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    Escopeta (en. Shotgun)

    /es.koˈpe.ta/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Firearm with a short or long barrel that fires pellets or bullets.
    The hunter used his shotgun to hunt ducks.
    El cazador utilizó su escopeta para cazar patos.
    Any type of firearm that works with this mechanism.
    In the movie, multiple shotgun shots were heard.
    En la película, se escucharon múltiples disparos de escopeta.
    Weapon used in clay pigeon shooting.
    The competition shotgun is different from the hunting one.
    La escopeta de competición es diferente a la de caza.

    Etymology

    From the Italian 'scopetta', which means 'small shotgun'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to find with the shotgun
    To act very carefully, with caution.
    dar con la escopeta
    double-barreled shotgun
    Type of shotgun that has two barrels.
    escopeta de dos cañones
    shotgun hunter
    Person who practices hunting with a shotgun.
    cazador de escopeta

    Related Words

    pellet
    Small caliber projectile used in shotguns.
    perdigón
    cartridge
    Container that holds the gunpowder charge and the pellets.
    cartucho
    shot
    Action of firing a projectile.
    tiro

    Slang Meanings

    To make a lot of noise or commotion.
    That party is loud, it sounds like a shotgun.
    Esa fiesta está a todo volumen, parece una escopeta.
    A complicated or problematic situation.
    Being in a shotgun, I don't know how to get out of this.
    Estar en una escopeta, no sé cómo salir de esta.