Translation for "rifle-shot" to spanish

Rifle-shot

noun

• tiro de fusil

Translation examples

tiro de fusil noun

“That was a rifle shot!” Jon said.
—¡Un tiro de fusil! —dijo Jon—.

- Eh! A rifle shot is easy to fire.
—¡Eh! Un tiro de fusil dispara pronto.

A dozen of them were almost within rifle-shot.
Una docena de ellos estaban casi a la distancia de un tiro de fusil.

His musings were interrupted by the sound of a rifle shot.
Sus cavilaciones quedaron interrumpidas por el sonido de un tiro de fusil.

"It's not more than a rifle shot from here," replied the engineer.
—No está a más de un tiro de fusil de aquí —respondió el maquinista—.

Suddenly he drifted farther away—a full rifle-shot distance straight in the face of the wind; then he swung gracefully, and came back with the wind.
De pronto se alejó a la distancia de un tiro de fusil, dio media vuelta y regresó a favor del viento.

Stillness fell again with the sound of the rifle-shot. It might have lasted five minutes or ten, when a long, solitary howl floated from across the lake.
Después del tiro dé fusil, tornó a reinar un profundo silencio que duró unos diez minutos.

With a quick attack they could have conquered the hill; instead they had remained camped on the plain, looking up and firing a few rifle shots that were going to disperse among the forests of palas. There was therefore much hope on the part of the besieged.
Con un rápido ataque hubieran podido conquistar la colina, y sin embargo permanecían acampadas en la llanura, mirando hacia arriba, y disparando algún tiro de fusil que iba a perderse entre la espesura de los palas. Debían, pues, esperar mucho tiempo los sitiados.

But Yad El, Ayelet Hashahar, Kfar Szold, Dan, and the rest of the tough settlements stiffened and held, patiently enduring the artillery fire which they could not return, then fighting like tigers when the Syrians came within rifle shot.
Pero Yad El, Ayelet Hashanar, Kfar Szold, Dan y los demás aguerridos establecimientos se mantuvieron firmes y resistieron, soportando pacientemente el fuego artillero —que ellos no podían devolver— y luchando luego como tigres en cuanto los sirios se ponían a tiro de fusil.