tiraba in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tiraba in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.tirar VB trans

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

1.2. tirar (desechar, deshacerse de):

tirar

to throw out

tirar

to throw away

todo esto es para tirar

all this can be thrown out o away

todo esto es para tirar

this is all going out inf

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los)

these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

¡que asco! tira eso inmediatemente a la basura

ugh! throw that away right now!

¡que asco! tira eso inmediatemente a la basura

ugh! put that in the garbage can right now! Am

¡que asco! tira eso inmediatemente a la basura

ugh! put that in the bin right now! Brit

1.3. tirar (desperdiciar):

tirar

to waste

¡qué manera de tirar el dinero!

what a waste of money!

2. tirar (dejar en desorden) + compl:

no tiren los juguetes por todos lados

don't leave o strew your toys all over the place

se quitó la camisa y la tiró en un rincón

he took off his shirt and threw it into a corner

3.1. tirar (hacer caer):

tirar

to knock over

¡cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche!

be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo

he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc.) with his elbow

3.2. tirar (derribar):

tirar

to knock down

el perro se le echó encima y lo tiró al suelo

the dog leaped up at him and knocked him to the ground o knocked him over

tiró todos los bolos de una vez

he knocked all the pins down in one go

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared o van a tirar esta pared (abajo)

they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo

they broke the door down

4.1. tirar:

tirar bomba

to drop

tirar cohete

to fire

tirar cohete

to launch

tirar flecha

to shoot

tirar tiros

to fire

le tiraron tres tiros

they shot at him three times

le tiraron tres tiros

they fired three shots at him

4.2. tirar foto:

tirar

to take

5. tirar (dar):

tirar puñetazo

to throw

tiraba puñetazos a diestra y siniestra

he was throwing punches left and right

el perro me tiró un mordisco

the dog snapped at me

no me tires más pellizcos

stop pinching me

6. tirar LatAm (atrayendo hacia sí):

tirar

to pull

tiró la cadena

he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo

don't pull his hair

te voy a tirar las orejas

I'm going to tweak your ears

le tiraba la manga

she was tugging o pulling at his sleeve

7. tirar TYPO:

tirar

to print

tirar

to run off

8. tirar MATH:

tirar línea

to draw

9.1. tirar Chil carrera:

tirar

to start

tirar

to give the starting signal for

9.2. tirar Chil:

tirar lotería

to draw the winning number in

tirar rifa

to draw

II.tirar VB intr

1.1. tirar (atrayendo hacia sí):

tirar

to pull

¡vamos, tiren todos a una!

come on, everybody pull together!

“tirar”

“pull”

tirar de algo

to pull sth

no le tires del pelo

don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro

the cart was drawn by two horses

tirar de la cadena

to pull the chain

le tiró de la manga

she tugged o pulled at his sleeve

le tiró de la oreja

she tweaked his ear

1.2. tirar vestido/blusa:

tirar

to be (too) tight

me tira

it's too tight on me

2. tirar (atraer):

le sigue tirando México

she still hankers after o misses Mexico

no parece que le tiren mucho los deportes

he doesn't seem to be very interested in o keen on sport

la sangre tira

blood is thicker than water

3.1. tirar (disparar):

le tiró a traición

she shot him in the back

¡no tiren!

don't shoot!

le tiró al corazón

he shot him through the heart

tirar a dar

to shoot to wound (not to kill)

tirar a matar lit

to shoot to kill

(para ofender, atacar) cuando empieza a criticar, tira a matar

when she starts criticizing you, she really goes for the jugular o she really sticks the knife in inf

siempre que me dice algo, tira a matar

whenever he says anything to me, he goes all out to hurt me

3.2. tirar SPORTS:

tirar

to shoot

tirar al arco LatAm o Spain a puerta

to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto

at the (very) least/most

3.3. tirar GAMES:

tirar (descartarse)

to throw away

tirar (descartarse)

to discard

tirar (en juegos de dados)

to throw

tirar (en dardos)

to throw

tirar (en bolos)

to bowl

4.1. tirar chimenea/cigarro:

tirar

to draw

4.2. tirar coche/motor:

tirar

to pull

5.1. tirar inf (llegar, sobrevivir):

tirar

to get by

con $100 podríamos tirar hasta fin de mes

with $100 we could get by until the end of the month

con este uniforme podrás tirar hasta fin de año

this uniform will last you till the end of the year

con este uniforme podrás tirar hasta fin de año

this uniform will do you till the end of the year inf

5.2. tirar <tirando ger > inf:

¿qué tal andas? — ya lo ves, tirando …

how are things? — well, you know, not too bad o we're getting by

no ganamos mucho pero vamos tirando

we don't earn much but we're managing

6. tirar Spain inf (seguir adelante):

tira, que creo que no nos ha visto

go on, I don't think he's seen us

vamos, tira

come on, get moving o get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche

if you back up o go back a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante), no te pares ahora

keep going, don't stop now

hay mucho que hacer pero entre todos podemos tirar p'alante

there's a lot to be done but if we all pull together we can get through it

tira por esta calle abajo

go o turn down this street

en cuanto nos vieron, tiraron por otro lado

as soon as they saw us they went off in a different direction/they turned off up a different street

7. tirar LatAm vulg sl (en sentido sexual):

tirar

to screw vulg sl

tirar

to fuck vulg sl

8. tirar (tirar a) (tender a):

un amarillo fuerte tirando a naranja

a bright orangish yellow

un amarillo fuerte tirando a naranja

a bright orangy yellow Brit

no es verde, tira más bien a azul

it's not green, it's more of a bluish color

los precios son más bien tirando a caros

the prices are a bit on the expensive side

los precios son más bien tirando a caros

the prices are a bit on the steep side inf

el erotismo de la película tiraba a pornográfico

the eroticism in the film tended toward(s) o verged on the pornographic

los niños tiran más a la madre

the children take after their mother more

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito

he's average to short in height

III.tirarse VB vpr

1.1. tirarse (lanzarse, arrojarse):

tirarse + compl

to throw oneself

se tiró por la ventana

he threw himself o he leapt out of the window

tirarse en paracaídas

to parachute

tirarse al agua

to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín

to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza

to dive in

tirarse de cabeza

to jump in headfirst

intentó tirarse del tren en marcha

she tried to throw herself from o to jump off the train while it was moving

se le tiró a los brazos

she threw herself into his arms

1.2. tirarse coche/conductor + compl:

tirarse

to pull over

se tiró bruscamente a un lado

he swerved to one side

1.3. tirarse LatAm (tumbarse):

tirarse

to lie down

estoy agotada, me voy a tirar un rato

I'm exhausted, I'm going to lie down for a while

tirárselas de algo Col RioPl inf se las tira de valiente

he makes out he's so brave

2. tirarse inf horas/días:

tirarse

to spend

nos hemos tirado media hora para encontrar la casa

it's taken us half an hour to find the house

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo

he spent two years writing it

se ha tirado una hora entera hablando por teléfono

he's been on the phone for a whole hour

se ha tirado una hora entera hablando por teléfono

he's spent a whole hour on the phone

3. tirarse vulg sl (joder):

tirarse a alg.

to screw sb vulg sl

tirarse a alg.

to fuck sb vulg sl

tirarse a alg.

to lay sb sl

4. tirarse inf (expulsar):

tirarse un pedo

to fart sl

tirarse un pedo

to pass wind

tirarse un eructo

to belch

tirarse un eructo

to burp inf

5. tirarse Col inf (echar a perder):

tirarse

to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo

the downpour washed out o ruined our walk

se tiró el examen

he flunked the exam inf

Translations for tiraba in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

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tirar

knock over

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tear down

tirar abajo

fling out object/possession

tirar

chuck out clothes/rubbish

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chuck away money

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splodge

tirar

toss away wrapping/envelope

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throw down object

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tiraba in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tiraba in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.tirar VB intr

1. tirar (arrastrar):

tirar de algo

to pull on sth

tira y afloja

give and take

a todo tirar

at the most

tirar de la lengua a alguien

to draw sb out

2. tirar (atraer):

tirar

to attract

no me tiran los libros

I'm not very interested in books

3. tirar (sacar):

tirar de algo

to pull out sth

4. tirar (chimenea):

tirar

to draw

5. tirar (colores):

tirar a rojo

to tend toward red

6. tirar (vestidos):

esta camisa me tira de los hombros

this shirt is tight in the shoulders

7. tirar (querer lograr):

tirar para director

to be aiming at being director

8. tirar (parecerse):

tirar

to take after

él tira a su padre

he takes after his father

9. tirar (torcer):

tirar

to turn

aquí cada uno tira por su lado

here everyone takes his/her own turning

10. tirar (disparar):

tirar

to shoot

tirar al blanco

to target shoot

Phrases:

¿qué tal? — vamos tirando inf

how are you? — we're managing

II.tirar VB trans

1. tirar (lanzar):

tirar

to throw

tirar piedras a alguien

to throw stones at sb

2. tirar (malgastar):

tirar

to waste

3. tirar (desechar):

tirar

to throw away

4. tirar:

tirar (disparar)

to shoot

tirar (bombas)

to drop

tirar (cohetes)

to launch

5. tirar:

tirar (derribar)

to knock down

tirar (árbol)

to fell

tirar (edificio)

to pull down

6. tirar (trazar):

tirar

to draw

7. tirar (imprimir):

tirar

to print

8. tirar (extender):

tirar

to stretch

9. tirar PHOTO:

tirar

to take

10. tirar (derramar):

tirar

to spill

III.tirar VB refl tirarse

1. tirar (lanzarse):

tirarse

to throw oneself

2. tirar (echarse):

tirarse

to lie down

3. tirar inf (pasar):

tirarse

to spend

tirarse una hora esperando

to spend an hour waiting

4. tirar (acometer):

tirarse

to throw oneself

5. tirar vulg (copular):

tirarse a alguien

to lay sb

tirar VB

User Entry

tirar (funcionar: motor, aparato, sistema)

to work

esto no tira

it doesn't work

Translations for tiraba in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

toss out

tirar

pitch out

tirar

toss away

tirar

fling out

tirar

slap down

tirar

chuck out

tirar

chuck away

tirar

throw down

tirar

tiraba Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

echar [o tirar] la casa por la ventana inf

to spare no expense

tirar la piedra y esconder la mano

to play the innocent

tirar de la lengua a alguien

to draw sb out

tirar la casa por la ventana

to push the boat out Brit

tirar las frutas frescas con las pochas

to throw out the baby with the bathwater

tirar el dinero por la ventana

to throw [or to pour] money down the drain

tirar algo hacia adelante y hacia atrás

to work sth backwards and forwards

tirar el libro en la mesa

to slap the book onto the table

tirar a alguien de la manga

to pluck at sb's sleeve

tirar de los pelos a alguien

to pull at sb's hair