shoot off

filer, partir en vitesse

Partir vite d’un endroit, souvent parce qu’on a autre chose à faire.

En anglais simple : To leave a place quickly, often because you have something else to do.

• I need to shoot off.
• She shot off home as soon as class ended.
• Can you stay, or must you shoot off now?

Comment l'utiliser : shoot off to somewhere (He shot off to the station.)

Synonymes : rush off, dash off

Expressions courantes : shoot off home, shoot off early, shoot off to work

envoyer rapidement, expédier

Envoyer un message ou dire quelque chose très vite, souvent sans bien réfléchir.

En anglais simple : To send a message or say something quickly, often without thinking carefully first.

• I will shoot off an email.
• He shot off an angry reply without checking the facts.
• She shoots off a quick message after each meeting.

Comment l'utiliser : shoot off something to someone (I shot off a note to my manager.); shoot something off (She shot it off before reading it again.)

Synonymes : fire off, dash off, send

Expressions courantes : shoot off an email, shoot off a reply, shoot off something

arracher d’un coup de feu

Détacher une partie d’un objet en la touchant avec une balle.

En anglais simple : To cause something to break away from a larger thing by hitting it with a bullet.

• He shot off the lock.
• A bullet shot off part of the statue’s ear.
• The soldier had two fingers shot off during the battle.

Comment l'utiliser : shoot something off (The bullet shot a branch off the tree.); have something shot off (He had a finger shot off in the war.)

Expressions courantes : shoot off a branch, shoot off the lock, shoot off something

filmer au-delà du décor

Filmer accidentellement au-delà du décor et montrer des choses qui ne devaient pas apparaître.

En anglais simple : To film beyond the edge of a set, accidentally showing things outside the intended scene.

• The camera shot off the set.
• We shot off during filming and caught the lighting crew.
• Check the frame so you do not shoot off the set.

Comment l'utiliser : shoot off the set (The operator shot off the set during the wide shot.)

Expressions courantes : shoot off the set, shoot off accidentally, shoot off during filming