Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
calibrated
English answer:
the sight on the rifle was not adjusted for the shooter
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Michael Tovbin
Nov 9, 2007 16:04
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English term
calibrated
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Hi,
It’s a sample sentence from “501 Hebrew Verbs” – the Hebrew word suggests “aimed”, which seems odd…
The sentence in full:
The defendant stammered and said that he never intended to hit the hiker. He thought it was a deer, aimed his rifle and fired. Fortunately the hiker had decided at the first moment to walk in a different direction, and the rifle was not calibrated anyway.
All the best,
Simon
It’s a sample sentence from “501 Hebrew Verbs” – the Hebrew word suggests “aimed”, which seems odd…
The sentence in full:
The defendant stammered and said that he never intended to hit the hiker. He thought it was a deer, aimed his rifle and fired. Fortunately the hiker had decided at the first moment to walk in a different direction, and the rifle was not calibrated anyway.
All the best,
Simon
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Nov 17, 2007 21:15: Michael Tovbin Created KOG entry
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the sights on the rifle was not adjusted for the shooter
for a rifle to send bullets where it is supposed to, the sights on the rifle must be adjusted properly. Usually, this requires several trial shots to be fired and for a gunsmith (depending on the design of the sights) or for the shooter him/herself to work the sights up/down and left/right
If the Hebrew word is a derivative of "lekaven", it also has the meaning "adjust" not only aim
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Note added at 20 mins (2007-11-09 16:25:13 GMT)
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the sights were, of course
If the Hebrew word is a derivative of "lekaven", it also has the meaning "adjust" not only aim
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Note added at 20 mins (2007-11-09 16:25:13 GMT)
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the sights were, of course
Peer comment(s):
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Kim Metzger
: Was not sighted in http://hunting.about.com/od/guns/ht/htsightin.htm
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| agree |
Claire Chapman
42 mins
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| agree |
P Waters
4 hrs
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| agree |
Ken Cox
: and with Kim -- that is what any hunter would say
5 hrs
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| agree |
Bernhard Sulzer
1 day 2 hrs
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| agree |
V_Nedkov
2 days 2 hrs
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| agree |
orientalhorizon
2 days 9 hrs
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Olga Layer
Accuracy above all!
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adjusted properly for range
cal·i·brate :to determine the correct range for (an artillery gun, mortar, etc.) by observing where the fired projectile hits.
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Note added at 9 mins (2007-11-09 16:14:17 GMT)
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Sorry, forgot to add the link: dictionary.com
If the rifle wasn't properly calibrated, it would miss the aim. That's my understanding, at least.
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-11-09 16:15:26 GMT)
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So, yes, "aimed" would be an odd (or, at least, an insufficient) explanation for this term
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Note added at 9 mins (2007-11-09 16:14:17 GMT)
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Sorry, forgot to add the link: dictionary.com
If the rifle wasn't properly calibrated, it would miss the aim. That's my understanding, at least.
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-11-09 16:15:26 GMT)
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So, yes, "aimed" would be an odd (or, at least, an insufficient) explanation for this term
Peer comment(s):
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Jack Doughty
27 mins
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Claire Chapman
: Range is distance. It needed to be adjusted for any drift left, right, up or down.
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6 hrs
aligned
As this is apparently a teaching example instead of a real-life text, you could say 'the rifle sights were not aligned'. A hunter would say that the rifle was not sighted in, but that formulation would miss the the point of the exercise.
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