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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescon el gatillo fácil
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kon el ɡaˈtiʝo ˈfasile
"Criticaron al oficial por tener el gatillo fácil."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Apt to shoot without sufficient provocation or before fully assessing a situation.
"The nervous guards were dangerously trigger-happy during the tense border standoff." - 2
Acting or reacting hastily, aggressively, or impulsively, especially with violence or harsh measures.
"Management was too trigger-happy with layoffs when the minor quarterly dip occurred."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in mid-20th-century American English, the term combines 'trigger' (the mechanism releasing a firearm's hammer) and 'happy' (used colloquially to mean enthusiastic or prone to a specific action). Initially used in military contexts to describe soldiers or pilots overly eager to open fire, it later broadened metaphorically to describe anyone quick to react aggressively, impulsively, or precipitously.
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prompt à dégainer
Transliteration: prɔ̃t a deɡɛne
"Les forces de l'ordre ne doivent pas être promptes à dégainer."
schießwütig
Transliteration: ˈʃiːsˌvʏtɪç
"Die Soldaten wurden beschuldigt, zu schießwütig zu sein."
facile al grilletto
Transliteration: ˈfaːtʃile al ɡrilˈletto
"La polizia non deve essere facile al grilletto in situazioni di crisi."
con el gatillo fácil
Transliteration: kon el ɡaˈtiʝo ˈfasile
"Criticaron al oficial por tener el gatillo fácil."
de pavio curto
Transliteration: dʒi ˈpaviw ˈkuʁtu
"Ele é muito impulsivo e tem o gatillo fácil em discussões."
आसानी से भड़कने वाला
Transliteration: aasani se bhadakne wala
"पुलिस अधिकारियों को तनावपूर्ण स्थिति में आक्रामक नहीं होना चाहिए।"
好战的
Transliteration: hàozhànde
"边境巡逻队的态度不能过于好战。"
성급하게 무력을 쓰는
Transliteration: seonggeupnage muryeogeul sseuneun
"경비원들이 너무 성급하게 행동해서는 안 됩니다."
矢継ぎ早に撃つ
Transliteration: yatugibayani utsu
"緊迫した状況で衝動的な行動をとってはならない。"
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