shotgun

fusil de chasse

Arme qui tire généralement de nombreuses petites billes métalliques à la fois, souvent utilisée pour la chasse.

En anglais simple : A gun that usually fires many small metal balls at once, often used for hunting.

• He carried a shotgun.
• The farmer kept his shotgun in a locked cabinet.
• They heard a shotgun being fired in the distance.

Expressions courantes : hunting shotgun, load a shotgun, shotgun cartridge, shotgun pellets

place du passager avant

Siège situé à côté du conducteur dans une voiture.

En anglais simple : The seat next to the driver in a car.

• I call shotgun!
• She rode shotgun on the way home.
• Who wants the shotgun seat for the trip?

Comment l'utiliser : ride shotgun (You can ride shotgun while I drive.); call shotgun (I called shotgun before we reached the car.)

Synonymes : front passenger seat

Expressions courantes : ride shotgun, call shotgun, shotgun seat

maison à pièces en enfilade

Maison étroite de plain-pied dont les pièces se suivent directement, sans couloir.

En anglais simple : A narrow, single-floor house with rooms directly behind each other and no hallway.

• They bought a small shotgun house.
• The old shotgun had three rooms in a row.
• Several shotguns on this street have been carefully restored.

Synonymes : shotgun house

Expressions courantes : shotgun house, shotgun home, traditional shotgun

réserver, revendiquer

Dire qu’on veut quelque chose avant que quelqu’un d’autre puisse le réclamer.

En anglais simple : To say that you want something before anyone else can claim it.

• I shotgun the best seat.
• She shotgunned Friday off before anyone else asked.
• Have you already shotgunned the next turn?

Comment l'utiliser : shotgun something (I shotgunned the window seat as soon as we boarded.)

Synonymes : claim, call dibs on

Expressions courantes : shotgun a seat, shotgun something first, shotgun a turn