shot

foutu, hors service

Tellement abîmé ou usé qu’il ne fonctionne plus correctement.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : worn out, broken, ruined

Expressions courantes : completely shot, shot brakes, shot engine

épuisé, crevé

Tellement fatigué qu’il ne reste presque plus d’énergie.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : exhausted, worn out, spent

Contraires : rested

Expressions courantes : feel shot, completely shot, physically shot

coup de feu, tir

Action d’une arme à feu qui tire une balle ou une autre munition.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : gunshot, discharge

Expressions courantes : fire a shot, warning shot, single shot

vaccin, injection vaccinale

Injection faite pour protéger contre une maladie.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : vaccination, jab

Expressions courantes : flu shot, tetanus shot, booster shot

coup de feu, détonation

Bruit fort produit par une arme à feu lorsqu’elle tire.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : gunshot, bang

Expressions courantes : hear a shot, loud shot, shot rang out

tir

Tentative de toucher quelque chose avec une balle ou un autre objet lancé dans les airs.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : shot at something (Her first shot at the target went wide.)

Expressions courantes : accurate shot, shot at something, wide shot

grenaille, plombs

Petites billes de métal utilisées comme munitions, surtout dans les fusils de chasse.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : pellets

Expressions courantes : lead shot, steel shot, shot pellets