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Meaning of at gunpoint | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Under coercion by someone with a firearm.
  2. Under coercion in general.
    broadly

Equivalents

العربية تَحْتَ التَّهْدِيد بِالسِّلاح
Deutsch mit Schusswaffengewalt mit vorgehaltener Schusswaffe unter Schusswaffengewalt unter vorgehaltener Schusswaffe von einer Pistole bedroht
Español a punta de pistola
Français en joue
Italiano a mano armata
日本語 銃を突きつけて
Nederlands onder bedreiging van een vuurwapen onder schot
Русский под дулом автомата под дулом пистолета

Examples

“At gunpoint I was told to hand over my money.”
“I held him at gunpoint until police arrived.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

at hand at heart at heck and manger at Her Majesty's pleasure at home at intervals

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