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long shot in Arabic

قَلِيْلُ ٱلاِحْتِمالِ qaliylu l-iḥtimāli

long shot in Arabic: قَلِيْلُ ٱلاِحْتِمالِ (qaliylu l-iḥtimāli). In English, long shot means a shot fired at a distant target.

Arabic words for long shot

Something unlikely
قَلِيْلُ ٱلاِحْتِمالِ qaliylu l-iḥtimāli

English meaning of long shot

  1. noun A shot fired at a distant target.
  2. noun Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working; long odds.
  3. noun A master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.
  4. noun Synonym of long take; a single, continuous shot that lasts for an unusually long duration without any cuts.

Full definition of long shot

long shot in a sentence

  • We can try your plan, but it's a long shot and it probably won't work.

Synonyms of long shot

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Questions about long shot in Arabic

What is the meaning of long shot in Arabic?
Long shot in Arabic is قَلِيْلُ ٱلاِحْتِمالِ (qaliylu l-iḥtimāli).
ما معنى كلمة long shot؟
Long shot: قَلِيْلُ ٱلاِحْتِمالِ (qaliylu l-iḥtimāli).
What does long shot mean in English?
Long shot means a shot fired at a distant target.

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