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gun meaning in Dutch

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gun [guns] ((military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity)
noun
[UK: ɡʌn]
[US: ˈɡən]

kanonsubstantief
{n}

gun [guns] (a less portable, long weapon)
noun
[UK: ɡʌn]
[US: ˈɡən]

geweersubstantief
{n}

gun [guns] (a portable, short weapon, for hand use)
noun
[UK: ɡʌn]
[US: ˈɡən]

pistoolsubstantief
{n}

vuurwapensubstantief
{n}

gun [gunned, gunning, guns] (speed something up)
verb
[UK: ɡʌn]
[US: ˈɡən]

opdrijvenwerkwoord

gun dog (dog used by hunter)
noun
[UK: ɡʌn dɒɡ]
[US: ˈɡən ˈdɔːɡ]

jachthondsubstantief
{m}

vogelhondsubstantief
{m}

gun down (kill by firearm)
verb

neerschietenwerkwoord

gunboat [gunboats] (small armed vessel)
noun
[UK: ˈɡʌn.bəʊt]
[US: ˈɡʌnboʊt]

kanonneerbootsubstantief
{m} {f}

gunpowder [gunpowders] (explosive mixture)
noun
[UK: ˈɡʌn.paʊ.də(r)]
[US: ˈɡʌn.ˌpɑːw.dər]

buskruitsubstantief
{n}

gunsight (an optical instrument)
noun
[UK: ˈɡʌn.saɪt]
[US: ˈɡʌn.saɪt]

viziersubstantief
{n}

gunwale (top edge of the side of a boat)
noun
[UK: ˈɡʌn.l̩]
[US: ˈɡʌn.l̩]

dolboordsubstantief
{n}

air gun (gun that propels a projective by compressed air)
noun

luchtbukssubstantief
{f}

luchtgeweersubstantief
{n}

at gunpoint (under coercion by someone with a firearm)
preposition

onder bedreiging van een vuurwapenpreposition

onder schotpreposition

begin [began, begun, beginning, begins] (to start, to initiate or take the first step into something)
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈɡɪn]
[US: bɪ.ˈɡɪn]

aanvangenwerkwoord

beginnenwerkwoord

blowgun [blowguns] (weapon)
noun
[UK: blˈəʊɡʌn]
[US: blˈoʊɡʌn]

blaaspijpsubstantief
{n}

blaasroersubstantief
{n}

Burgundian (an inhabitant of Burgundy)
noun
[UK: bərˈ.ɡən.diən]
[US: bər.ˈɡən.diən]

Bourgondiërsubstantief
{m}

Burgundian (pertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language)
adjective
[UK: bərˈ.ɡən.diən]
[US: bər.ˈɡən.diən]

Bourgondischbijvoeglijk naamwoord

Burgundy (region)
proper noun
[UK: ˈbɜː.ɡən.di]
[US: ˈbɝː.ɡən.di]

Bourgondiëeigennam
{f}

cap gun (toy gun)
noun

klapperpistoolsubstantief
{n}

coilgun (any device that uses electromagnets to accelerate a magnetic projectile)
noun

spoelgeweersubstantief

handgun [handguns] (small, hand-held gun)
noun
[UK: ˈhænd.ɡʌn]
[US: ˈhænd.ˌɡən]

vuistvuurwapensubstantief
{n}

jump the gun (to act without due caution)
verb
[UK: dʒʌmp ðə ɡʌn]
[US: ˈdʒəmp ðə ˈɡən]

te hard van stapel lopenwerkwoord

machine gun [machine guns] (type of firearm)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈʃiːn ɡʌn]
[US: mɪ.ˈʃiːn ˈɡən]

mitrailleursubstantief
{m}

needle gun (a firearm that has a needle-like firing pin)
noun

naaldgeweersubstantief
{n}

radar gun (hand-held (or mounted) device that emits a radar beam and uses the Doppler effect to measure the velocity of moving objects (especially traffic))
noun

lasergunsubstantief

railway gun (large mobile artillery gun on railway)
noun

spoorwegkanonsubstantief

ride shotgun (to supervise a process and watch for any risks)
verb

een oogje in het zeil houdenwerkwoord

shotgun [shotguns] (gun)
noun
[UK: ˈʃɒt.ɡʌn]
[US: ˈʃɑːt.ˌɡən]

bukssubstantief
{m} {f}

hagelgeweersubstantief
{n}

jachtgeweersubstantief
{n}

shotgun wedding (wedding in which the bride is pregnant)
noun

moetje [moetjes]substantief
{n}

squirt gun (a toy gun used to shoot water)
noun

waterpistoolsubstantief
{n}

submachine gun [submachine guns] (short range machine gun)
noun
[UK: ˌsəb.mɪ.ˈʃiːn ɡʌn]
[US: ˌsəb.mɪ.ˈʃiːn ˈɡən]

machinepistoolsubstantief

pistoolmitrailleursubstantief

well begun is half done (much depends on the beginning of an endeavour)
phrase

een goed begin is het halve werkphrase