shoot
BrE /ʃuːt/ AmE /ʃut/
verb en → es
past shot pp shot ing shooting
to fire a gun or other weapon at someone or something
disparar, tirar (de un arma)
- shoot somebody/something
Collocations shoot a target · shoot an arrow
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He shot the bird with his bow and arrow.
Disparó al pájaro con su arco y flecha.
to take a photograph or video of someone or something
tomar una foto, filmar
- shoot somebody/something
Collocations shoot a movie · shoot a portrait
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The photographer shot the model in front of the Eiffel Tower.
El fotógrafo tomó fotos de la modelo frente a la Torre Eiffel.
to move quickly and suddenly in a particular direction
moverse rápidamente, dispararse (en sentido figurado)
- shoot + adv/prep
Collocations shoot out of the water · shoot up into the sky
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The dolphin shot out of the water and did a flip.
El delfín salió disparado del agua y dio una voltereta.
to increase very quickly in amount or level
aumentar rápidamente, dispararse
- shoot up
Collocations prices shoot up · population shoots up
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The price of oil shot up after the embargo.
El precio del petróleo disparó después del embargo.
to feel a sudden sharp pain in part of your body
sentir un dolor agudo, punzante
- shoot + adv/prep
Collocations my head is shooting with pain · a sharp pain shot through my leg
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A sudden pain shot through her back.
Un dolor repentino le atravesó la espalda.
to start doing something suddenly and with a lot of energy or enthusiasm
empezar de repente, dispararse (en sentido figurado)
- shoot + adv/prep
Collocations the team shot into action · he shot out of bed
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The children shot off to play as soon as they got home.
Los niños se fueron disparados a jugar tan pronto como llegaron a casa.
to hit someone or something with a ball, bullet, etc.
golpear, impactar
- shoot somebody/something
Collocations shoot the puck · shoot the ball into the goal
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He shot the puck past the goalie.
Disparó el disco al arco, pasando por encima del portero.
to kill someone by shooting them with a gun or other weapon
matar disparando
- shoot somebody
Collocations shoot an enemy · shoot a criminal
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The police shot the suspect dead.
La policía disparó al sospechoso y lo mató.
Phrasal verbs
refutar, rebatir
-
He shot down my idea.
Rebatió mi idea.
crecer rápidamente, dispararse (en sentido figurado)
-
The children have really shot up.
Los niños han crecido mucho.
enviar rápidamente, dispararse (en sentido figurado)
-
He shot off a quick email.
Envío un correo electrónico rápido.
irse rápidamente, dispararse (en sentido figurado)
-
I'll just shoot through to the shops.
Voy a pasar rápido por las tiendas.
aumentar rápidamente, dispararse (en sentido figurado)
-
The price of gold shot up.
El precio del oro disparó.
Idioms
charlar, pasar el rato
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We just sat around shooting the breeze.
Nos sentamos a charlar.
aspirar a lo grande, soñar alto
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He's shooting for the moon with his new business venture.
Está soñando alto con su nueva empresa.
meterse en problemas, hacer algo que perjudica a uno mismo
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By refusing to compromise, he's shooting himself in the foot.
Al negarse a ceder, se está metiendo en problemas.