shot

estropeado, inservible

Tan dañado o desgastado que ya no funciona bien.

En inglés sencillo: So damaged or worn that it no longer works properly.

• The battery is shot.
• His old boots were completely shot.
• We need new brakes; these are shot.

Sinónimos: worn out, broken, ruined

Expresiones frecuentes: completely shot, shot brakes, shot engine

agotado, hecho polvo

Tan cansado que casi no quedan fuerzas.

En inglés sencillo: So tired that you have almost no energy left.

• I feel shot after work.
• By midnight, we were all completely shot.
• She was physically shot after the long climb.

Sinónimos: exhausted, worn out, spent

Antónimos: rested

Expresiones frecuentes: feel shot, completely shot, physically shot

disparo, tiro

Acción de disparar una bala u otra munición con un arma de fuego.

En inglés sencillo: An occasion when a gun fires a bullet or other ammunition.

• He fired one shot.
• The officer fired a warning shot into the air.
• How many shots did the gun fire?

Sinónimos: gunshot, discharge

Expresiones frecuentes: fire a shot, warning shot, single shot

vacuna

Inyección que se administra para proteger contra una enfermedad.

En inglés sencillo: An injection given to protect you against a disease.

• I got a flu shot.
• The nurse gave him a tetanus shot.
• Do you need another booster shot this year?

Sinónimos: vaccination, jab

Expresiones frecuentes: flu shot, tetanus shot, booster shot

disparo

Ruido fuerte que produce un arma de fuego al disparar.

En inglés sencillo: The loud sound made when a gun fires.

• We heard a shot.
• Two shots rang out in the distance.
• The sound of a shot woke her.

Sinónimos: gunshot, bang

Expresiones frecuentes: hear a shot, loud shot, shot rang out

tiro, disparo

Intento de acertar a algo con una bala u otro objeto lanzado por el aire.

En inglés sencillo: An attempt to hit something with a bullet or other object sent through the air.

• His shot missed the target.
• Her second shot struck the center of the board.
• That was an accurate shot from so far away.

Cómo se usa: shot at something (Her first shot at the target went wide.)

Expresiones frecuentes: accurate shot, shot at something, wide shot

perdigones

Pequeñas bolas de metal usadas como munición, sobre todo en escopetas.

En inglés sencillo: Small metal balls used as ammunition, especially in a shotgun.

• The shell contains steel shot.
• Lead shot can harm birds that swallow it.
• Hunters found shot lodged in the wooden fence.

Sinónimos: pellets

Expresiones frecuentes: lead shot, steel shot, shot pellets