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WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
| shot adj | informal (ruined) | ruinieren Vt |
| | The car's shot engine dashed Nigel's hopes of winning the race. |
| | The artist's reputation was shot after the story of the forgeries came out. |
| shot adj | (streaked with) | durchzogen Adj |
| | His black hair is now shot with white. |
| shot adj | (fabric: iridescent) | schillernd Adj |
| | Seen from one angle, the shot silk was red, seen from another, it was black. |
| shot n | uncountable (bullets) | Kugel Nf |
| | The farmer has a bucket of shot for the hunt. |
| shot n | (person firing a gun) | Schütze Nm |
| | That man is a good shot. |
| shot n | US (missile launch) | Start Nm |
| | | Abflug Nm |
| | | Raketenstart Nm |
| | Did you see the moon shot on TV? |
| shot n | informal (attempt) | Versuch Nm |
| | I know you think you can't do it, but it has to be worth a shot! |
| shot n | (measure of liquor) (Maßeinheit: Cocktail) | Kurzer Nm |
| | The bartender carefully measured two shots of rum for the drink. |
| shot n | (sports: attempt at a goal) (Sport) | Schuss Nm |
| | The forward only took three shots in the whole game. |
| shot n | (pool, billiards) (Billard) | Stoß Nm |
| | The shot was difficult because the ball had to cross the entire table. |
| shot n | informal (medical: injection) (informell) | Spritze Nf |
| | | Impfung Nf |
| | All children must get tetanus shots. |
| | The doctor gave the patient a shot to ease her pain. |
| shot n | (shot put ball) (Kugelstoßen) | Kugel Nf |
| | The athlete threw the shot 20 meters. |
| shot n | (explosive charge) (Bombe) | Zündung Nf |
| | The shot failed to go off so there was no explosion. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
shot | shotted |
WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
| big shot n | slang (important person) (übertragen) | hohes Tier Adj + Nn |
| | | wichtige Person Adj + Nf |
| | (übertragen) | Boss Nm |
| | He thinks he's a big shot since they gave him a company car. |
| big-shot n as adj | slang (person: important) | bekannte Größe Adj + Nf |
| | | Berühmtheit Nf |
| | | wichtig Adj |
| | He's a big-shot movie producer in Hollywood. |
| booster n | (medicine: additional dose of vaccine) | Impfauffrischung Nf |
| | | Nachimpfung Nf |
| | | Wiederholungsimpfung Nf |
| | Adults should get a tetanus booster every ten years. |
| | Erwachsene sollten alle zehn Jahre eine Impfauffrischung für Tetanus bekommen. |
| by a long shot expr | informal (by a large margin) | noch lange nicht, bei weitem nicht Rdw |
cheap shot,
cheap dig n | informal (attacking remark) (umgangssprachlich) | fiese Nummer Adj + Nf |
| | | unter der Gürtellinie Rdw |
| | You took a cheap shot there, bringing up his past problems. |
close-up,
close shot,
also US: closeup n | (photo: taken up close) (Fotografie) | Nahaufnahme Nf |
| | (Fotografie) | Close-Up Nn |
| | In the closeup, she is smiling self-consciously at the photographer. |
| | In der Nahaufnahme lächelte sie den Fotografen verlegen an. |
cum shot,
cumshot n | vulgar, informal (pornography: ejaculation scene) | Aufnahme einer Ejakulation Rdw |
dunk,
dunk shot,
stuff shot n | (basketball: score from above) (Anglizismus) | Dunking Nn |
| | Zach won the game with a last-second dunk. |
flat,
flat shot n | (tennis: shot with no spin) | flacher Schlag Adj + Nm |
| | The player's first serve was a flat. |
| flu shot n | informal (vaccination against influenza) (Med) | Grippeimpfung Nf |
| | I didn't want to run the risk of getting ill so I had the flu shot last week. |
get shot of [sth],
be shot of [sth] v expr | UK, informal (get rid of) | loswerden Vt, sepa |
| | (übertragen) | [etw] in den Wind schießen Rdw |
get shot of [sb],
be shot of [sb] v expr | UK, informal (person: make leave) | loswerden Vt, sepa |
| | (übertragen) | jmdn in den Wind schießen Rdw |
| give [sth] a shot v expr | figurative, informal (try) | ausprobieren Vt, sepa |
| | | probieren Vt |
| | He gave the auditions a shot, but ultimately failed. |
| | I gave that book a shot, but I stopped reading it because I wasn't interested. |
| give it your best shot v expr | (make every effort) | sein Bestes versuchen Rdw |
| | | alles geben Pron + Vt |
| | I'm not sure I can get your cat out of the tree, but I'll give it my best shot. |
| good shot n | informal ([sb] skilled at aiming a gun) | guter Schießer Adj + Nm |
| | He is a good shot and always hits the target. |
| good shot n | (well aimed shot of gun) | guter Schuss Adj + Nm |
| | That was a good shot; it was right on target. |
have a good shot at [sth],
have a good shot at doing [sth] v expr | (likely chance) | Chancen stehen gut VP |
| | I have a good shot at winning the scholarship this year. |
| | Meine Chancen stehen gut, dass ich das Stipendium dieses Jahr bekomme. |
| have a shot at [sth] v expr | informal (try) | probieren, versuchen Vt |
| | | einen Versuch wagen Rdw |
| | I'd never even seen snow but I thought I´d have a shot at snowboading on the easy slopes. |
| have a shot at doing [sth] v expr | informal (have chance) | eine Chance haben Rdw |
| | You have a shot at winning the lottery. |
head shot,
headshot n | (portrait photo: head only) | Poträt Nn |
| | | Kopfbild Nn |
hot shot,
hotshot n | slang (very important person, high achiever) (informell, Anglizismus) | VIP Nm |
| | (Unternehmen) | hohes Tier Adj + Nn |
| | (übertragen) | König Nm |
| | The star football player was treated like a real hot shot, but he always remained humble. |
hotshot,
hot shot n | slang (successful person) | Star- Präf |
| | | Ass Nn |
| | | Überflieger Nm |
| | Jenna is a hotshot in the world of high fashion. |
hotshot,
hot-shot n as adj | slang (high-flying, successful) | erfolgreich Adj |
| | | angesehen Adj |
| | | Star- Präf |
| | Matthew intends to become a hotshot attorney. |
| long shot n | informal, figurative ([sth] unlikely) | etwas, das unwahrscheinlich ist Rdw |
| | I know this is a long shot, but I don't suppose you have a screwdriver I could borrow? |
| long shot n | informal, figurative ([sth] unlikely to succeed) | etwas, das wenig Erfolg versprechend ist Rdw |
| | Though the horse was a long shot, he still won the race. |
long shot,
wide shot,
full shot n | (movie, photo: wide-angle view) | Totalaufnahme Nf |
| | | Totale Nf |
| | The film begins with a long shot in which you can see the whole town. |
moonshot,
moon shot n | (spacecraft: moon launch) | Mondflug Nm |
moonshot,
moon shot n | figurative (baseball hit over the fence) | hoher Ball Adj + Nm |
| mug shot n | (police photo: suspect's face) | Polizeifoto, Fahndungsfoto Nn |
| | The witness identified the bank robber from a mug shot. |
| mug shot n | humorous, slang (photo: face) | Verbrecherfoto Nn |
| | I need a mug shot for my passport application. |
| one-shot adj | figurative, informal (once only) | nur eine Chance Rdw |
| | | einmalig Adj |
| parting shot n | (final retort) (übertragen) | letzte Spitze Adj + Nf |
| | | letzte scharfe Bemerkung Rdw |
| | | letztes Wort Adj + Nn |
| | The actress was furious and called the chat show host an idiot as a parting shot. |
| random shot n | (shot not aimed at anything) | willkürlicher Schuss Adj + Nm |
| | Jim was gunned down by a random shot during the New Year's Eve party. |
screen shot,
screenshot n | (image capture from computer screen) (Anglizismus) | Screenshot Nm |
| | | Bildschirmfoto Nn |
| | | Bildschirmaufnahme Nf |
| | Send me an e-mail with a screen shot of the error message you see. |
| shot glass n | (small glass for serving spirits) | Schnapsglas Nn |
| shot in the dark n | informal, figurative (wild guess) | Raten ins Blaue Rdw |
| | | Schuss ins Blaue Rdw |
| | | Tippen im Dunkeln Rdw |
| | He took a shot in the dark and guessed the correct answer on the test. |
| shot put n | (sport: throwing event) | Kugelstoßen Nn |
| shot through with [sth] adj + prep | (streaked) | durchzogen, durchsetzt V Part Perf |
| | That diamond is shot through with flashes of brilliant light. |
| shot through with [sth] adj + prep | figurative (permeated) | durchzogen V Part Perf |
| | | bespickt V Part Perf |
| | The stories are shot through with a wry wit. |
| shot to pieces adj | slang (totally destroyed) (Slang, vulgär) | total im Arsch Rdw |
| | (informell) | total hin sein Rdw |
| | | hinüber sein Adv + Vt |
| | My tyres are shot to pieces: I'm going to have to get new ones. |
| studio shot n | (professional photo) | Atelieraufnahme Nf |
take a shot at [sth],
have a shot at [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (attempt [sth]) | [etw] ausprobieren Vt, sepa |
| | | [etw] versuchen Vt |
| | I'd like to learn to play golf, so one day I think I'll take a shot at it. |
| take a shot at [sth/sb] v expr | (fire at, try to hit [sth/sb]) | [etw] abdrücken Vt, sepa |
| | | versuchen, etwas zu treffen VP |
| | When you see the target appear, aim your gun and take a shot at it. |
| | I took a shot at the deer, but I missed. |