| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| shot | n | (attempt to hit a target) | tir nm |
| His shot whistled past her ears. |
| Son tir lui a sifflé aux oreilles. |
| shot | n | (gun, arrow, weapon) | traduction non disponible |
| Go ahead. Take a shot at the target. |
| shot | n | (alcohol) anglicisme | shot nm |
| Last night, I drank three shots of vodka. |
| Hier soir, j'ai bu trois shots de vodka. |
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| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires |
| shot | n | uncountable (projectiles) | traduction non disponible |
| I have a bucket of buck shot. |
| shot | n | (a shooter) | tireur nm |
| That man is a good shot. |
| Cet homme est un bon tireur. |
| shot | n | (missile launch) | tir nm |
| Did you see the moon shot on TV? |
| As-tu vu le tir vers la lune à la TV ? |
| shot | n | (a try, an attempt) | tentative nf |
| | | essai nm |
| Give the translation a shot yourself first. |
| Fais d'abord ta propre tentative de traduction. |
| Fais d'abord ton propre essai de traduction. |
| shot | n | (a measure of liquor) | dose nf |
| The bartender carefully measured two shots of rum for the drink. |
| Le barman mesura soigneusement deux doses de rhum. |
| shot | n | (sports: attempt at a goal) | tir nm |
| | | frappe nf |
| The forward only took three shots in the whole game. |
| L'attaquant a seulement réalisé trois tirs de tout le match. |
| L'attaquant a seulement réalisé trois frappes de tout le match. |
| shot | n | (pool, billiards) | coup nm |
| The shot was difficult because the ball had to cross the entire table. |
| Le coup était difficile car la boule devait traverser toute la table. |
| shot | n | (photograph) | photographie nf |
| | | cliché nm |
| | informel | photo nf |
| The photographer took five shots of the couple. |
| Le photographe a pris cinq photographies du couple. |
| Le photographe a pris cinq clichés du couple. |
| Le photographe a pris cinq photos du couple. |
| shot | n | (medical: injection) | vaccin nm |
| All children must get tetanus shots. |
| Tous les enfants doivent recevoir un vaccin contre le tétanos. |
| shot | n | (shot put ball) | poids nm |
| The athlete threw the shot 35 meters. |
| L'athlète envoya le poids à 35 mètres. |
| shot | n | (attacking remark) | coup bas nm |
| The politician took a cheap shot at his opponent in the debate. |
| Le politicien fit un coup bas à son opposant pendant le débat. |
| shot | n | (explosive charge) | coup nm |
| The shot failed to go off so there was no explosion. |
| Le coup n'est pas parti donc il n'y eut pas d'explosion. |
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| 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 |
| angle shot | | | angle de vue |
| another shot | n | (another attempt) | nouvelle tentative nf |
| I am going to have another shot at it. |
| approach shot | | | coup d'approche |
| bank shot | | (sports and leisure) sports et loisirs | tir avec planche nm |
| beauty shot | n | (TV commercial: product close-up) | zoom sur un produit nm |
| big shot | | colloquial familier | personne importante nf |
| big shot | | familier, personne importante | grosse légume nf |
| Mon beau-père est une grosse légume. |
| big shot | | familier | grand manitou nm |
| booster shot | n | (follow-up injection) | piqûre de rappel nf |
| Adults should get a tetanus booster shot every ten years. |
| cannon shot | | | coup de canon |
| cannon-shot | | | coup de canon |
| cheap shot | | | coup en dessous de la ceinture |
| drop shot | | | amorti nm |
| drop shot | | (tennis) tennis | volée amortie nf |
| drop shot | | Tennis | amorti adj |
| dust shot | | GB petit plomb | cendrée nf |
| establishing shot | | | plan d'ensemble |
| establishing shot | | | plan de situation |
| flu shot | n | informal (vaccination against influenza) | vaccin antigrippal nm |
| I didn´t want to run the risk of getting the flu so I had the flu shot last week. |
| | courant | vaccin contre la grippe nm |
| Le vaccin contre la grippe saisonnière est préparé à peu près un an à l'avance. |
| foul shot | | | coup franc |
| full shot | | | plein fouet |
| good shot | n | informal (sb skilled at aiming a gun) | bon tireur nm |
| Note: Also, sb skilled at shooting a basketball: "The new point guard is a good shot." |
| He is a good shot and always hits the target. |
| good shot | n | (well aimed shot of gun) | joli coup nm |
| Note: Also, well aimed basketball shot: "Good shot! You swished it!" |
| That was a good shot; it was right on target. |
| | | bien visé adj |
| C'était bien visé. En plein dans le mille ! |
| good shot at | n | (likely chance to attain goal, position) | bonnes chances de + [infinitif] nfpl |
| I have a good shot at winning the scholarship this year. |
| J'ai de bonnes chances de décrocher la bourse cette année. |
| good shot at | n | informal (good chance of success at) | bonnes chances de + [infinitif] nfpl |
| group shot | n | (photograph of a group of people) | photo de groupe nf |
| I want everybody together for a group shot at the end of the wedding. |
| have a shot at | | | essayer de faire qch v |
| have a shot at doing sth | v | informal (attempt, try to do sth) | essayer de faire qch v |
| I'd never even seen snow but I thought I´d have a shot at snowboading on the easy slopes. |
| Je crois que je vais essayer d'apprendre le violon. |
| | | tenter de faire qch v |
| Je crois que je vais tenter d'apprendre le violon. |
| have a shot at doing sth | v | (have a chance to) | avoir une chance de + [infinitif] loc v |
| You have a shot at winning the lottery. |
| Je pense que tu as une chance de remporter le gros lot. |
| hot shot, hot-shot | n | (very important person, high achiever) fam | crack nm |
| Note: often used with derision. |
| The star football player was treated like a real hot shot, but he always remained humble. |
| hot-shot | | | terrible, personne importante |
| jump shot | | | tir en suspension nm |
| location shot | | (shot on location) | extérieur nm |
| long shot | | | éloigné adj |
| lucky shot | | | coup heureux |
| medium shot | | | coup moyen |
| mug shot | | US | photo d'identité judiciaire nf |
| one-shot | | | unique adj |
| parting shot | | | flèche du Parthe |
| pistol shot | | | coup de feu |
| random shot | n | (shot not aimed at anything) | balle perdue nf |
| That unfortunate young man was gunned down by a random shot during the New Year's Eve party. |
| reverse shot | | plan | contrechamp nm |
| rifle shot | n | (sound of shotgun fire) | coup de fusil nm |
| The crack of the rifle shot echoed through the valley. |
| | | coup de feu nm |
| Les témoins ont entendu des coups de feu, mais n'ont rien vu. |
| rifle shot | n | (bullet from shotgun) | balle de fusil nf |
| The investigators scoured the scene of the murder for discarded rifle shot in order to identify the make of the weapon. |
| screen shot | n | (image capture of computer screen) informatique | capture d'écran nf |
| Send me an e-mail with a screen shot of the error message you see. |
| Je t'envoie par e-mail une capture d'écran pour que tu voies par toi-même à quoi ressemble le message d'erreur. |
| shot down | adj | literal (aircraft: brought down by gunfire) | abattu pp, adj |
| The plane was shot down over the North Atlantic Ocean. |
| L'avion a été abattu en plein vol. |
| shot down | adj | figurative (criticized) | descendu en flammes loc adj |
| Son dernier livre a été descendu en flammes. |
| shot in the arm | n | informal, literal (injection) | piqûre dans le bras nf |
| The doctor decided to give him a shot in the arm. |
| Pour sa vaccination, on a dû lui faire une piqûre dans le bras. |
| | | injection dans le bras nf |
| shot in the arm | n | informal, figurative (boost, sth revitalizing) fig | coup de fouet nm |
| The additional money was a real shot in the arm. |
| Ces mesures fiscales étaient censées donner un coup de fouet à l'économie. |
| | anglicisme | booster⇒ vtr |
| Cet afflux d'argent a boosté l'économie locale. |
| shot in the dark | n | informal, figurative (wild guess) | à l'aveuglette loc adv |
| He took a shot in the dark and guessed the correct answer on the test. |
| Il a répondu à l'aveuglette, et a trouvé la bonne réponse. |
| | fam, fig | au pif loc adv |
| Il a répondu au pif et a trouvé la bonne réponse. |
| | fam, fig | au pifomètre loc adv |
| En fait, j'ai répondu au pifomètre parce que j'étais complètement à sec. |
| | fam | au petit bonheur la chance loc adv |
| En fait, j'ai répondu au petit bonheur la chance. Franchement, le prof de maths est trop vache. |
| | | au hasard loc adv |
| shot through | | | changeant adj |
| shot through | | (hair) | au cheveu rare adj |
| shot through | | (shot through with gold) | strié adj |
| shot to pieces | adj | slang (totally destroyed) | en miettes loc adj |
| After driving on the rough roads in Africa the tyres on the car were shot to pieces. |
| | fam | bousillé pp, adj |
| shot-blasting | | | grenaillage nm |
| small shot | | petit plomb | dragée nf |
| take a shot at | vtr | informal (attempt) | tenter le coup vtr |
| I'd like to learn to play golf, so one day I think I'll take a shot at it. |
| J'aimerais apprendre à jouer au golf. Un jour, je crois que je tenterai le coup. |
| take a shot at | vtr | (fire at, try to hit) | tirer sur vtr ind |
| When you see the target appear, aim your gun and take a shot at it. |
| I had the deer in my scope, I took a shot at it, but I missed. |
| two-shot | | | à deux coups adj |
| warning shot | n | (gunshot fired into the air) militaire, nautique | coup de semonce nm |
| The policeman fired a warning shot to stop the robber. |
| Le capitaine Jacques Moineau ordonna de tirer un coup de semonce ; le but n'était pas de blesser mais bien d'attirer l'attention |
| | | tir d'avertissement nm |
| Dans le vieux Naples, les tirs d'avertissement en l'air sont fatals au linge. |
| well-shot | | | bien tiré |
| wide shot | n | (photography, film: wide-angle view) | plan large nm |
| The director decided on a wide shot for the scene instead of a close up. |
| wide shot | n | (sport: aim that misses mark) | tir manqué nm |
| wrist shot | | | tir du poignet nm |
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