esa hamburguesa me sentó como un tiro

Ex: If such a game is still tied after extra-time it is usually decided by kicks from the penalty mark, commonly called a penalty shootout.

Ex: Tague stated that he heard shots fired from the grassy knoll.

Ex: Ideally, this system will provide authorities with the precise details of gunshots, including the type of gun used and the number of shots fired.

Ex: But once he went under the knife to fix his damaged shoulder, he realized there weren't many throws left in it.

* a tiro = within gunshot, within range.

* a un tiro de piedra = just a shot away, within a stone's throw (away/from).

* caballo de tiro = carthorse.

* campo de tiro = gun range, shooting range.

* de tiros largos = dressed (up) to the nines.

* disparar un tiro = fire + shot.

* en + Posesivo + línea de tiro = in + Posesivo + sights.

* galería de tiro = gun range, shooting range.

* salir el tiro por la culata = backfire, misfire.

* tiro al plato = clay pigeon shooting.

* tiro con arco = archery.

* tiro pasado = passing shot.

Del verbo tirar: ( conjugate tirar)

tiro es:


tiró es:


Multiple Entries:
Tiro    
tirar    
tiro
tirar ( conjugate tirar) verbo transitivo
1


tirole algo a algn ( para que lo agarre) to throw sb sth;

( con agresividad) to throw sth at sb



2



3

‹ cohete› to fire, launch;
‹ flecha› to shoot

4 (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;

verbo intransitivo
1 ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
tiro de algo to pull sth;

2



tiro al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal

( en juegos de dados) to throw;
( en dardos) to throw;
( en bolos) to bowl
3


4

¿qué tal andas? — tirando how are things? — not too bad
5

ella tira más a la madre she takes after her mother more
tirarse verbo pronominal
1


tirose en paracaídas to parachute;

( en emergencia) to bale out;

tirose de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst

2 (fam) ‹horas/días› to spend;

3 (fam) ( expulsar):

tiro sustantivo masculino
1 ( disparo) shot;

lo mató de un tiro she shot him dead;
al tiro (Chi fam) right away, straightaway (BrE);
errar el tiro ( literal) to miss;

( equivocarse) to get it wrong
2 (en fútbol, baloncesto) shot;
( deporte) shooting;


( en fútbol) (AmL) shot at goal;


( lugar) shooting gallery;

tiro de esquina (AmL) corner (kick);
tiro libre ( en fútbol) free kick;

( en baloncesto) free shot o throw
3 ( de chimenea) flue;

4

Tiro f Hist Tyre
tirar
I verbo transitivo
1 (arrojar, echar) to throw: lo tiró al agua, he threw it into the water
no tires la cáscara al suelo, don't throw o drop the peel on the floor
(enérgicamente) to fling, hurl: lo tiró al fuego, she threw it on the fire
2 (deshacerse de) to throw out o away
tiré mis zapatos viejos, I threw my old shoes away
3 (malgastar) tiraste el dinero con esa joya falsa, you've wasted your money on that fake jewel
(despilfarrar) to squander
4 (hacer caer) to knock over: tiré el vaso, I knocked the glass over
5 (derribar a alguien) to knock o push over
tirar abajo (una pared, una puerta) to knock down
(demoler) to pull down
6 (una bomba) to drop
(un tiro, un cohete) to fire
7 (una foto) to take
8 Impr to print
II verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer fuerza hacia sí) to pull: no le tires del pelo, don't pull his hair
¡tira de la cuerda!, tug on the rope!
2 (disparar) to shoot
Dep to shoot
(dados, dardos) to throw
3 fam (gustar) le tira mucho el baloncesto, he's very keen on basketball
4 (tender) tira a azul, it's bluish
(parecerse) tira a su madre, she takes after her mother
5 fam (arreglárselas) ir tirando, to get by, manage
6 (ir) tira a la derecha, turn right
' Tiro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balazo
- cabeza
- chimenea
- desviar
- errar
- espantar
- golpe
- pájaro
- panzada
- pegarse
- polígono
- terrera
- terrero
- tirar
- tirarse
- acertar
- añicos
- caballo
- cachivache
- campo
- certero
- descargar
- disparar
- encima
- fallar
- falta
- matar
- parar
- patada
- pegar
- piedra
- práctica
- sacar
- tiro
English:
aim
- archery
- backfire
- bird
- boomerang
- carthorse
- cool down
- cool off
- ditch
- draught
- free kick
- gunshot
- hog
- into
- knock off
- miss
- need
- out
- plonk
- potshot
- putt
- putting
- range
- rifle range
- riflery
- shoot
- shoot back
- shoot down
- shooting-match
- shooting-range
- shot
- slam
- slam down
- spitting distance
- target practice
- throw
- throw away
- wide
- cart
- corner
- drop
- flick
- flue
- free
- knock
- pot
- pour
- shaft
- target
- team
RP Fam Fam Fam [comida] to disagree with sb; [ropa, indumentaria] to look awful on sb; tiro de gracia coup de grâce Fam Am tiro al arco [en fútbol] shot at goal; Am tiro de esquina corner; [en baloncesto] free throw; tiro con arco archery; [lugar] shooting range; [herida] gunshot wound; [de persona] to come/be within one's reach; [corriente] draught;