shotgun

[US]/ˈʃɔtˌgʌn/
[UK]/'ʃɑtɡʌn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mbinu ya kusafiri ambayo inatumia mafua ya mbio ya kusafiri na kusafiri na mafua ya mbio ya kusafiri
adj. mchawi; mchele kwa mbinu ya kusafiri
vt. kusafiri kwa mbinu ya kusafiri; kuchangia
vi. kusafiri kwa mbinu ya kusafiri.
Word Forms
Pluralshotguns

Phrases & Collocations

pump-action shotgun

pump-action shotgun

double-barreled shotgun

double-barreled shotgun

sawed-off shotgun

sawed-off shotgun

shooting a shotgun

kukosa mshariki

loading a shotgun

kutengua mshariki

ride shotgun

kupiga mshariki

Example Sentences

My turn to ride shotgun today!

Hakika ya mimi kusafiri na mshahara hodi leo!

The robbers used a sawn-off shotgun in the raid.

Mipango walitumia mshahara uliochomoka kwenye mipango ya kuchokoa.

he reloaded the chamber of the shotgun with fresh cartridges.

Alikaribisha mshahara na vifua vya mafua vya mshahara.

Without a shotgun you cannot drive away the wolves and jackals.

Bila mshahara hauwezi kusafirisha vikundu na vikundu vya kifaru.

They said they were peppered with shotgun pellets as they walked in the forest.

Walimwambia waliyotangaza na mafua ya mshahara wakifika mto mwa mto.

The Times found itself to be riding shotgun for the Red Army.

The Times alipata njia ya kusafiri na mshahara kwa jeshi la mpira mwa mpira.

While cleaning his shotgun he had accidentally blown his own brains out.

Wakati wa kushika mshahara, alikasuka mchakati mwenyewe kwa mshahara.

a smooth block fitted to the stock of a rifle or shotgun and resting against the face when aiming from the shoulder .

moyo mwenyewe uliofitwa kwenye mshahara na mshahara na mshahara na mshahara na mshahara.

Real-world Examples

The best part was shooting a shotgun.

Sehemu ya mazuri zilikuwa kushoota mshariki mpya.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

So what is the best shotgun in Fortnite?

Kwa kama mshariki mpya mazuri katika Fortnite ni upo?

Source: Connection Magazine

The shooter had a shotgun and a revolver.

Mshariki mpya alikuwa na mshariki mpya na mshariki mpya.

Source: NPR News Summary May 2018 Collection

Robinson says the 18-year-old gunman purchased the shotgun legally.

Robinson anasema mshariki mpya wa miaka 18 alipanga mshariki mpya kwa usalama.

Source: NPR News December 2013 Compilation

The killer must have put the shotgun barrel right over it.

Mwahamia alifanya mshariki mpya kwenye mguu mpya kwenye mguu mpya.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

Silas Cole walked into the station holding a shotgun and confessed.

Silas Cole alisita kwenye mguu mpya na alipiga mshariki mpya na kujua.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

Next to the driver in these vehicles sat a person holding a shotgun.

Kwa mguu mpya kwenye mguu mpya alikuwa na mguu mpya na mshariki mpya.

Source: VOA Special January 2021 Collection

Have you ever tried to fire a shotgun while sprinting?

Umejaribu kushoota mshariki mpya wakati wa kusafiri kwa mguu mpya?

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

But on April 10th 2009 Mr King pointed a shotgun at a group of people.

Lakini mwa Aprili 10 2009 Mr King alipiga mshariki mpya kwa mguu mpya.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

His second was a farmer, Donal Dunne, who had agreed to sell him a shotgun.

Mwana wa pili alikuwa mwanafunzi, Donal Dunne, ambaye alizama kusafiria mshariki mpya.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

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