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noun

Brote

The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.

Examples :

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

El brote de la planta joven se abrió paso a través del pavimento agrietado.

plant biology seed agriculture essential

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noun

Sesión de fotos

A photography session.

Examples :

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

El fotógrafo de la escuela programó una sesión de fotos para la semana que viene.

art media entertainment essential

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noun

Cacería, competición de tiro

A hunt or shooting competition.

Examples :

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

La competición anual de tiro de la escuela se celebró en el parque el sábado pasado.

sport game entertainment essential

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noun

Toma, rodaje

An event that is unscripted or legitimate.

Examples :

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

La presentación improvisada fue una buena toma, llena de ideas interesantes e inesperadas.

entertainment media essential

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noun

Disparo

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

Examples :

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

El disparo del cazador fue ruidoso, asustando a los pájaros en los árboles.

action weapon military sport essential

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noun

Chorro, rápido

A rush of water; a rapid.

Examples :

"The shoot of rain flooded the schoolyard quickly. "

El chorro de lluvia inundó el patio de la escuela rápidamente.

nature geography environment essential

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noun

Trama

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

Examples :

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

El tejedor insertó cuidadosamente la trama en los hilos de la urdimbre.

material technical essential

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noun

Cochinillo

A shoat; a young pig.

Examples :

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

El granjero crió varios cochinillos para la próxima feria de otoño.

animal agriculture food essential

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noun

Veta

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. "

La veta de oro corría diagonalmente a través de la montaña, prometiendo una rica veta de mineral.

geology mineral essential

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noun

Tobogán, rampa

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. "

Los mineros de carbón usaban el tobogán para mover rápidamente el mineral pesado hacia el área de carga.

material utility technical structure industry essential

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noun

La baza

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. "

Mi hermana hizo una buena baza en el juego de cartas, ganando todas las cartas de puntos en una mano.

game action essential

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verb

Disparar, lanzar

To launch a projectile.

Examples :

"The archer practiced shooting arrows at the target. "

El arquero practicó disparando flechas al blanco.

weapon sport military action essential

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verb

Disparar, salir disparado

To move or act quickly or suddenly.

Examples :

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

El perro vio una ardilla y salió disparado por el jardín.

action essential

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verb

Actuar, lograr

To act or achieve.

Examples :

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

Mi hermano intentó obtener una puntuación perfecta en el examen de matemáticas.

action achievement essential

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verb

Medir la distancia y la dirección a

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. "

El topógrafo midió la distancia al nuevo edificio escolar para planificar la vía de acceso.

technical direction point essential

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verb

Inyectarse, drogarse

To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.

Examples :

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

El adicto se inyectó heroína en el brazo en secreto antes de ir a la escuela.

medicine substance essential

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verb

Desarrollarse, avanzar

To develop, move forward.

Examples :

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

El nuevo plan de negocios busca un aumento del 20% en las ganancias este año.

process action essential

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verb

Sobresalir, protuberar

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

Examples :

"The land shoots into a promontory."

La tierra sobresale en un promontorio.

part appearance action essential

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verb

Cepillar

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. "

El carpintero cepilló cuidadosamente las tablas para asegurarse de que estuvieran perfectamente planas para la nueva estantería.

technical work essential

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verb

Salpicar, manchar

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. "

El artista salpicó cuidadosamente el lienzo con vetas de pintura azul brillante.

appearance color essential

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verb

Hacer un slam

To shoot the moon.

Examples :

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

Mi hermana estaba tratando de hacer un slam cuando dijo que sacaría solo As este semestre.

game sport achievement essential

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interjection

Mierda, carajo

A mild expletive, expressing disbelief or disdain

Examples :

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

¡Mierda, otra vez olvidé mi almuerzo!

language exclamation essential