pea shooter

• Petit fusil ou petite sarbacane jouet qui tire des pois secs ou de petites billes, souvent utilisé par les enfants. Dans un contexte informel, peut aussi désigner une arme faible ou inefficace, notamment une arme à feu de petit calibre.

A small toy gun that shoots dried peas or small pellets, often used by children. Informally, it can also refer to a weak or ineffective weapon, especially a small-caliber firearm.

1. Toy weaponA2informal

   A small tube used to blow dried peas or small objects as projectiles, typically as a children's toy.

   sarbacane à pois

   • The kids were playing with a pea shooter in the backyard.
   • He aimed the pea shooter at the target and blew.
   • Pea shooters are simple toys made from hollow tubes.

2. Ineffective weaponB2informal

   Used metaphorically to describe something very weak or ineffective, especially a firearm.

   Arme inefficace

   • That old pistol is just a pea shooter compared to modern rifles.
   • The rebels were armed with pea shooters against the army's heavy artillery.
   • His criticism was like a pea shooter against a brick wall.