shoot Signification, définition

Signification de shoot en français

• 0 to use a gun or other weapon -- tirer

  • He pulled out a rifle and started shooting. Il sortit une carabine et se mit à tirer

  • They were shooting at targets. Ils tiraient sur des cibles.

  • The police were shooting rubber bullets. Les policiers ont tiré des balles de caoutchouc.

• 1 to kill or injure with a gun -- abattre

  • He shot a woman in the leg. Il a atteint une femme d’une balle à la jambe.

  • The police shot him dead. Les policiers l’ont abattu.

• 2 to move very quickly -- passer comme une flèche

  • The dog shot past us, howling. Le chien nous a dépassés comme une flèche, en hurlant.

  • The pain shot through my chest. La douleur lui a transpercé la poitrine.

• 3 to film or photograph -- tourner

  • They’re shooting the movie in our town. Il tournent le film dans notre ville.

  • He shot some beautiful pictures. Il a pris quelques superbes photos.

• 4 to look at in a way that shows an emotion -- lancer un regard

  • He shot her a look of hatred. Il lui lança un regard de haine.

• 5 to try to get a ball, puck, etc. into the goal -- tirer

  • The crowd was screaming, “Shoot!” La foule criait “Tire !”.

  • kids shooting baskets des gosses titant au panier

• 6 to do sth that damages your ability to succeed -- se tirer une balle dans le pied

  • Hiring inexperienced workers is just shooting yourself in the foot. Embaucher des ouvriers inexpérimentés revient à se tirer une balle dans le pied.

• 7 a new stem growing on a plant -- pousse [ feminine ]

  • the first green shoots coming through the soil les premières jeunes pousses sortant du sol

• 8 an occasion when photographs are taken for an advertisement, magazine, etc. -- séance [ feminine ] (de photos)

  • a fashion photo shoot une séance de photos de mode

• 9 indicates frustration or anger -- zut

  • Shoot, I don’t have my keys. Zut, je n’ai pas mes clés.

• 10 (often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc -- tirer

  • The enemy were shooting at us

  • He shot an arrow through the air.

• 11 to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc -- tirer, fusiller

  • He went out to shoot pigeons

  • He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.

• 12 to direct swiftly and suddenly -- lancer

  • She shot them an angry glance.

• 13 to move swiftly -- (s’)élancer, projeter

  • He shot out of the room

  • The pain shot up his leg

  • The force of the explosion shot him across the room.

• 14 to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film) -- tourner

  • That film was shot in Spain

  • We will start shooting next week.

• 15 to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score -- tirer

  • He shot from just outside the penalty box.

• 16 to kill (game birds etc) for sport. -- tirer

• 17 a new growth on a plant -- pousse

  • The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.