shoot out

jaillir, sortir en trombe

Sortir ou jaillir très rapidement d’un endroit.

En anglais simple : Something comes out or moves out very quickly.

• Water shot out of the pipe.
• A cat shot out from under the bed.
• Sparks shoot out whenever the machine starts.

Comment l'utiliser : shoot out of something (Water shot out of the broken pipe.)

Synonymes : burst out, rush out

Expressions courantes : shoot out suddenly, shoot out of something

détruire à coups de feu

Détruire quelque chose ou le déloger en tirant dessus avec une arme.

En anglais simple : You destroy or knock something from its place by firing a gun at it.

• Someone shot out the window.
• The gunman shot out both front tyres.
• A stray bullet nearly shot her eye out.

Comment l'utiliser : shoot out something (Someone shot out the streetlight.); shoot something out (A bullet shot his tooth out.)

Expressions courantes : shoot out a light, shoot something out, shoot out the window

tirer, projeter

Faire sortir une balle ou un autre objet d’une arme en tirant.

En anglais simple : You send a bullet or another object out of a weapon by firing it.

• The gun shot out a bullet.
• The cannon shot out three rounds in quick succession.
• This toy weapon shoots out soft foam darts.

Comment l'utiliser : shoot out something (The cannon shot out a heavy iron ball.)

Synonymes : fire, discharge

Expressions courantes : shoot out bullets, shoot out a round

exterminer par la chasse

Tuer tous les animaux sauvages d’une région en leur tirant dessus.

En anglais simple : You kill all the wild animals in an area by shooting them.

• Hunters shot out the valley.
• They had shot out the local deer population.
• By winter, the nearby woods were completely shot out.

Comment l'utiliser : shoot out something (The hunters had shot out the whole valley.)

Expressions courantes : shoot out an area, shoot out the wildlife