shot

shot
shot [{{t}}ʃɒt]
1 pt & pp of shoot
2 noun
(a) (instance of firing) coup m (de feu);
he fired four shots il a tiré quatre coups de feu;
to have or to fire or to take a shot at sth tirer sur qch;
he hit it with his first shot il l'a atteint du premier coup;
also {{}}figurative{{}} a shot across the bows un coup de semonce;
{{}}figurative{{}} it was a shot in the dark j'ai/il a/etc dit ça au hasard;
{{}}familiar{{}} to do sth like a shot (speedily) faire qch à tout berzingue; (with no hesitation) faire qch sans hésiter ;
{{}}familiar{{}} the dog was off like a shot le chien est parti comme une flèche;
{{}}familiar{{}} would you marry him? - like a shot! est-ce que tu l'épouserais? - sans hésiter ou et comment!;
{{}}familiar{{}} I'd accept the offer like a shot j'accepterais l'offre sans la moindre hésitation ;
{{}}History{{}} the shot heard around the world = expression évoquant le début de la guerre de l'Indépendance américaine
(b) (sound of gun) coup m de feu;
I was woken by a shot j'ai été réveillé par un coup de feu
(c) (UNCOUNT) (shotgun pellets) plomb m, plombs mpl
(d) (marksman) tireur(euse) m,f, fusil m;
she's a good shot c'est une excellente tireuse, elle tire bien;
she's a poor shot elle tire mal
(e) {{}}Sport{{}} (at goal → in football, hockey etc) tir m; (stroke → in tennis, cricket, billiards etc) coup m; (throw → in darts) lancer m;
his first shot at goal hit the post son premier tir a touché le poteau;
each player has three shots chaque joueur joue trois fois;
good shot! bien joué!;
to call the shots mener le jeu;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} to call one's shot annoncer la couleur
(f) {{}}Sport{{}}
to put the shot lancer le poids
(g) {{}}Astronomy{{}} (launch) tir m
(h) {{}}Photography{{}} photo f; {{}}Cinema{{}} plan m, prise f de vue;
you can get a good shot of the castle from here d'ici vous prendrez bien le château;
the opening shots of the movie les premières images fpl du film
(i) {{}}familiar{{}} (try) tentative f, essai m;
I'd like to have a shot at it j'aimerais tenter le coup;
it's worth having a shot at ça vaut le coup;
give it your best shot fais pour le mieux;
I gave it my best shot j'ai fait ce que j'ai pu
(j) {{}}familiar{{}} (injection) piqûre f;
tetanus shot piqûre f antitétanique;
{{}}figurative{{}} a shot in the arm un coup de fouet
(k) (drink) (petit) verre m;
have a shot of vodka prenez un petit verre de vodka
(l) {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}}
the whole shot tout le tremblement
3 adjective
(a) {{}}British{{}} (rid) {{}}familiar{{}}
to get shot of sb/sth se débarrasser de qn/qch ;
I'll be glad to be shot of them je serai content d'en être débarrassé;
I can't wait to be shot of this house j'ai hâte de me débarrasser de cette maison
(b) (streaked) strié;
her dress was of a deep red shot through with gold sa robe était rouge foncé avec des stries dorées;
{{}}figurative{{}} the book is shot through with subtle irony le livre est plein d'une ironie subtile
(c) esp {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (exhausted) épuisé, crevé; (broken, spoilt) fichu, bousillé;
my nerves are shot je suis à bout de nerfs;
that's another day shot! une autre journée de foutue (en l'air)!
►► shot glass petit verre m;
{{}}Sport{{}} shot put lancer m du poids;
{{}}Sport{{}} shot putter lanceur(euse) m,f de poids;
{{}}Sport{{}} shot putting (lancer m du) poids m;
{{}}Textiles{{}} shot silk soie f changeante
THE SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD C'est le titre d'un poème de Ralph Waldo Emerson, en hommage au premier coup de feu échangé entre les "Minutemen" américains et les forces anglaises, en avril 1775, à Lexington. L'écrivain y loue la détermination des colons et salue l'avènement d'une nouvelle nation.

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