shotgun

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɒtgʌn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʃɑtˌgʌn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shot′gun′)

Inflections of 'shotgun' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
shotguns
v 3rd person singular
shotgunning
v pres p
shotgunned
v past
shotgunned
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
shotgun n (hunting gun)escopeta nf
 The farmer was running towards me with a shotgun.
 El granjero corría hacia mí con una escopeta.
shotgun n US, informal (front passenger seat)asiento de adelante, asiento de delante nm + loc adj
  asiento delantero nm + adj
 I already called shotgun!
 ¡Ya pedí ir en el asiento de adelante!
Shotgun! interj US, informal (to claim front passenger seat)¡voy adelante!, ¡voy delante! expr
 Shotgun! I get the front seat!
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. «¡Voy adelante!», gritaron las dos chicas a la vez mientras corrían hacia el auto.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
pump-action shotgun n (powerful firearm)escopeta de corredera nf + loc adj
  escopeta de bombeo nf + loc adj
ride shotgun v expr (ride in front seat)ir de copiloto loc verb
  (coloquial, vehículo)ir delante, ir adelante loc verb
ride shotgun v expr historical (protect a stagecoach)ir delante, ir adelante loc verb
ride shotgun v expr (go with as protection)ir de protección loc verb
ride shotgun v expr figurative (watch over [sth])vigilar⇒ vtr
  cuidar⇒ vtr
sawed-off shotgun (US),
sawn-off shotgun (UK) n		 (rifle with a short barrel)carabina recortada loc nom f
shotgun microphone n (directional microphone)micrófono de cañón nm + loc adj
shotgun wedding n informal, figurative (marriage due to pregnancy) (ES)boda de penalti loc nom f
 Yes, it was definitely a shotgun wedding: the bride gave birth at the reception!
 Sí, definitivamente fue una boda de penalti, ¡la novia dio a luz en el banquete!
  (coloquial)casamiento de apuro grupo nom
 Sí, definitivamente fue un casamiento de apuro, ¡la novia dio a luz en la recepción!
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'shotgun' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
blunderbuss - gun - hunting rifle - rifle shot - sawed-off - stock
Spanish:
de penalty - escopeta - escopeta de postas - tercerola - casarse de apuro - casarse de penalti - escopeta recortada - escopetazo - recortada


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