A great director is able to build tension across each shot of the movie.Un gran director sabe ir incrementando la tensión con cada toma de su película.
1(act of shooting)tiro (m);(causing wound)balazo (m);(sound)tiro (m);disparo (m)
his shot missederró el tiro;he received a shot in the legrecibió un balazo en la pierna;two shots rang outse oyeron dos tiros or disparos
a shot across the bowsun cañonazo de advertencia
the admiral sent a shot across her bows and awaited the ship's surrenderTaft fired quite a powerful shot across his bows with that speech on WednesdayJoan Lestor's removal was described as `a shot across the bows # for those who had been disloyal to the partyan [exchange] of shots
there was an exchange of shotshubo un tiroteo
to fire a shot at sth/sbdisparar a algo/disparar a or sobre algn
he fired two shots into her headle disparó dos tiros a la cabeza;they surrendered without a shot being firedse rindieron sin ofrecer resistencia
who fired that shot?
he was off like a shotsalió disparado or como un rayo
I'd do it like a shot if I had the chanceno dudaría en hacerlo si se me presentara la oportunidad;I was over there like a shoten un segundo me presenté allí
if he thought it were his duty to drop a bomb on them he'd do it like a shot
to take a shot at sth/sbpegar un tiro a algo/algn;atacar algo/a algn
President Bush took a shot at the leader of the PLOIf he is crazy enough to take a shot at somebody, all he's got is a worn-out short-range riflethere are many people who might perhaps like to take a shot at Mr Gorbachev
he missed two shots at goalfalló dos tiros a puerta;good shot!¡buen tiro!
to call the shotsmandar;llevar la voz cantante
You call the shots. Say the word and I'll back offBut while the CEO remains nominal head there is no mistaking who calls the shots
5(attempt)tentativa (f);intento (m)
just give it your best shotlimítate a hacerlo lo mejor que puedas
to have a shot at sthintentar algo
I don't think there's much chance of persuading her but I'll have a shot at itno creo que haya muchas posibilidades de convencerla pero probaré or lo intentaré;do you want another shot at it?¿quieres volver a intentarlo?;¿quieres volver a probar?
to have a shot at [doing] sthyou've heard he's going to take another shot at cutting the capital gains taxseveral companies have had a shot at taming one of Shakespeare's most controversial comedies
a shot in the darkun palo de ciego;una tentativa a ciegas
it was just a shot in the dark really - I'd no idea she would acceptMy new doctors really don't know who I am, and I don't know them either # So it's kind of a shot in the dark for the two of us # And it makes me feel insecure about the care I'm gettingit was certainly a shot in the dark, but then every single one of those inspired guesses which eventually led to his expulsion from the Secret Service racket had been shots in the dark
it's a shot in the arm for the peace processes una importante ayuda para el proceso de paz;the economy needs a shot in the armla economía necesita estímulo
the industry needs a shot in the armthe interest rate cut had been a considerable shot in the arm for us
8(Fot)foto (f);(Cine)toma (f);plano (m)
I [took] a shot of the sunset
adjetivo
1(suffused)
shot silkseda (f) tornasolada
his story is shot through with inconsistenciessu narración está plagada de incongruencias
black marble shot through with red veinsmármol negro con vetas rojas
his hair is now shot through with silverher stories are shot through with bitterness
2(rid)
to get shot of sth/sbdeshacerse or librarse de algo/algn
they couldn't wait to get shot of mewe were glad to get shot of that old carThe likely general euphoria will provide a completely unexpected opportunity to get shot of stocks, notably in the retail, publishing, building and property sectorsto tell you the truth I'll be glad to get shot of him
what little confidence he had is shot to piecesla poca seguridad que tenía en sí mismo se ha ido al traste
Bob's been gone two days, off with some new girlfriend, and the whole schedule's shot to piecesWhen confidence is undermined, a player's entire game can be shot to piecesThe economy is shot to pieces, thousands are losing their jobs every day
modificador
shot put (n)(Dep)lanzamiento (m) de pesos
shot putter (n)lanzadoralanzadora (m) (f) de pesos;alanzadora