tug in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tug in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.tug <pres part tugging; pt, pp tugged> [Am təɡ, Brit tʌɡ] VB trans

1. tug (pull):

tug sleeve/cord

tirar de

tug sleeve/cord

jalar (de) LatAm excl CSur

2. tug (drag):

tug

arrastrar

a boy tugging a heavy suitcase along

un chico con una pesada maleta a rastras

3. tug NAUT:

tug

remolcar

II.tug <pres part tugging; pt, pp tugged> [Am təɡ, Brit tʌɡ] VB intr

to tug at sth

tirar de algo

to tug at sth

jalar (de) algo LatAm excl CSur

he tugged at my sleeve

me tiró de la manga

he tugged at my sleeve

me jaló la manga LatAm excl CSur

to tug on sth

darle or pegarle un tirón a algo

to tug on sth

jalar algo LatAm excl CSur

III.tug [Am təɡ, Brit tʌɡ] N

1. tug (pull):

tug

tirón m

tug

jalón m LatAm excl CSur

to give sth a tug

tirar de algo

to give sth a tug

jalar (de) algo LatAm excl CSur

to give sth a tug

darle or pegarle un tirón a algo

to give sth a tug

darle or pegarle un jalón a algo LatAm excl CSur

she still felt the tug of her native land

todavía le tiraba su tierra

2. tug NAUT:

tug, a. tug boat

remolcador m

tug of love N Brit inf

tug of love

disputa legal entre los padres por la custodia de un hijo

tug of war N

tug of war

juego de tira y afloja con una cuerda

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to pull or tug at sb's heartstrings

tocarle la fibra sensible a alguien

Translations for tug in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cinchada

tug-of-war

templón

tug

remolcar

to tug

tironear

to tug

tironear

to tug at

tironear

to tug

jalonazo

tug

remolcador

tug

tug in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tug in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.tug [tʌg] -gg- N

1. tug (pull):

tug

tirón m

to give sth a tug

dar un tirón a algo

2. tug NAUT:

tug

remolcador m

II.tug [tʌg] -gg- VB trans

1. tug (pull):

tug

tirar de

2. tug NAUT:

tug

remolcar

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to tug at the rope

tirar de la cuerda

Translations for tug in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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gabarra (remolcada)

tug

tironear

to tug at

remolcador

tug

remolcar (un barco)

to tug

dar repelones

to tug one's hair

un tira y afloja

a tug-of-war

tug Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to tug at the rope

tirar de la cuerda

to give sth a tug

dar un tirón a algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A whippletree balances the pull from each side of the animal, preventing the load from tugging alternately on each side.

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Hilts devises a scheme to have the men exit the tunnel between guard sweeps, signaled by him from the woods via tugs on a rope.

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Each railway had dozens of tugs and the harbor was a hive of activity.

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The tug was operated on the lake from 1937 until 1943.

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At that time there were events for canoeing, dongola racing, tug-of-war in punts and swimming as well as the skiff racing.

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For those games, it hosted the athletics, equestrian, field hockey, football, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, rugby union, tug of war, and weightlifting events.

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Their engines are in a variety of vessels, including ferries, warships, fishing boats and small tugs.

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Eight sections were needed to make a complete tug, and many of the shipyard welders were women.

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The weather was bad, and the captain decided to complete the journey without aid while a tug stood by.

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At 65% escape velocity, the engines of the tug can't take much more.

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