spot-on in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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atinado (atinada) ADJ

achuntar VB intr

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See also tiro

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
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se pintó un lunar en la mejilla
she painted a beauty spot on her cheek
¡qué pegada con el regalo! es justo lo que quería
you were spot on with your gift! it's just what he wanted
siempre da en el clavo con sus predicciones meteorológicas
his weather forecasts are always spot on Brit
pegarla RioPl inf
to be spot on Brit inf
la verdad es que la pegamos con su regalo
we really were dead on o spot on with her gift
apuntó con una regla el lugar exacto en el mapa
he used a ruler to point to o indicate the exact spot on the map

spot-on in the PONS Dictionary

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Its neat dimensions and spot-on suspension set-up mean you can corner quickly with confidence, yet it still won't jar on rougher surfaces.
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As the seats are placed at a good height, under-thigh support is spot-on and back support is good too.
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Though their menu is limited, their servings are spot-on.
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I've seen five productions and each was spot-on.
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To see these assumptions validated as virtually perfect and spot-on is just awesome.
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It appears he's pretty spot-on, given that his yoghurt now sells more than any other brand.
www.independent.co.uk
But a machine which has been certified 100% fool-proof has to be spot-on every single time.
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It's got the looks, the style, the superb sense of speed, and spot-on handling model that blurs the line between sim and arcade.
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Up at the top of the app drawer are four app suggestions that are often spot-on.
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The results are either expected yet spot-on or surprising plus very welcome.
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