semi-automatic

See also: semiautomatic

English

Etymology

semi- +‎ automatic

Alternative forms

Adjective

semi-automatic (not comparable)

Partially automatic.
Of a firearm that automatically ejects a shell and loads the next one, but requires the trigger to be squeezed for each shot; autoloading.

Translations

partially automatic

Finnish: puoliautomaattinen (fi)
Galician: semiautomático m
German: halb automatisch, halbautomatisch (de)
Greek: ημιαυτόματος (el) m (imiaftómatos)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: halvautomatisk

Nynorsk: halvautomatisk

Portuguese: semiautomático
Romanian: semiautomat (ro)
Russian: полуавтомати́ческий (ru) (poluavtomatíčeskij)
Spanish: semiautomático m

of a firearm, loading the next shell but requiring the trigger to be squeezed for each shot

Finnish: puoliautomaattinen (fi), itselataava (fi)
German: halb automatisch, halbautomatisch (de)

Greek: ημιαυτόματος (el) m (imiaftómatos)
Portuguese: semiautomático

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French: ^{(please verify)} semiautomatique (fr) m or f
Macedonian: ^{(please verify)} полуавтоматски m (poluavtomátski)

Romanian: ^{(please verify)} semiautomat (ro)
Russian: полуавтомати́ческий (ru) (poluavtomatíčeskij)

Noun

semi-automatic (plural semi-automatics)

(weaponry) A semi-automatic firearm, especially such a pistol.
(automotive) A semi-automatic transmission

Translations

semi-automatic firearm

German: halb automatische Schusswaffe f, halbautomatische Schusswaffe f
Greek: ημιαυτόματο n (imiaftómato)

Portuguese: semiautomática f

semi-automatic transmission

German: Halbautomatik f

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

French: ^{(please verify)} semiautomatique (fr) m
Macedonian: ^{(please verify)} полуавтомат m (poluavtomát)

Russian: ^{(please verify)} полуавтома́т (ru) m (poluavtomát)

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