shot
/ʃɒt/ noun [C]Translation
GUN › when a bullet is fired from a gun
atış, atım, el, silâh atımı
Three shots were fired.161SPORT › when someone tries to score points in sports such as football by hitting or throwing the ball
şut, vuruş, gol
Good shot!1486PHOTOGRAPH › a photograph
resim, fotograf, enstantane
I got a good shot of them leaving the hotel together.315 give sth a shot; have/take a shot at sth informal › to try to do something, often for the first time
yapmaya çalışmak, girişmek, başlamak, girişimde bulunmak, denemek, tecrübe etmek
I've never played football, but I'll give it a shot. They might have a shot at the World Championships next year.1860MEDICINE › an amount of medicine put into the body with a special needle
aşı, iğne
I took the dog to the vet for his shots.894DRINK › a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink
bir yudum/duble içki
a shot of whisky887434like a shot › If someone does something like a shot, they do it quickly and enthusiastically.
hemen, derhal, hiç vakit kaybetmeden
If I had the chance to go to Paris, I'd be there like a shot.2163a shot in the dark › an attempt to guess something when you have no information or knowledge about it
→ See also long shottahmin, atma, rastgele tahmin/yorum
1105(Definition of shot noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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