shotguns Meaning

noun

Escopetas

A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.

Examples :

"Meat was cooked up within hours after the hunter killed the deer with his shotgun."

La carne se cocinó a las pocas horas de que el cazador matara al ciervo con su escopeta.

weapon item

noun

Asiento del copiloto

The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat.

Examples :

"I call shotgun! (I claim the right to sit in the passenger seat.)"

¡Yo me quedo con el asiento del copiloto!

vehicle position history

noun

Casa de una planta, casa en fila

A one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line.

Examples :

"Elvis Presley was born in a two-bedroom shotgun in Tupelo, Mississippi."

Elvis Presley nació en una casa de una planta de dos dormitorios en Tupelo, Mississippi.

architecture building

noun

Formación de escopeta

An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, often with a running back set to one or both sides of him.

Examples :

"The football team practiced running plays out of shotguns to improve their passing game. "

El equipo de fútbol practicó jugadas de carrera desde formaciones de escopeta para mejorar su juego de pases.

sport military

noun

De escopeta

(as a modifier) Relating to shotguns, either in a present or past sense: e.g. shotgun cartridges, shotgun seat.

Examples :

"My grandpa keeps his shotguns locked in a cabinet in the garage. "

Mi abuelo guarda sus escopetas bajo llave en un armario del garaje.

weapon vehicle military

noun

forzado, bajo amenaza

(as a modifier) Relating to the threat of force or dubious means: e.g. shotgun wedding, shotgun diplomacy.

Examples :

"The company's "shotgun approach" to marketing, trying every possible strategy at once, ultimately proved ineffective. "

El "enfoque forzado" de la empresa en marketing, que intentaba cada estrategia posible a la vez, resultó en última instancia ineficaz.

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noun

Utilizando numerosos, diversos o indiscriminados medios

(as a modifier) Relating to the use of numerous, diverse or indiscriminate means to achieve a particular result: e.g. shotgun marketing, a shotgun approach.

Examples :

"Instead of using a targeted campaign, the company employed shotguns - advertising on every platform and hoping to reach someone, anyone. "

En lugar de utilizar una campaña dirigida, la empresa empleó medios diversos: publicidad en todas las plataformas con la esperanza de llegar a alguien, a cualquiera.

business

verb

Hacer un 'shotgun'

(smoking) To inhale from a pipe or other smoking device, followed shortly by an exhalation into someone else’s mouth.

Examples :

"The older brother shotgunned the pipe, sending a plume of smoke into his little sister's mouth. "

El hermano mayor hizo un 'shotgun' con la pipa, enviando una bocanada de humo a la boca de su hermana pequeña.

communication action human body sex entertainment culture

verb

Reclamar, exigir

To verbally lay claim to (something)

Examples :

"I got a day off because I shotgunned it."

Me dieron el día libre porque lo reclamé.

communication language

verb

Golpear la pelota directamente al lanzador

To hit the ball directly back at the pitcher.

Examples :

"The batter shotguns the ball right back to the pitcher, who barely ducked in time. "

El bateador golpea la pelota directamente al lanzador, quien apenas se agachó a tiempo.

sport game

verb

Beber rápidamente de una lata

To rapidly drink a beverage from a can by making a hole in the bottom of the can, placing the hole above one's mouth, and opening the top.

Examples :

"During the tailgate party before the football game, everyone shotguns a can of soda. "

Durante la fiesta antes del partido de fútbol americano, todos beben rápidamente una lata de refresco.

drink entertainment action

verb

Enviar en masa, bombardear con solicitudes

To send out many (requests, answers to a question, etc), especially in the hope that one obtains a positive result (i.e. reveals useful information, is correct, etc), in the manner of a shotgun firing many balls of shot such that one may hit a target.

Examples :

"To find an apartment quickly, Maria shotguns emails to every listing she could find, hoping one landlord would respond positively. "

Para encontrar un apartamento rápidamente, María bombardea con correos electrónicos cada anuncio que puede encontrar, con la esperanza de que un propietario responda positivamente.

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verb

Emplear la técnica de depuración shotgun

To employ the technique of shotgun debugging.

Examples :

"Because the website kept crashing, I decided to shotgun the code by commenting out sections randomly to see if that would fix the problem. "

Debido a que el sitio web seguía fallando, decidí emplear la técnica de depuración shotgun en el código comentando secciones aleatoriamente para ver si eso solucionaría el problema.

computing technical technology

Meanings

Escopetas

Examples :

"Meat was cooked up within hours after the hunter killed the deer with his shotgun."

La carne se cocinó a las pocas horas de que el cazador matara al ciervo con su escopeta.

Asiento del copiloto

Examples :

"I call shotgun! (I claim the right to sit in the passenger seat.)"

¡Yo me quedo con el asiento del copiloto!

Casa de una planta, casa en fila

Examples :

"Elvis Presley was born in a two-bedroom shotgun in Tupelo, Mississippi."

Elvis Presley nació en una casa de una planta de dos dormitorios en Tupelo, Mississippi.

Formación de escopeta

Examples :

"The football team practiced running plays out of shotguns to improve their passing game. "

El equipo de fútbol practicó jugadas de carrera desde formaciones de escopeta para mejorar su juego de pases.

De escopeta

Examples :

"My grandpa keeps his shotguns locked in a cabinet in the garage. "

Mi abuelo guarda sus escopetas bajo llave en un armario del garaje.

forzado, bajo amenaza

Examples :

"The company's "shotgun approach" to marketing, trying every possible strategy at once, ultimately proved ineffective. "

El "enfoque forzado" de la empresa en marketing, que intentaba cada estrategia posible a la vez, resultó en última instancia ineficaz.

Utilizando numerosos, diversos o indiscriminados medios

Examples :

"Instead of using a targeted campaign, the company employed shotguns - advertising on every platform and hoping to reach someone, anyone. "

En lugar de utilizar una campaña dirigida, la empresa empleó medios diversos: publicidad en todas las plataformas con la esperanza de llegar a alguien, a cualquiera.

Hacer un 'shotgun'

Examples :

"The older brother shotgunned the pipe, sending a plume of smoke into his little sister's mouth. "

El hermano mayor hizo un 'shotgun' con la pipa, enviando una bocanada de humo a la boca de su hermana pequeña.

Reclamar, exigir

Examples :

"I got a day off because I shotgunned it."

Me dieron el día libre porque lo reclamé.

Golpear la pelota directamente al lanzador

Examples :

"The batter shotguns the ball right back to the pitcher, who barely ducked in time. "

El bateador golpea la pelota directamente al lanzador, quien apenas se agachó a tiempo.

Beber rápidamente de una lata

Examples :

"During the tailgate party before the football game, everyone shotguns a can of soda. "

Durante la fiesta antes del partido de fútbol americano, todos beben rápidamente una lata de refresco.

Enviar en masa, bombardear con solicitudes

Examples :

"To find an apartment quickly, Maria shotguns emails to every listing she could find, hoping one landlord would respond positively. "

Para encontrar un apartamento rápidamente, María bombardea con correos electrónicos cada anuncio que puede encontrar, con la esperanza de que un propietario responda positivamente.

Emplear la técnica de depuración shotgun

Examples :

"Because the website kept crashing, I decided to shotgun the code by commenting out sections randomly to see if that would fix the problem. "

Debido a que el sitio web seguía fallando, decidí emplear la técnica de depuración shotgun en el código comentando secciones aleatoriamente para ver si eso solucionaría el problema.

Related Words

cartridges noun

Cartucho, munición

quarterback noun

Mariscal de campo

especially adverb

Especialmente, particularmente

particular noun

Detalle, punto

indiscriminate adjective

Indiscriminado, indiscriminado

exhalation noun

Exhalación, espiración

consisting verb

Consistir en

ultimately adverb

Finalmente, en última instancia

ineffective adjective

Ineficaz, inútil

shotgunned verb

Inhalar de un dispositivo para fumar y exhalar en la boca de otra persona

advertising verb

Anunciar, publicitar

information noun

Información