Was heißt »Schuss­waf­fe« auf Englisch?

Das Substantiv Schuss­waf­fe (ver­altet: Schußwaffe) lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • firearm
  • gun

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

In den USA sollen mindestens 216 Millionen Schusswaffen in Privatbesitz sein.

In the U.S., as many as 216 million firearms are said to be in private hands.

Ein großer Mann mit einer Schusswaffe drang in mein Appartment ein.

A tall man intruded into my apartment with a gun.

Der relative Anteil der Morde durch Schusswaffen liegt in den Vereinigten Staaten fünfzehnmal höher als in anderen bevölkerungsreichen, einkommensstarken Ländern.

The U.S. gun homicide rate is 15 times higher than other populous, high income countries.

Hast du je eine Schusswaffe dazu verwendet, eine Fliege zu töten?

Have you ever used a gun to kill a fly?

Ein Mann mit einer Schusswaffe drängte ihn in den Wagen.

A man with a gun urged him into the car.

Leg dir eine Schusswaffe zu!

Buy a gun.

Antonyme

Bo­gen:
arc
Bom­be:
bomb
Hieb­waf­fe:
bladed weapon
Ka­ta­pult:
catapult
Mas­sen­ver­nich­tungs­waf­fe:
weapon of mass destruction
Stich­waf­fe:
stabbing weapon
Zwil­le:
slingshot

Englische Beispielsätze

  • Tom took his finger off the trigger and lowered his gun.

  • The farmer heard the loud barks and jumped out of bed. Taking his gun, he leaped to the window and shouted: "What's the matter?"

  • I should've left the gun where I found it.

  • She put the gun to her head.

  • Did Tom have a gun?

  • Tom had a gun.

  • Tom has a gun.

  • Your fingerprints were on the gun.

  • Tom's fingerprints were on the gun.

  • Tom pulled his gun out of its holster.

  • Tom drew his gun and shot one of the men.

  • Tom took out his gun.

  • Tom squeezed the trigger, but the gun didn't fire.

  • I said drop your gun!

  • Tom overpowered the guard and took his gun.

  • Tom put the gun to his own head and pulled the trigger.

  • You chose to do this. No one held a gun to your head.

  • You wouldn't give a child a gun, would you?

  • I've got a gun.

  • I have a gun.

Übergeordnete Begriffe

Ge­rät:
appliance
device
Waf­fe:
arm
weapon

Untergeordnete Begriffe

Arm­brust:
crossbow
Blas­rohr:
blowpipe
Bo­gen:
arc
Ka­lasch­ni­kow:
Kalashnikov
Ka­ta­pult:
catapult
Luft­ge­wehr:
air gun
air rifle
Pis­to­le:
pistol
Re­vol­ver:
revolver

Schuss­waf­fe übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: Schusswaffe. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Satzbeispiele] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 560162, 596052, 1721589, 1729413, 1732446, 11093789, 2796459, 2724662, 2718819, 2687774, 2869316, 2649194, 2649191, 2641762, 2641591, 2641097, 2640748, 2547544, 3087953, 2405814, 3124775, 3124779, 3133003, 3151093, 2359584 & 2358734. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR