he called but once

le dispararon un tiro en la pierna — they shot him in the leg

lo mató de un tiro/a tiros — she shot him dead

disparó tres tiros al aire — he fired three shots into the air

ejercicios de tiro — shooting practice

anda echando tiros con su traje nuevo — he's strutting around in his new suit

esa hamburguesa me sentó como un tiro — that hamburger really disagreed with me

ese vestido me sienta como un tiro — I look awful in that dress

saber por dónde van los tiros — to have an idea of sth

tiene muy buen tiro — it draws well

animal/caballo de tiro — draught animal/horse

le dispararon un tiro en la pierna — they shot him in the leg

lo mató de un tiro/a tiros — she shot him dead

disparó tres tiros al aire — he fired three shots into the air

ejercicios de tiro — shooting practice

anda echando tiros con su traje nuevo — he's strutting around in his new suit

esa hamburguesa me sentó como un tiro — that hamburger really disagreed with me

ese vestido me sienta como un tiro — I look awful in that dress

saber por dónde van los tiros — to have an idea of sth

tiene muy buen tiro — it draws well

animal/caballo de tiro — draught animal/horse

chiamare qn a gran voce — to call out loudly to sb

chiamare qn da parte — to take sb aside

chiamare (qn in) aiuto — to call (sb) for help

mandare a chiamare qn — to send for sb, call sb in

hanno chiamato la polizia — they called the police

l'ho chiamato ma non mi ha sentito — I called to him but he didn't hear me

ha chiamato Loredana — Loredana phoned

chiamare il 113 — to call the police

chiamare il 118 — to call an ambulance

e chiamala sfortuna! — and you call that bad luck!

chiamare alle armi — to call up

come ti chiami? — mi chiamo Michela — what's your name? o what are you called? — my name is Michela o I'm called Michela

questo è quello che si chiama un buon affare — that's what you call a bargain

questa si chiama fortuna! — that's what I call luck!

chiamare qcn. per la cena — to call sb. to dinner

piangendo, chiamava la mamma — he was crying for his mother

chiamare il 113 — to dial 113

mandare a chiamare qcn. — to send for sb.

andare a chiamare qcn. — to go and fetch sb.

il dovere (mi) chiama! — duty calls!

come hanno chiamato la figlia? — what did they call their daughter?

si faceva chiamare dottore — he gave himself the title of doctor, he went by the title of doctor

questo, per me, si chiama furto — in my opinion, this is called theft

se questo tu lo chiami uno scherzo... — if that's your idea of a joke

come si chiama questo in inglese? — what's that (called) in English?

come ti chiami? — what's your name?

questo sì che si chiama cucinare! — now that's what I call cooking!

- rsi fuori — to withdraw

chiamare le cose con il loro nome — to call a spade a spade

la manifestación acabó con lanzamiento de objetos contra la policía — the demonstration ended with people hurling things at the police

lanzamiento en paracaídas — parachuting, parachute jumping

falló el lanzamiento del penalti — he missed the penalty (kick)

un lanzamiento de tres puntos — a three-point field goal

lanzamiento a canasta — shot at basket

lanzamiento de disco — the discus

lanzamiento de jabalina — the javelin

lanzamiento de martillo — the hammer

lanzamiento de penaltis — penalty shoot-out

lanzamiento de peso — the shot put

oferta de lanzamiento — promotional offer

lanzamiento publicitario — advertising campaign

orden de lanzamiento — eviction order

orden de lanzamiento — eviction order

lo hemos visto ya — we've seen it already

ya han dado las diez — it's past ten already

¿ya has terminado? — have you finished already?

¿ya habías estado antes en Valencia? — had you been to Valencia before?

ya me lo suponía — I thought as much

ya se acabó — it's all over now

ya en el siglo X — as early as the tenth century

ya es la hora — time's up

ya es hora de irnos — it's time for us to go now

ya está aquí — he's here already

ya viene el autobús — here's the bus

ya puedes irte — you can go now

ya podéis ir pasando al comedor — you can start going through into the dining room now

estos zapatos ya me están pequeños — these shoes are too small for me now

¿ya anda? — is she walking yet?

¿ya te vas? — are you leaving already?

lo quiero ya — I want it (right) now

¡cállate ya! — oh, shut up!

¡ya voy! — coming!

ya te llegará el turno a ti — you'll get your turn

ya lo arreglarán — it'll get fixed sometime

ya iré cuando pueda — I'll try and make it when I can

ya verás como todo se arregla — it'll all work out, don't you worry

ya veremos — we'll see (about that)

• ya no — not any more, no longer

ya no vive aquí — he doesn't live here any more, he no longer lives here

ya no viene a visitarnos — he doesn't come to see us any more, he no longer comes to see us

ya no quiero más — I don't want any more

ya no lo volverás a ver — you won't see it any more

Javier ya no es tan alto como su hermano — Javier isn't as tall as his brother any more, Javier is no longer as tall as his brother

ya entiendo — I see

¡ya lo sé! — I know!

-¿no te acuerdas de ella? es la hija de Ricardo -¡ah, ya! — "don't you remember her? she's Ricardo's daughter" - "oh yes, of course!"

ya, pero... — yes, but...

esto ya es un robo — this really is robbery

pues ya gasta ¿eh? — he really does spend a lot, doesn't he?

¿una hora tardas en llegar al trabajo? pues ya está lejos ¿eh? — it takes you an hour to get to work? it must be quite some way away!

ya lo creo que estuvimos allí — you bet we were there

¿que no se ha casado? ya lo creo que sí — you say she hasn't got married? I think you'll find she has

es más pobre que Haití, que ya es decir — it's poorer than Haiti, and that's saying something

¡murió con 104 años, que ya es decir! — she was 104 when she died, which is no mean achievement!

pues si él no viene, ya me dirás qué hacemos — you tell me what we'll do if he doesn't come

rellena el impreso y ya está — fill in the form and that's it

¡ya está bien! — that's (quite) enough!

¡ya me gustaría a mí poder viajar! — I wouldn't mind being able to travel either!

¡ya era hora! — about time too!

¡ya podían haber avisado de que venían! — they could have said they were coming!

¡ya puedes ir preparando el dinero! — you'd better start getting the money ready!

ya por una razón, ya por otra — whether for one reason or another

ya te vayas, ya te quedes, me es igual — whether you go or stay is all the same to me

ya dice que sí, ya dice que no — first he says yes, then he says no, one minute he says yes, the next he says no

no ya aquí, sino en todas partes — not only here, but everywhere

debes hacerlo, no ya por los demás, sino por ti mismo también — you should do it, not just for everyone else's sake but for your own sake too

• ya que — (seeing) as, since

ya que no estudia, por lo menos podía ponerse a trabajar — seeing as she isn't studying, the least she could do is get a job

¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?

ya terminé — I've (already) finished

ya te dije que no — I've already said no

ya lo sé — I (already) know

aprietas este botón y ya está! — you press this button, and that's it!

le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado — we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down

dile que venga - ya, pero ¿si no quiere? — tell her to come - yes, but what if she doesn't want to?

ese color ya no se lleva — nobody wears that color any more

ya ni siquiera me escribe — he doesn't even write (to) me any more

estaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar — I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think

creo que ya no vienen — I don't think they'll come now

no ya... sino — not (just)... but

estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración — we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring

ya voy! — coming!

la comida ya va a estar — the meal's almost ready

preparados listos ya! — on your mark(s), get set, go!

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

ya te contaré — I'll tell you all about it

ya lo entenderás — you'll understand one day

éste ya no me gusta tanto — I don't like this one so much

pintado de blanco ya es otra cosa — it really does look much better painted white

ya quisiera yo! — I should be so lucky!

ya era hora — about time (too)!

ya me tienes harta! — I'm (just about) fed up with you!

ya que — since, as

ya que estás aquí — since o as you're here

ya que estoy, limpio éste también — while I'm at it I may as well clean this one too

se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono — it can be ordered either in person or by telephone

¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?

ya terminé — I've (already) finished