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Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:

gun /gʌn/ noun pistola f;
(rifle) fucile m;
(cannon) cannone m;
he had a ~ era armato ■ gun down transitive verb (pt/pp gunned) freddare

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'gun' found in these entries:

English:

aim - air gun - bang - barrel - boom - bore - breech - butt - cap gun - cock - double-barrelled - fire - go - gun barrel - gun dog - jump - machine-gun - misfire - recoil - sight - silencer - spray-gun - staple gun - sub-machine gun - turn

Italian:

licenza - mitra - mitragliare - mitragliatrice - pistola - polvere - porto - riporto

gun: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
gun	n	(firearm)	arma, arma da fuoco nf
Never point a loaded gun at anyone.
Non puntate mai un'arma da fuoco carica contro nessuno.
Additional Translations
gun	n	(cannon)	cannone nm
The ship had several eleven-inch guns.
La nave aveva molti cannoni da sette pollici.
gun	n	(shooting device)	pistola nf
He hated brushes and used a paint gun to spray the walls.
Odiava i pennelli, quindi ha usato una pistola ad aria compressa per colorare i muri.
gun	n	slang (killer)	sicario nm
		anglicismo	killer nm
He rode into town as a hired gun.
Cavalcò in paese come sicario.
gun	n	(handgun)	pistola nf
			rivoltella nf
She put the gun in its holster.
Ha rimesso la pistola nella fondina.
gun	n	(rifle)	fucile nm
It was a long-barrelled gun.
Era un fucile a canna lunga.
gun	n	(shotgun)	fucile nm
			fucile a canne mozze nm
There were fifteen guns on the grouse moor that day.
Quel giorno c'erano quindici persone col fucile nella brughiera.
gun	n	(injector)	oliatore nm
Mechanics use a grease gun to maintain lubrication.
I meccanici usano un oliatore per mantenere la lubrificazione.
gun	vi	(discharge weapons)	ammazzare, uccidere, assassinare, abbattere, sparare vtr ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒
They were gunned down in the street.
Furono ammazzati a colpi di fucile in mezzo alla strada.
gun	vtr	(race engine)	imballare vtr ⇒
			accelerare, mettere a tavoletta, mettere a tutto gas vi ⇒
He gunned the motor and raced away.
Imballò il motore e scappò via.
gun	vtr	slang (hunt sb)	andare a caccia, andare in cerca vi
She was angry and was gunning for him.
Era arrabbiata e andava a caccia di lui.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte:
antiaircraft gun			cannone antiaereo
antitank gun			cannone anticarro
at the gun			alla partenza
automatic gun			pistola automatica
dart gun		nm	fucile a dardi
draw a gun on		vtr	estrarre una pistola
draw a gun on		vtr	puntare la pistola su
draw one's gun		vtr	estrarre la pistola
electron gun			proiettore elettronico
elephant gun		nm	grosso fucile da caccia
field gun			cannone da campo
gatling gun			forma primitiva di mitragliatrice
glue gun			pistola a caldo (bricolage, modellismo, ecc.)
grease gun			ingrassatore a pressione
great gun			pezzo grosso
gun barrel		nf	canna
gun crew			serventi al pezzo
gun dog			cane da penna
gun down			fare fuori; freddare
gun emplacement		nf	piazzola
gun firing			cannoneggiamento; sparatoria
gun for			dare la caccia; inseguire
gun man			bandito; rapinatore
gun metal			bronzo rosso (metallo)
gun metal			grigio scuro (colore)
gun mount			affusto
gun parts			accessori per armi da fuoco
gun powder			polvere da sparo
gun room			quadrato dei subalterni
gun sight		nm	mirino
gun stock			fusto del fucile
gun-cleaning			atto a pulire le armi da fuoco
gun-mounted			montato su pistola
gun-room			di armeria
gun-shy			che teme gli spari (cane da caccia)
gun-toting			che gira con la pistola
hired gun			killer professionista
jump the gun			partire prima del via
light machine gun			mitragliatrice leggera
machine gun		nf	mitragliatrice
machine gun		nf	mitraglia (mil, arma)
machine-gun fire			fuoco di mitragliatrice
pop-gun			fucile giocattolo con schioppo
ray gun		nm	fucile a raggi
son of a gun			figlio di una ballerina (vogare)
son of a gun			mascalzone
spray gun			pistola a spruzzo
squirt gun		nm	spruzzatore
starter gun			pistola dello starter (sport, atletica)
submachine gun			fucile mitragliatore
submachine gun			mitra (colloquiale)
Tommy gun		nm	mitra Thompson (armi)
tommy gun			fucile mitragliatore, mitra
tommy-gun			di fucile mitragliatore, di mitra
water gun			pistola ad acqua
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'gun' in the title:
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builder's beige-hot glue gun some ribbon
clamped his own over it on the butt of the gun
dane gun
dog and gun
fire a gun in anger
granite gun positions
Gun related crime
Gun Smoke
Gun-based close-in weapon systems
gun-shy
hammer of a gun
Leave the gun
Less of...more of & "run and gun"
light machine gun
pepper spray, taser gun
rotary-barreled rail gun
scatter-gun
Spark gun
Stick to one's gun / come hell or high water
still the gun
to face the gun
turned the gun on himself
When the gun smoke settles
You live by the gun and you die by the gun
Young Gun

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