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shotgun

/ˈʃɒtɡʌn/ /ˈʃɑtɡʌn/

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noun

Fusil à pompe

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 viande a été cuite en quelques heures après que le chasseur ait tué le cerf avec son fusil à pompe.

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noun

Siège passager avant

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.)"

Je prends la place du passager avant !

vehicle position history

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noun

Maison en enfilade

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 est né dans une maison en enfilade de deux chambres à Tupelo, Mississippi.

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noun

Fusil à pompe

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 quarterback lined up in the shotgun on fourth down, hoping to get a first down. "

Le quarterback s'est aligné en formation shotgun lors du quatrième essai, espérant obtenir un premier down.

sport position game

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noun

De fusil à pompe

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

Examples :

"My grandfather kept his shotgun shells in a wooden box on the porch. "

Mon grand-père gardait ses cartouches de fusil à pompe dans une boîte en bois sur le porche.

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noun

forcé, sous la menace

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

Examples :

"The politician used shotgun tactics to pressure the country into signing the treaty. "

Le politicien a utilisé des tactiques sous la menace pour forcer le pays à signer le traité.

politics war government society action attitude law

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noun

Utilisant des moyens nombreux, divers ou indiscriminés

(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 :

"The company used a shotgun approach to attract new customers, trying many different advertising methods at once. "

L'entreprise a utilisé une approche utilisant des moyens nombreux pour attirer de nouveaux clients, en essayant de nombreuses méthodes de publicité différentes à la fois.

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verb

Faire passer la fumée par la bouche

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

Examples :

""My friend shotgunned some vapor to me across the table." "

Mon ami m'a fait passer de la vapeur par la bouche à travers la table.

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verb

Revendiquer, s'approprier

To verbally lay claim to (something)

Examples :

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

J'ai eu un jour de congé parce que je l'ai revendiqué.

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verb

Frapper la balle directement au lanceur

To hit the ball directly back at the pitcher.

Examples :

"The batter shotgunned the ball directly back to the pitcher. "

Le frappeur a frappé la balle directement au lanceur.

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verb

Boire cul sec une boisson d'une canette

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 :

""After the softball game, Mike decided to shotgun a soda to celebrate their win." "

Après le match de softball, Mike a décidé de boire cul sec un soda pour célébrer leur victoire.

drink entertainment action

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verb

Envoyer en masse, mitrailler

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 :

"The teacher shotgunned a series of questions to the students, hoping one of them would reveal who had eaten the last cookie. "

Le professeur a mitraillé les élèves d'une série de questions, espérant que l'un d'eux révélerait qui avait mangé le dernier cookie.

communication technology internet computing business

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verb

Employer la technique du débogage shotgun

To employ the technique of shotgun debugging.

Examples :

"When the website crashed and we didn't know why, we just shotgunned it by restarting the server, hoping that would fix the problem. "

Lorsque le site web a planté et que nous ne savions pas pourquoi, nous avons employé la technique du débogage shotgun en redémarrant le serveur, en espérant que cela résoudrait le problème.

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