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noun

Trieb, Spross

The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.

Examples :

"The young plant's shoot pushed its way through the cracked pavement. "

Der Trieb der jungen Pflanze bahnte sich seinen Weg durch den rissigen Bürgersteig.

plant biology seed agriculture essential

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noun

Fotoshooting, Aufnahme

A photography session.

Examples :

"The school photographer scheduled a shoot for next week. "

Der Schulfotograf hat für nächste Woche ein Fotoshooting angesetzt.

art media entertainment essential

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noun

Jagd, Schießen

A hunt or shooting competition.

Examples :

"The annual school shooting competition was held in the park last Saturday. "

Der jährliche Schießwettbewerb der Schule fand letzten Samstag im Park statt.

sport game entertainment essential

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noun

Dreh, Aufnahme

An event that is unscripted or legitimate.

Examples :

"The impromptu presentation was a good shoot, full of interesting and unexpected ideas. "

Die spontane Präsentation war eine gute Aufnahme, voller interessanter und unerwarteter Ideen.

entertainment media essential

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noun

Schuss, Abschuss

The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.

Examples :

"The hunter's shoot was loud, startling the birds in the trees. "

Der Schuss des Jägers war laut und erschreckte die Vögel in den Bäumen.

action weapon military sport essential

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noun

Schuss, Stromschnelle

A rush of water; a rapid.

Examples :

"The shoot of rain flooded the schoolyard quickly. "

Der Schuss des Regens überflutete den Schulhof schnell.

nature geography environment essential

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noun

Schuss

A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.

Examples :

"The weaver carefully inserted the shoot into the warp threads. "

Der Weber führte den Schuss sorgfältig in die Kettfäden ein.

material technical essential

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noun

Ferkel, junges Schwein

A shoat; a young pig.

Examples :

"The farmer raised several shoots for the upcoming fall fair. "

Der Bauer zog mehrere Ferkel für die kommende Herbstmesse auf.

animal agriculture food essential

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noun

Gang

A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.

Examples :

"The gold shoot ran diagonally through the mountain, promising a rich vein of ore. "

Der Goldgang verlief diagonal durch den Berg und versprach eine reiche Erzader.

geology mineral essential

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noun

Rutsche, Schacht

An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, ore, etc., are caused to slide; a chute.

Examples :

"The coal miners used the shoot to quickly move the heavy ore down to the loading area. "

Die Bergleute benutzten die Rutsche, um das schwere Erz schnell zum Ladebereich zu befördern.

material utility technical structure industry essential

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noun

Der Stich

The act of taking all point cards in one hand.

Examples :

"My sister took a good shoot in the card game, winning all the point cards in one hand. "

Meine Schwester machte einen guten Stich im Kartenspiel und gewann alle Punktkarten in einer Hand.

game action essential

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verb

Schießen, abfeuern

To launch a projectile.

Examples :

"The archer practiced shooting arrows at the target. "

Der Bogenschütze übte das Schießen von Pfeilen auf die Zielscheibe.

weapon sport military action essential

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verb

Schießen, schnell bewegen

To move or act quickly or suddenly.

Examples :

"The dog saw a squirrel and shot across the yard. "

Der Hund sah ein Eichhörnchen und schoss über den Hof.

action essential

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verb

Handeln, erreichen

To act or achieve.

Examples :

"My brother shot for a perfect score on the math test. "

Mein Bruder hat versucht, eine perfekte Punktzahl im Mathetest zu erreichen.

action achievement essential

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verb

Messen, peilen

To measure the distance and direction to (a point).

Examples :

"The surveyor shot the distance to the new school building to plan the access road. "

Der Vermesser maß die Entfernung zum neuen Schulgebäude, um die Zufahrtsstraße zu planen.

technical direction point essential

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verb

Spritzen, injizieren

To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.

Examples :

"The addict secretly shot heroin into his arm before school. "

Der Süchtige spritzte sich heimlich Heroin in den Arm, bevor er zur Schule ging.

medicine substance essential

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verb

Sich entwickeln, vorankommen

To develop, move forward.

Examples :

"The new business plan is shooting for a 20% increase in profits this year. "

Der neue Geschäftsplan strebt in diesem Jahr eine Gewinnsteigerung von 20 % an.

process action essential

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verb

Hervortreten, herausragen

To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.

Examples :

"The land shoots into a promontory."

Das Land ragt in ein Vorgebirge hinein.

part appearance action essential

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verb

Hobeln, glatt hobeln

To plane straight; to fit by planing.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully shot the boards to make sure they were perfectly flat for the new bookshelf. "

Der Zimmermann hobelte die Bretter sorgfältig, um sicherzustellen, dass sie für das neue Bücherregal perfekt eben waren.

technical work essential

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verb

Bespritzen, sprenkeln

To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches.W

Examples :

"The artist carefully shot the canvas with streaks of bright blue paint. "

Der Künstler bespritzte die Leinwand sorgfältig mit Streifen leuchtend blauer Farbe.

appearance color essential

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verb

Den Mond schießen

To shoot the moon.

Examples :

"My sister was trying to shoot the moon when she said she'd get straight As this semester. "

Meine Schwester versuchte, den Mond zu schießen, als sie sagte, sie würde in diesem Semester nur Einsen bekommen.

game sport achievement essential

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interjection

Mist, verdammt

A mild expletive, expressing disbelief or disdain

Examples :

""Shoot, I forgot my lunch again!" "

Mist, ich habe schon wieder mein Mittagessen vergessen!

language exclamation essential