on stun: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    globalscience fictioninformaljargoncolloquial
    • Set (a weapon or device) to a nonlethal setting intended to incapacitate or render unconscious rather than to kill.
    • Used as an instruction or status indicating that a weapon is adjusted to deliver a stunning effect rather than lethal force.

    Examples

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    • The security team set the stun gun on stun mode to incapacitate the suspect without causing permanent harm.

      The security team set the stun gun on stun mode to incapacitate the suspect without causing permanent harm.

    • Before entering the building, the officer adjusted his taser to be on stun to avoid lethal force.

      Before entering the building, the officer adjusted his taser to be on stun to avoid lethal force.

    • The device was calibrated to be on stun so that it would disable the target temporarily during testing.

      The device was calibrated to be on stun so that it would disable the target temporarily during testing.

    • They always keep the weapon on stun when dealing with hostages to minimize the risk of fatalities.

      They always keep the weapon on stun when dealing with hostages to minimize the risk of fatalities.

  • 2.

    globalscience fictioninformalfigurativecolloquial
    • Used figuratively to describe a person or device placed in a temporarily incapacitated, disabled, or neutralized state without permanent harm.

    Examples

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    • After hearing the shocking news, she was on stun and couldn’t respond for several minutes.

      After hearing the shocking news, she was on stun and couldn’t respond for several minutes.

    • The power outage left the entire neighborhood on stun, with no lights or devices working.

      The power outage left the entire neighborhood on stun, with no lights or devices working.

    • He was on stun after the accident, unable to process what had just happened.

      He was on stun after the accident, unable to process what had just happened.

Examples:

  • EN: Mine is on stun.
    ES: El mío solo lo aturdirá.
  • EN: Put your phasers on stun.
    ES: Fáseres al mínimo.
  • EN: Set your phaser on stun.
    ES: Ponga su fáser en modo de choque.
  • EN: Set your phasers on stun. We're going to beam directly into the capital city.
    ES: Con los fáseres en baja frecuencia, nos teletransportaremos a la capital.
  • EN: Use phasers, on stun, if necessary.
    ES: Usen fáseres en baja frecuencia en caso necesario.
  • EN: Phasers on stun.
    ES: Fáseres en "pasmar".
    ES: Fáseres en "pasmar".
    ES: Fásers en aturdir.
    ES: Fáser en aturdir.
    ES: Fásers en aturdir.
    ES: Fásers en "aturdir".
    ES: Fáser en aturdir.
    ES: Fáseres en aturdir. !
  • EN: Put it on stun, not to kill, DeSalle.
    ES: Atúrdelo, no lo mates, DeSalle.
  • EN: Put your phaser on stun.
    ES: Pon el fáser en aturdir.
  • EN: Scotty, put the ship's phasers on stun.
    ES: Scotty, pon los fásers de la nave en aturdir.
  • EN: - Phasers on stun.
    ES: Fáser en aturdir.
    ES: - Fáseres en aturdir.
  • EN: This phaser is set on stun, not kill.
    ES: Este fáser está en aturdir, no matar.
  • EN: - Phasers on stun, Mr. Spock.
    ES: -Fáseres en aturdir, Sr. Spock.
  • EN: Phasers on stun, stay alert.
    ES: Fáseres en aturdir, estén alertas.
  • EN: Phasers on stun!
    ES: ! Fáseres en aturdir!
    ES: ! Fáseres en aturdir!
  • EN: Set them on stun.
    ES: Pónganlas en "aturdimiento".

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