se fait tout le temps arrêter. |
| shoot | vtr | (play pool, billiards) | jouer⇒ vtr |
| It's your turn to shoot. Try to knock the 7-ball in. |
| C'est à ton tour de jouer. Essaie de rentrer la boule 7. |
| shoot | vtr | (play marbles) | traduction non disponible |
| The experienced player could shoot very well. |
| shoot | vtr | (take a seismic reading) | traduction non disponible |
| The geologists will shoot and interpret the seismic data for you. |
| shoot | vtr | (navigation: site a star, planet) navigation | repérer⇒ vtr |
| Aim the sextant at the star to be shot. |
| Dirigez le sextant vers l'étoile à repérer. |
| shoot | vtr | (throw dice) | jouer⇒ vtr |
| It's your turn. Here's the dice. Now, shoot. |
| C'est à ton tour. Voilà le dé. Joue maintenant. |
| shoot | vtr | (golf) golf | jouer⇒, faire⇒ vtr |
| I shot a 69 yesterday! |
| J'ai joué (or: fait) 69 hier ! |
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| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| bamboo shoot | n | (edible young shoot of bamboo) | pousse de bambou nf |
| We ordered chicken sauteed with broccoli and bamboo shoots. |
| clay-pigeon shoot | | sport | ball-trap nm |
| | | tir au pigeon nm |
| photo shoot | n | abbr (photography session) | séance de photos, séance photo nf |
| shoot (sb's mouth off) | | se vanter | baratiner v |
| shoot at | vtr | (fire a weapon towards) | tirer sur vtr |
| Shoot at the deer as soon as you see him clearly. |
| shoot back | v | informal (retort) | rétorquer⇒ vtr |
| I didn't steal that lady's purse, the street kid shot back. |
| Je n'ai pas volé le sac de la dame, rétorqua le garçon. |
| shoot back | vi | (return immediately) | revenir⇒ vi |
| He tossed the boomerang, which shot right back to him. |
| Il lança le boomerang qui revint immédiatement dans sa direction. |
| shoot back | vtr | (send back immediately) | renvoyer⇒ vtr |
| I read Ken's email, then shot back an angry reply. |
| J'ai lu le mail de Ken et lui ai aussitôt renvoyé une réponse acerbe. |
| shoot down | vtr | literal (fire at and bring down: aircraft) | abattre⇒ vtr |
| We were ordered to shoot down the military aircraft. |
| shoot down | vtr | figurative (give a forceful retort to) fig | démonter⇒ vtr |
| His idea was immediately shot down by the director. |
| | fig fam | démonter en flèche vtr |
| | | descendre en flamme loc v |
| Les critiques de l'époque l'avaient descendu en flamme, mais son œuvre est connue de tous les lycéens. |
| | fig, fam | démolir⇒ vtr |
| shoot down | vtr | literal (kill by gunfire) fig fam | descendre⇒ vtr |
| | | abattre⇒ vtr |
| shoot out | | | jaillir (eau, flamme) |
| shoot out | | (shoot one's arm/foot down) | tendre la jambe / le bras |
| shoot straight | | | tirer tout droit / tirer en plein v |
| shoot the breeze | v | slang (chat) | papoter⇒ vi |
| We didn't talk about anything important that night, we were just shooting the breeze. |
| Nous nous sommes assis sur le canapé et avons papoté toute la soirée. |
| shoot up | vi | (suddenly increase in size or quantity) | grimper en flèche vi |
| Buy as much as you can now, because in the summer prices will shoot up! |
| They were surprised to see the sales shoot up so suddenly. |
| | | monter en flèche vi |
| | | flamber v |
| Depuis que le cours des matières premières a monté en bourse, les prix ont flambé. |
| shoot up | vi | slang (inject drugs intravenously) | se shooter⇒ v pron |
| The marks on his arm indicated he shot up frequently. |
| Il se shootait à l'héroïne. |
| | fam, pop | se piquer⇒ v pron |
| Regarde l'état de ses bras, je suis sûr qu'il se pique. |
| shoot up | vtr | US, informal (riddle with bullets) | cribler de balles vtr |
| The killer threatened to shoot up the place if anyone approached him. |
| shoot-'em-up | | | film violent |
| shoot-out | n | (gunfight) | fusillade nf |
| The attempt to rescue him ended in a shoot-out in which one policeman was killed. |
| turkey shoot | | | combat inégal |
| vine shoot | | rameau de vigne | sarment nm |
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