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tirar (conjugate tirar) verbo transitivo 1a) (lanzar) to throw;◊ tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air;tirarle algo a algn (para que lo agarre) to throw sb sth; (con agresividad) to throw sth at sbb) (desechar) to throw out o awayc) (desperdiciar) to waste;◊ ¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!2a) (hacer caer) ‹jarrón/silla› to knock over;◊ el perro me tiró al suelo the dog knocked me overb) (derribar) ‹pared/puerta› to knock down3a) ‹bomba› to drop;‹cohete› to fire, launch; ‹flecha› to shootb) ‹foto› to take4 (AmL) (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;◊ tiró la cadena he pulled the chainverbo intransitivo 1 (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull; tirar de algo to pull sth;◊ no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair2a) (disparar) to shoot;◊ tirar a matar to shoot to killb) (Dep) to shoot;tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta to shoot at goalc) (Jueg) (descartarse) to throw away;(en juegos de dados) to throw; (en dardos) to throw; (en bolos) to bowl 3a) [chimenea/cigarro] to drawb) [coche/motor] to pull4◊ tirando ger (fam): gano poco pero vamos tirando I don't earn much but we're managing;¿qué tal andas? — tirando how are things? — not too bad 5◊ tirar a (tender a): tira más bien a azul it's more of a bluish color;ella tira más a la madre she takes after her mother more tirarse verbo pronominal 1a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself;◊ se tiró por la ventana he threw himself out of the window;tirarse en paracaídas to parachute; (en emergencia) to bale out;◊ tirarse al agua to jump into the water;tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirstb) (AmL) (tumbarse) to lie down2 (fam) ‹horas/días› to spend;◊ se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it3 (fam) (expulsar):◊ tirarse un pedo to fart (sl)
tirar
I verbo transitivo
1 (arrojar, echar) to throw: lo tiró al agua, he threw it into the water
no tires la cáscara al suelo, don't throw o drop the peel on the floor (enérgicamente) to fling, hurl: lo tiró al fuego, she threw it on the fire
2 (deshacerse de) to throw out o away
tiré mis zapatos viejos, I threw my old shoes away
3 (malgastar) tiraste el dinero con esa joya falsa, you've wasted your money on that fake jewel (despilfarrar) to squander
4 (hacer caer) to knock over: tiré el vaso, I knocked the glass over
5 (derribar a alguien) to knock o push over
tirar abajo (una pared, una puerta) to knock down (demoler) to pull down
6 (una bomba) to drop (un tiro, un cohete) to fire
7 (una foto) to take
8 Impr to print
II verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer fuerza hacia sí) to pull: no le tires del pelo, don't pull his hair
¡tira de la cuerda!, tug on the rope!
2 (disparar) to shoot Dep to shoot (dados, dardos) to throw
3 fam (gustar) le tira mucho el baloncesto, he's very keen on basketball
4 (tender) tira a azul, it's bluish (parecerse) tira a su madre, she takes after her mother
5 fam (arreglárselas) ir tirando, to get by, manage
6 (ir) tira a la derecha, turn right 'tirar' also found in these entries: Spanish: aire - bala - borda - calle - casa - esconder - palanca - toalla - trapo - apedrear - arrojar - basura - blanco - botar - cadena - crimen - echar - jalar - pinta - zumbar English: aim at - archery - bung - cast - chain - chuck - chuck away - chuck out - clearout - dash - drag - draw - fling - flush - haul - heave - keep - knock off - knock over - lash out - pitch - pull - pull on - pull over - putt - run off - shoot - sling - sling out - splash out - sponge - strain - throw - throw aside - throw away - throw out - toss - toss away - towel - town - trash - tug - turf out - waste - yank - beat - blow - bring - disposable - ditch
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
