covering knife

tiró un papel por la ventanilla — he threw a piece of paper out of the window

tírame la pelota — throw me the ball

les tiraban piedras a los soldados — they were throwing stones at the soldiers

me tiró un beso — she blew me a kiss

van a tirar la casa — they are going to demolish {o} pull down the house

la moto la tiró al suelo — the motorbike knocked her over

el viento ha tirado la valla — the wind has knocked the fence down

¡abre, o tiro la puerta abajo! — open up, or I'll break the door down!

tropezó y tiró la bandeja — she tripped and dropped the tray

han tirado muchas bombas en la capital — many bombs have been dropped on the capital

no tires las sobras, que se las voy a dar al perro — don't throw away the leftovers, I'll give them to the dog

tira las sobras a la basura — throw the leftovers in the bin

no tires el aceite por el sumidero — don't tip {o} pour the oil down the drain

estos pantalones están para tirarlos — these trousers have had it, these trousers are about ready for the dustbin

no hay que tirar la comida — you shouldn't waste food

has tirado el dinero comprando eso — it was a waste of money buying that, you wasted your money buying that

el aparato tira el proyectil a 2.000m — the machine throws the projectile 2,000m

deja ya de tirar patadas — stop kicking

la mula le tiró una coz — the mule kicked him {o} gave him a kick

¡mamá, Carlos me ha tirado un mordisco! — Carlos has bitten me, Mum!

tirar brazo — to swim

• tirarla [de] — † (=dárselas de) to fancy oneself as, pose as

¡tira un poco más fuerte! — pull a bit harder!

tire de ese cabo — pull that end

¡no le tires de la trenza a tu hermana! — don't pull your sister's pigtail!

tirar de la cadena (del wáter) — to flush the toilet, pull the chain

tirar de la manga a algn — to tug at sb's sleeve

un burro tiraba de la carreta — a donkey was pulling the cart along, the cart was drawn by a donkey

los niños tiraban del trineo — the children were pulling the sledge along

no le tira el estudio — studying does not appeal to him, studying holds no attraction for him

la patria tira siempre — one's native land always exerts a powerful pull

este vestido tira un poco de aquí — this dress is a bit tight here

me tira de sisa — it's tight round my armpits

tiraron de cuchillos — they drew their knives

¡no tires! — don't shoot!

tirar con bala — to use live ammunition

los guardas tiraban a matar — the guards were shooting to kill

mi jefa es de las que tiran a matar — my boss is the sort of person who goes for the kill

¡tira! — shoot!

tiró fuera de la portería — he shot wide of the goal

tira tú ahora — it's your go now

podemos tirar con menos dinero — we can get by on less money

ir tirando — to get by, manage

-¿qué tal esa salud? -vamos tirando — "how's your health?" - "we're getting by"

el motor no tira — the engine isn't pulling

esta moto no tira — there's no life in this motorbike

tire usted adelante — go straight on

¡tira de una vez! — get on with it!, go on, then!

tirar a la derecha — to turn right

tirar por una calle — to turn down a street, go off along a street

esos zapatos tirarán todavía otro invierno — those shoes will last another winter yet

tiene el pelo rubio tirando a rojizo — he has reddish blond hair

es mediocre tirando a malo — it's middling to bad, it's mediocre verging on bad

tira más bien a cuidadoso — he's on the careful side

tira a su padre — he takes after his father

la pequeña tira para actriz — the little girl has ambitions of becoming an actress

tira para médico — he's attracted towards a career in medicine

nos queda gasolina para 20km a todo tirar — we have only enough petrol for 20kms at the most {o} at the outside

llegará el martes a todo tirar — he'll arrive on Tuesday at the latest

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk

être couvert de diplômes — to have a lot of qualifications

une table de 6 couverts — a table set for 6

mettre le couvert — to lay the table

un couvert en argent — a silver knife, fork and spoon

ils mangent avec des couverts en argent — they eat with silver cutlery

sous le couvert d'un arbre/bois — under the cover of a tree/wood

se mettre à couvert — to take cover

sous couvert de la plaisanterie — under the guise of a joke

bien couvert — well wrapped up, warmly dressed

couvert de — covered with, covered in

Cet arbre est couvert de fleurs au printemps. — This tree is covered with blossom in the spring.

Le chien est revenu couvert de boue. — The dog came back covered with mud., The dog came back covered in mud.

mettre le couvert — to lay the table

à couvert — under cover