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gun meaning in Spanish

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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]

cañónnoun
{m}

gun [guns] ((military) a cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more)
noun
[UK: ɡʌn]
[US: ˈɡən]

obúsnoun
{m}

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

escopetanoun
{f}

riflenoun
{m}

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

pistolanoun
{f}
Buy a gun. = Compra una pistola.

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

dispararverb

gin [gan | gun, ginning, gins] (to remove the seeds from cotton)
verb
[UK: dʒɪn]
[US: ˈdʒɪn]

desmotarverb

gun carriage (metal frame on which a piece of ordnance is mounted for firing or transportation)
noun
[UK: ɡʌn ˈkær.ɪdʒ]
[US: ˈɡən ˈkæ.rɪdʒ]

cureñanoun
{f}

gun down (kill by firearm)
verb

balearverb

dispararverb

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

cañoneranoun
{f}

cañoneronoun
{m}

gunk (dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance)
noun
[UK: ɡʌŋk]
[US: ɡʌŋk]

cochambrenoun
{f}

mugrenoun
{f}

porqueríanoun
{f}

pringuenoun
{m} {f}

suciedadnoun
{f}

tiznenoun
{m}

gunman [gunmen] (criminal armed with a gun)
noun
[UK: ˈɡʌn.mən]
[US: ˈɡʌn.mən]

pistoleranoun
{f}

pistoleronoun
{m}
The crazy gunman threatened to kill me. = El pistolero loco amenazó con matarme.

gunpoint noun
[UK: ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt]
[US: ˈɡʌn.ˈpɔɪnt]

punta de pistolanoun

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

pólvoranoun
{f}

Gunpowder Plot (failed plot to kill the king of England)
proper noun
[UK: ˈɡʌn.paʊ.də(r) plɒt]
[US: ˈɡʌn.ˌpɑːw.dər ˈplɑːt]

Conspiración de la pólvoraproper noun
{f}

guns blazing adverb

con la escopeta cargadaadverb

gunship (armed helicopter)
noun
[UK: ˈɡʌn.ʃɪp]
[US: ˈɡʌn.ˌʃɪp]

helicóptero artilladonoun
{m}

helicóptero de combatenoun
{m}

gunslinger (person expert at the quick draw)
noun
[UK: ˈɡəns.ˌlɪŋə(r)]
[US: ˈɡəns.ˌlɪŋər]

pistoleronoun
{m}

gunsmith [gunsmiths] (person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms)
noun
[UK: ˈɡʌn.smɪθ]
[US: ˈɡʌn.smɪθ]

armeranoun
{f}

armeronoun
{m}

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

bordanoun
{f}

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

a punta de pistolapreposition

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

comenzarverbI begin tomorrow. = Comienzo mañana.

empezarverbWe can begin. = Podemos empezar.

iniciarverbJohn begins his trip. = John inicia su viaje.

principiarverbLet's begin at the beginning. = Empecemos por el principio.

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

cerbatananoun
{f}

bring a knife to a gunfight (to be inadequately equipped)
verb

a la guerra sin fusilverb

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

burgundioadjective

Burgundian (the old Burgundian language)
proper noun
[UK: bərˈ.ɡən.diən]
[US: bər.ˈɡən.diən]

burgundioproper noun
{m}

Burgundian (а member of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe)
noun
[UK: bərˈ.ɡən.diən]
[US: bər.ˈɡən.diən]

burgundionoun
{m}

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