tugging in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tugging 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 tugging in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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jaloneo

tugging

tironear

to tug

tironeaba del vestido de la mamá

he was tugging o pulling at his mother's dress

tironear

to tug at

tironear

to tug

jalonear

to tug

jalonear

to tug at

jalonear Col Mex Peru

to tug

te dije que no jalonearas tanto

I told you not to keep pulling at it o tugging at it

jalonearse

to tug

se jaloneaba el pelo

she was tugging at her hair

cinchada

tug-of-war

templón

tug

remolcar

to tug

tugging in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tugging 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 tugging 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

tugging 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

These targets have to be reset by tugging on a length of cord attached to the faceplate above the hinge.

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And all along, the riveting friendship between the two polarized women and the events that bring them together, keep tugging at your heart.

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However, this dispute did not delay the salvage operation significantly, because tugging preparations had already started.

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Students have allegedly reported feeling unseen forces tugging on their clothes as they walk across the green at night, or mussing their hair, or blowing in their ears.

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And what is that strange tugging in my solar plexus?

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Of course, those who insist on honest elections don't have camera-ready individuals with heart-tugging tales of disenfranchisement to parade in front of reporters.

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

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People tugging suitcases behind them pass baggage carts and carousels.

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It's a devastating moment, with cold-eyed clarity and warm-hearted humanity emphasised by the phased guitar line's tugging counterpoint.

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Even worse is the false sentimentality of the climax, which feels like cheap heartstring tugging.

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