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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries쏘다
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ssoda
"그는 목표를 향해 화살을 쏘기로 결정했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To propel a projectile from a weapon.
"He decided to shoot the arrow at the target."
- 1
A sudden movement or act of shooting.
"The photographer captured a perfect shoot of the sunset."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'shoot' originates from the Old English 'sceotan', meaning 'to throw or to shoot', which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*skeutan' and the Proto-Indo-European '*skeud-', meaning 'to push or to throw'. Over time, its usage expanded to include firing a projectile and the growth of plants.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shoot" is said worldwide
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Tirer
Transliteration: tee-ray
"Il a décidé de tirer la flèche sur la cible."
Schießen
Transliteration: shee-sen
"Er beschloss, den Pfeil auf das Ziel zu schießen."
Sparare
Transliteration: spah-rah-reh
"Ha deciso di sparare la freccia sul bersaglio."
Disparar
Transliteration: dis-pah-rar
"Decidió disparar la flecha hacia el objetivo."
Atirar
Transliteration: ah-chee-rar
"Ele decidiu atirar a flecha no alvo."
गोलियाँ चलाना
Transliteration: goliyaan chalana
"उसने लक्ष्य पर तीर चलाने का फैसला किया।"
射击
Transliteration: shèjī
"他决定向目标射箭。"
쏘다
Transliteration: ssoda
"그는 목표를 향해 화살을 쏘기로 결정했다."
撃つ
Transliteration: utsu
"彼はターゲットに矢を撃つことに決めた。"
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