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Inflections of 'shot ' (n ): shot npl (Collective plural for ammunition only—e.g. "The general ensured the troops had plenty of shot.") shots npl (All other usages)
From the verb shoot : (⇒ conjugate ) shot is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections v past v past p --------------Inflections of 'shot ' (v ): (⇒ conjugate )shots v 3rd person singular shotting v pres p shotted v past shotted v past p
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shot n (firing of a gun) schot nw het
His shot whistled past her ears.
shot n (gun, arrow: attempted hit) schot nw het
Go ahead. Take a shot at the target.
shot n (alcohol: small glass) shot nw de
glaasje nw het
Last night, I drank three shots of vodka.
shot n (photograph) foto nw de
kiekje nw het
The photographer took five shots of the couple.
shot n (cinema: unit of action) (film, anglicisme ) shot, take nw de
The last shot of the movie shows the cowboy riding his horse into the sunset.
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shot n uncountable (projectiles) kogels nw mv
I have a bucket of buck shot.
shot n (person firing a gun) schutter nw de
That man is a good shot.
shot n (missile launch) lancering nw de
Did you see the moon shot on TV?
shot n (measure of liquor) shot nw de
maatje nw het
The bartender carefully measured two shots of rum for the drink.
shot n (sports: attempt at a goal) schot nw het
The forward only took three shots in the whole game.
shot n (pool, billiards) stoot nw de
The shot was difficult because the ball had to cross the entire table.
shot n informal (medical: injection) prik nw de
(met vaccin ) inenting nw de
injectie nw de
All children must get tetanus shots. The doctor gave the patient a shot to ease her pain.
shot n (shot put ball) bal nw de
The athlete threw the shot 20 meters.
shot n (explosive charge) bom, lading nw de
explosief, schot nw het
The shot failed to go off so there was no explosion.
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injectie nw de (medisch) injection n
(US, informal ) shot n
(UK, informal ) jab n
prik nw de (injectie, spuit) injection, shot n
trap nw de (voetbal: schot) kick n
shot n
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foto nw de photo, photograph, picture n
(informal ) pic, snapshot, shot n
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shoot⇒ vtr (fire at [sb] or [sth] ) beschieten overg.ww
The soldiers shot at the enemy.
shoot vtr ([sb] or [sth] : wound) beschieten overg.ww
The soldier was shot in the leg.
shoot interj slang (very mild expletive) verdorie, potjandorie tw
Shoot! I forgot his birthday!
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shoot n (botany: sprout) (planten ) scheut nw de
From the eight seeds we got five shoots growing.
shoot n (hunt) jacht nw de
They went on a turkey shoot.
shoot vi informal (move quickly) vliegen, schieten onoverg.ww
The kid shot across the field to get the ball.
shoot vi (photograph) (van foto ) schieten, trekken onoverg. ww
een foto maken
You better shoot before it gets too dark!
shoot vi (film) filmen, film opnemen onoverg.ww
They shot all day long, but got the scenes that they wanted.
shoot vi (ball: propel toward [sb/sth] ) schieten onoverg.ww
(Belg. ) sjotten onoverg. ww
The player shot, but the ball hit the net.
shoot vi (pain: pass through body) schieten onoverg.ww
The pain shot up his arm after he hit his elbow.
shoot vi slang (speak) praten, spreken overg.ww
(informeel ) van wal steken ww
I want to hear your opinion. When you're ready, shoot.
shoot vtr (a gun) afschieten overg.ww
He shot the gun.
shoot vtr (kill) afschieten, doodschieten, schieten overg.ww
Where did you shoot that deer?
shoot vtr (execute by gunfire) doodschieten, fusilleren overg.ww
The prisoner was shot by the firing squad.
shoot vtr (film) opnemen overg.ww
They are shooting the movie in Canada.
shoot vtr (photograph) schieten, trekken overg.ww
The photographer shot 50 photos.
shoot vtr (sports: direct a ball at a goal) schieten onoverg.ww
The basketball player decided to pass instead of shoot.
shoot vtr (play pool, billiards) stoten overg.ww
It's your turn to shoot. Try to knock the 7-ball in.
shoot vtr (play marbles) knikkeren, schieten onoverg.ww
The experienced player could shoot very well.
shoot vtr (take a seismic reading) peilen overg. ww
The geologists will shoot and interpret the seismic data for you.
shoot vtr (navigation: site a star, planet) fixeren overg.ww
Aim the sextant at the star to be shot.
shoot vtr (throw dice) gooien overg.ww
It's your turn. Here's the dice. Now, shoot.
shoot vtr (golf) slaan overg.ww
I shot a 69 yesterday!
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spruit nw de (tak) sprout, shoot n
schoten lossen nw+overg. ww letterlijk (vuren) shoot, fire vi
schieten overg.ww (sport: v. bal) (ball ) shoot, kick vtr
schieten op ww+vz letterlijk (vuren op ) shoot vtr
fire at vi + prep
jacht nw de (jachtpartij) hunt n
shoot n
filmen overg. ww (iets met camera opnemen) film, shoot vtr
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een opname maken onoverg. uitdr. (opnemen) record vtr
(with a camera ) shoot vtr
make a recording v expr
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Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel shoot | shot
shoot back vi phrasal informal, figurative (retort) (fig., informeel ) terugkaatsen onoverg.ww
"I didn't steal her purse!", the street kid shot back.
shoot back vi phrasal (object: return) terugschieten, terugkeren onoverg.ww
He tossed the boomerang, which shot right back to him.
shoot [sth] back, shoot back [sth] vtr phrasal sep (reply: send) versturen, verzenden overg.ww
I read Ken's email, then shot back an angry reply.
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booster n (medicine: additional dose of vaccine) boosterinjectie, booster-injectie nw de
herinneringsinjectie, herhalingsinjectie nw de
Adults should get a tetanus booster every ten years.
cheap shot, cheap dig n informal (attacking remark) rotopmerking nw de
You took a cheap shot there, bringing up his past problems.
flu shot n informal (vaccination against influenza) griepprik nw de
I didn't want to run the risk of getting ill so I had the flu shot last week.
good shot n informal ([sb] skilled at aiming a gun) goede schutter bn + nw
He is a good shot and always hits the target.
good shot n (well aimed shot of gun) goed schot bn + nw
That was a good shot; it was right on target.
have a shot at [sth] v expr informal (try) eens proberen, eens uitproberen bw + ww
I'd never even seen snow but I thought I´d have a shot at snowboading on the easy slopes.
Ik had nog nooit sneeuw gezien, maar ik dacht de makkelijke pistes eens uit te proberen bij het snowboarden.
have a shot at doing [sth] v expr informal (have chance) een gokje wagen nw + ww
You have a shot at winning the lottery.
hotshot, hot shot n slang (successful person) (informeel ) hoge pief bn + nw de
(informeel, figuurlijk ) kei nw de
(informeel ) hotemetoot nw de
Jenna is a hotshot in the world of high fashion.
hotshot, hot-shot n as adj slang (high-flying, successful) succesvol bn
Matthew intends to become a hotshot attorney.
long shot n informal, figurative ([sth] unlikely) kleine kans bn + nw de
gok nw de
I know this is a long shot, but I don't suppose you have a screwdriver I could borrow?
long shot n informal, figurative ([sth] unlikely to succeed) kansloze deelnemer bn + nw de
Though the horse was a long shot, he still won the race.
long shot, wide shot, full shot n (movie, photo: wide-angle view) (film ) opname van grote afstand frase
The film begins with a long shot in which you can see the whole town.
moonshot, moon shot n (spacecraft: moon launch) maanlancering nw de
moonshot, moon shot n US, figurative (baseball: high ball) (honkbal ) hoge bal bn + nw de
mug shot n (police photo: suspect's face) (verdachte ) portretfoto nw de
politiefoto nw de
The witness identified the bank robber from a mug shot.
mug shot n humorous, slang (photo: face) (informeel ) boeventronie nw de
I need a mug shot for my passport application.
parting shot n (final retort) laatste hatelijke opmerking nw de
The actress was furious and called the chat show host an idiot as a parting shot.
random shot n (shot not aimed at anything) (figuurlijk ) verdwaalde kogel bn + nw de
Jim was gunned down by a random shot during the New Year's Eve party.
shot through with [sth] adj + prep (streaked) doortrokken met bn + vz
That diamond is shot through with flashes of brilliant light.
shot through with [sth] adj + prep figurative (permeated) (figuurlijk ) doorspekt met bn + vz
The stories are shot through with a wry wit.
shot to pieces adj slang (totally destroyed) (informeel ) aan flarden, aan gort bw
My tyres are shot to pieces: I'm going to have to get new ones.
take a shot at [sth] , have a shot at [sth] v expr informal, figurative (attempt [sth] ) een poging wagen onoverg. ww
iets uitproberen overg.ww
I'd like to learn to play golf, so one day I think I'll take a shot at it.
take a shot at [sth/sb] v expr (fire at, try to hit [sth/sb] ) schieten op iets woordgr
een schot lossen op iets overg. uitdr
When you see the target appear, aim your gun and take a shot at it. I took a shot at the deer, but I missed.