tiro in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Translations for tiro in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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1. tiro (disparo):

tiro
shot
le dispararon un tiro en la pierna
they shot him in the leg
lo mató de un tiro/a tiros
she shot him dead
lo mató de un solo tiro
he killed him with a single shot o with one bullet
se mató disparándose un tiro en la sien
he shot himself through the head
le pegó un tiro
she shot him
si me pasa otra vez me pego un tiro inf
if it happens again, I'll shoot myself
disparó tres tiros al aire
he fired three shots into the air
ejercicios de tiro
shooting practice
todavía le quedaba un tiro en el revólver
he still had one shot o bullet left in his revolver
una pistola de seis tiros
a six-shooter
hallaron el cadáver con un tiro en la nuca
they found the body with a bullethole/bullet in the back of the neck
al tiro Chil inf
right away
al tiro Chil inf
straightaway Brit
andar echando tiros Mex inf anda echando tiros con su traje nuevo
he's strutting around in his new suit
a tiro MIL
within o in range
habla con cualquiera que se le ponga a tiro
she'll talk to anyone who comes along
ahora que te tengo a tiro ¿por qué no me contestas unas preguntas?
while you're here, why don't you answer a few questions for me?
a tiro de piedra inf ¿falta mucho para llegar? — no, ya estamos a tiro de piedra
is it much further? — no, we're within spitting distance now inf
la playa estaba a tiro de piedra
the beach was a stone's throw away
como un tiro inf esa hamburguesa me sentó como un tiro
that hamburger really disagreed with me o made me feel terrible
le sentó como un tiro que no la invitaras
she was really upset o it really upset her that you didn't invite her
ese vestido te sienta como un tiro
you look terrible o awful in that dress
la motocicleta pasó como un tiro Col RioPl
the motorbike shot past
salió de casa como un tiro Col RioPl
she shot out of the house
de a tiro Mex inf
absolutely
nos tratan de a tiro mal
they treat us appallingly o absolutely terribly
de a tiro hiciste mal en contestarle así
it was downright o extremely rude of you to answer him back like that
de tiros largos inf no hace falta que te pongas de tiros largos
there's no need to dress up
de tiros largos inf no hace falta que te pongas de tiros largos
there's no need to get all dressed up inf
errar el tiro lit
to miss
errar el tiro lit
to shoot wide of the mark
(equivocarse) erraste el tiro, no fue ella sino yo
you got it wrong, it wasn't her, it was me
han errado totalmente el tiro, no tendrá aceptación en esta zona
they're way off the mark, it won't sell in this area
estar a tiro de hacer algo Col inf
to be about to do sth
estoy a tiro de acabar
I've almost finished
estaba a tiro de salir cuando llamó
I was about to go out when he phoned
estar a tiro de lengua Col inf
to be on the point of talking
me/le salió el tiro por la culata inf
my/his plan backfired on me/him
ni a tiros inf no aprueba ni a tiros
he doesn't have a hope of passing inf
ni a tiros inf no aprueba ni a tiros
there's no way he's going to pass inf
este problema no me sale ni a tiros
for the life of me I can't work this problem out
te digo que no lo vas a convencer ni a tiros
you'll never persuade him, not in a month of Sundays o there's no way you're going to persuade him inf
saber por dónde van los tiros
to have an idea of sth (o of what's happening etc.)
ser un tiro al aire LatAm inf
to be scatterbrained inf

I.tirar VB trans

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1.1. tirar (lanzar, arrojar):

tirar
to throw
¿quiénes estaban tirando piedras?
who was throwing stones?
tiró la colilla por la ventanilla
she threw the cigarette butt out of the window
tiró la pelota al aire
he threw the ball up in the air
tiraban piedrecitas al río
they were throwing stones into the river
no tires los papeles al suelo
don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground
tirarle algo a alg. (para que lo agarre)
to throw sth to sb
tirarle algo a alg. (para que lo agarre)
to throw sb sth
tirarle algo a alg. (con agresividad)
to throw sth at sb
le tiró la pelota
she threw him the ball
le tiró la pelota
she threw the ball to him
tírame las llaves
throw me the keys
me tiró una piedra
she threw a stone at me
le tiraron un cubo de agua
they threw a bucket of water over him
le tiró los brazos
he put o stretched his arms out to her
tírale un beso
blow him a kiss

II.tirar VB intr

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III.tirarse VB vpr

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tiro fijo N mf Col inf

tiro pasado N m (en tenis)

tiro skeet N m

tiro libre N m

ejercicio de tiro N m

tiro al blanco N m

tiro in the PONS Dictionary

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I.tirar VB intr

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II.tirar VB trans

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III.tirar VB refl tirarse

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tiro Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it backfired on me
me salió el tiro por la culata inf
to harness the horses
poner el tiro a los caballos
to disagree with sb
sentar a alguien como un tiro (comida)
to upset sb
sentar a alguien como un tiro (noticia)
to fire a shot/arrows at sb
disparar un tiro/flechas a [o contra] alguien
to backfire
salir el tiro por la culata
to kill two birds with one stone
matar dos pájaros de un tiro fig
he was hoist with his own petard prov
le salió el tiro por la culata
it boomeranged on her/him
le salió el tiro por la culata inf
the joke was on me
me salió el tiro por la culata inf
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