tiro skeet in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tiro skeet in the Spanish»English Dictionary

tiro skeet N m

tiro skeet

skeet (shooting)

Translations for tiro skeet in the English»Spanish Dictionary

skeet

tiro m skeet

trapshooting

tiro m skeet

clay pigeon shooting

tiro m skeet

Translations for tiro skeet in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Tiro N m

Tiro

Tyre

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

tiro N m

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

2.1. tiro (en fútbol, baloncesto, golf, tenis):

tiro

shot

2.2. tiro (deporte):

tiro

shooting

3. tiro (de un pantalón):

tiro

top block form (distance from waistband to crotch)

el pantalón me queda largo/corto de tiro

the trousers are too baggy/tight in the crotch

4. tiro (de una chimenea):

tiro

flue

tiene muy buen tiro

it draws well

5.1. tiro (animales):

tiro

team

el relevo del tiro

the change of team o of horses (o oxen etc.)

Phrases:

animal/caballo de tiro

draught animal/horse

skeet [eˈski(t)] N m

skeet

skeet

skeet

skeet shooting

tiro skeet in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tiro skeet 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

tiro N m

1. tiro (lanzamiento, disparo):

tiro

shot

tiro a portería

shot at goal

tiro al aire

warning shot

barraca de tiro al blanco

shooting range

tiro con arco

archery

a tiro

in range

a tiro fig

accessible

a tiro limpio

guns blazing

dar un tiro

to fire a shot

estar a un tiro de piedra

to be a stone's throw away

¡que le den un tiro! inf

somebody shoot him!

pegarse un tiro

to shoot oneself

no van por ahí los tiros inf

that's not the way the wind is blowing

me salió el tiro por la culata inf

it backfired on me

2. tiro (munición):

tiro

round

3. tiro (daño):

tiro

injury

4. tiro (alcance):

tiro

range

5. tiro (arrastre):

tiro

pull

6. tiro (caballerías):

tiro

team

7. tiro (arreos):

tiro

trace

poner el tiro a los caballos

to harness the horses

8. tiro (corriente de aire):

tiro

draught Brit

tiro

draft Am

9. tiro inf (heroína):

tiro

heroin

Phrases:

a tiro hecho

deliberately

de tiros largos

all dressed up

de tiros largos

dressed to kill

sentar a alguien como un tiro (comida)

to disagree with sb

sentar a alguien como un tiro (noticia)

to upset sb

ni a tiros

not on a long shot

tiro N

User Entry

tiro (del pantalón) m

distance between crotch and waist

tirar VB

User Entry

tirar (funcionar: motor, aparato, sistema)

to work

esto no tira

it doesn't work