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1 inserción

f.

1 insertion, implant, implantation.

2 insert, insertion.

3 attachment.

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inserción

► nombre femenino

1 insertion

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SF insertion

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femenino insertion

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= addition, insertion, intercalation, embedding, tip-in, interpolation, grafting.

Ex. A scheme should allow expansion, to permit the additions of new subjects or more specific subdivision of existing subjects.

Ex. It is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.

Ex. The scheme allows for the intercalation of Space concepts and therefore both class numbers are permissable in terms of UDC.

Ex. User wnat to see immediately just what is going to be printed (WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get) and find the embedding of control words into the text laborious.

Ex. Finally, the scores of amendments, which had been issued to change rules or clarify their meaning, had mounted to the point where catalogers copies of the AACR were seriously out-of-date, if they were not bulging with tip-ins.

Ex. Editorial interpolations are placed in square brackets [].

Ex. Topics covered include planting the seed, transplanting the seed, propagation by cuttings, and grafting.

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* inserción de aguja = needling.

* inserción de datos = input.

* inserción de guiones = hyphenation.

* inserción de injertos = infilling.

* inserción laboral = job placement, labour insertion.

* inserción social = social inclusion, social insertion.

* marca de inserción = caret (^).

* muesca de inserción = locating cut.

* programa de inserción social = Head Start program.

* ranura de inserción = locating cut.

* tecla de inserción = insert key.

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femenino insertion

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= addition, insertion, intercalation, embedding, tip-in, interpolation, grafting.

Ex: A scheme should allow expansion, to permit the additions of new subjects or more specific subdivision of existing subjects.

Ex: It is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.

Ex: The scheme allows for the intercalation of Space concepts and therefore both class numbers are permissable in terms of UDC.

Ex: User wnat to see immediately just what is going to be printed (WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get) and find the embedding of control words into the text laborious.

Ex: Finally, the scores of amendments, which had been issued to change rules or clarify their meaning, had mounted to the point where catalogers copies of the AACR were seriously out-of-date, if they were not bulging with tip-ins.

Ex: Editorial interpolations are placed in square brackets [].

Ex: Topics covered include planting the seed, transplanting the seed, propagation by cuttings, and grafting.

* inserción de aguja = needling.

* inserción de datos = input.

* inserción de guiones = hyphenation.

* inserción de injertos = infilling.

* inserción laboral = job placement, labour insertion.

* inserción social = social inclusion, social insertion.

* marca de inserción = caret (^).

* muesca de inserción = locating cut.

* programa de inserción social = Head Start program.

* ranura de inserción = locating cut.

* tecla de inserción = insert key.

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inserción

feminine

1 (de una sonda) insertion

2 (de un párrafo) insertion

3 (de un anuncio) placing, insertion

4 (integración) integration

la inserción social de los enfermos mentales the integration into society of the mentally ill

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inserción sustantivo femenino insertion
' inserción' also found in these entries:
English:
insert
- insertion
- inset

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inserción nf

1. [de pieza] insertion

2. [de texto, párrafo] insertion

3. [de anuncio] insertion, placing

4. [de preso] integration;

la inserción de los jóvenes en el mercado laboral getting young people into work;

iniciativas de inserción laboral employment initiatives;

la inserción social de los inmigrantes the social inclusion of immigrants

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inserción

f insertion

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inserción nf, pl - ciones : insertion

Spanish-English dictionary > inserción
2 muesca de inserción

(n.) = locating cut

Ex. The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

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(n.) = locating cut

Ex: The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

Spanish-English dictionary > muesca de inserción
3 ranura de inserción

(n.) = locating cut

Ex. The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

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(n.) = locating cut

Ex: The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

Spanish-English dictionary > ranura de inserción
4 bombona

f.

1 cylinder.

bombona de butano (butane) gas cylinder

bombona de gas gas cylinder

bombona de oxígeno oxygen bottle o cylinder

2 gas cylinder, pressurized cylinder generally used for liquified butane gas, pressurized cylinder, demijohn.

3 carboy.

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bombona

► nombre femenino

1 cylinder

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bombona de butano butane cylinder

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SF

1)

bombona de butano — gas cylinder

2) (=garrafón) carboy

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femenino gas cylinder o canister

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= gas bottle, cylinder, canister, gas cylinder, gas canister.

Ex. A regulator is required to attach all gas appliances to gas bottles.

Ex. The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.

Ex. The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.

Ex. The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

Ex. A man has been charged with burglary and theft of two gas canisters from Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

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* alcachofa de bombona = gas cylinder regulator.

* bombona de butano = butane cylinder, butane gas cylinder, gas cylinder.

* bombona de gas = gas bottle, gas cylinder, gas canister.

* bombona de gas butano = butane cylinder, butane gas cylinder.

* bombona de gas propano = propane cylinder, propane gas cylinder.

* bombona de propano = propane cylinder, propane gas cylinder.

* gas de bombona = cylinder gas.

* gas en bombona = bottled gas.

* regulador de presión de bombona = gas cylinder regulator.

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femenino gas cylinder o canister

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= gas bottle, cylinder, canister, gas cylinder, gas canister.

Ex: A regulator is required to attach all gas appliances to gas bottles.

Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.

Ex: The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.

Ex: The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

Ex: A man has been charged with burglary and theft of two gas canisters from Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

* alcachofa de bombona = gas cylinder regulator.

* bombona de butano = butane cylinder, butane gas cylinder, gas cylinder.

* bombona de gas = gas bottle, gas cylinder, gas canister.

* bombona de gas butano = butane cylinder, butane gas cylinder.

* bombona de gas propano = propane cylinder, propane gas cylinder.

* bombona de propano = propane cylinder, propane gas cylinder.

* gas de bombona = cylinder gas.

* gas en bombona = bottled gas.

* regulador de presión de bombona = gas cylinder regulator.

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bombona

feminine

gas cylinder o bottle o canister

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bombona sustantivo femenino
gas cylinder o canister
bombona sustantivo femenino cylinder
bombona de butano, butane gas cylinder
' bombona' also found in these entries:
English:
cylinder

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bombona nf

1. [contenedor] cylinder

Comp
bombona de butano (butane) gas cylinder;
bombona de gas gas cylinder;

bombona de oxígeno oxygen bottle o cylinder

2. Ven [botella] bottle [of liquor]

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bombona

f de oxígeno, líquido etc cylinder

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bombona n cylinder

Spanish-English dictionary > bombona
5 bombona de butano

bombona de butano

butane cylinder

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(n.) = butane cylinder, butane gas cylinder, gas cylinder

Ex. This procedure applies only to the disposal of propane and butane cylinders.

Ex. The problem is that I have been unable to cook anything for 25 days because I cannot find one butane gas cylinder for my stove.

Ex. The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

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(n.) = butane cylinder, butane gas cylinder, gas cylinder

Ex: This procedure applies only to the disposal of propane and butane cylinders.

Ex: The problem is that I have been unable to cook anything for 25 days because I cannot find one butane gas cylinder for my stove.

Ex: The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

Spanish-English dictionary > bombona de butano
6 bombona de gas

(n.) = gas bottle, gas cylinder, gas canister

Ex. A regulator is required to attach all gas appliances to gas bottles.

Ex. The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

Ex. A man has been charged with burglary and theft of two gas canisters from Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

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(n.) = gas bottle, gas cylinder, gas canister

Ex: A regulator is required to attach all gas appliances to gas bottles.

Ex: The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

Ex: A man has been charged with burglary and theft of two gas canisters from Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

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bombona de gas

gas cylinder

Spanish-English dictionary > bombona de gas
7 encajar

v.

1 to fit (meter ajustando) (piezas, objetos).

El chico encajó las baldosas The boy fit the tiles.

2 to push (meter con fuerza).

3 to set (hueso dislocado).

4 to take.

5 to match (hechos, declaraciones, datos).

encajar con algo to match something

6 to fit nicely (ser oportuno, adecuado).

7 to insert, to thrust in, to fix firmly in place, to seat.

Ricardo encajó unos ladrillos Richard inserted some bricks.

8 to fit well, to be relevant, to fit in.

Los ladrillos encajan bien The bricks fit in well.

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encajar

► verbo transitivo

1 (ajustar) to fit

2 (hueso) to set

3 (recibir) to take, withstand

4 (soportar) to bear; (hacer aguantar) to force to sit through, force to listen to

■ nos encajó un discurso de dos horas we were forced to sit through a two hour speech

5 (indirecta, comentario) to get in

6 (dar un golpe) to land

■ le encajó un golpe he landed him a blow

7 TÉCNICA to gear

► verbo intransitivo

1 (caber) to fit

■ la ventana no encaja bien the window doesn't fit properly

2 figurado (corresponderse) to fit (in), correspond, tally

■ lo que dices no encaja con lo que vimos what you're saying doesn't tally with what we saw

3 figurado (ir bien) to go, match, suit

4 figurado (adaptarse) to fit in, settle

► verbo pronominal encajarse

1 (atascarse) to get stuck, stick

2 figurado (vestido) to slip on; (sombrero) to put on

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verb

1) to fit

2) stick

3) take

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1. VT

1) (=acoplar) [+ pieza, tapón] to fit; [+ partes] to fit together

no he podido encajar las dos partes — I haven't managed to fit the two parts together

encajar algo en algo — to fit sth into sth

2) (=aceptar) [+ broma, crítica] to take; [+ desgracia, derrota] to handle, cope with

hay que encajar las críticas con sentido del humor — you have to be able to take criticism and not lose your sense of humour

el equipo no supo encajar el resultado — the team couldn't handle o cope with the result

no supo encajar el golpe — he couldn't handle it

3) *

encajar algo a algn — (=endilgar) to lumber sb with sth *, dump sth on sb *; (=timar) to palm sth off on o onto sb *

cada vez que se van me encajan a su gato — every time they go away they lumber me with their cat * o they dump their cat on me *

le encajó un billete falso — he managed to palm a fake note off onto him *

a mí no me encajas tú esa historia — I won't be taken in by a story like that

4) (=dar, meter) [+ golpe, patada] to give

le encajó un buen bofetón — he gave him a good slap

no le dejó encajar ni un solo comentario — she didn't let him get a word in edgeways

5) (=dejarse meter) to let in

llevamos tres partidos sin encajar un gol — we've gone three matches without letting in a goal

2. VI

1) (=ajustar) [puerta] to fit; [piezas] to fit (together)

las dos partes encajaron perfectamente — both parts fitted (together) perfectly

• encajar en algo — to fit into sth

2) (=coincidir) [teoría, coartada] to fit

aquí hay algo que no encaja — something here doesn't tally o fit

ahora todo empieza a encajar — it's all beginning to fall into place o fit together now

encajar con algo — to tie in with sth, tally with sth

su versión no encaja con lo que he oído — his version does not tie in o tally with what I've heard

3) (=integrarse)

encajar con algn — to fit in with sb

los nuevos alumnos encajaron bien con sus compañeros — the new students fitted in well with their classmates

encajar en — [+ serie, papel] to be right for; [+ ambiente] to fit in

un espectáculo que puede encajar bien en Broadway — a show that could be just right for Broadway

no creo que vayas a encajar en ese papel — I don't think you'll be right for o suit that role

no le costó encajar en la oficina — he had no trouble fitting in in the office

sus ideas encajan dentro de una mentalidad conservadora — her ideas are in keeping with a conservative mentality

3.

See:

encajarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (meter, colocar) to fit

2) (esp AmL fam) ( endilgar)

me encajaron a mí el trabajito — I got saddled o landed with the job (colloq)

siempre le encaja los hijos a la suegra — she always dumps the kids on her mother-in-law (colloq)

me encajó tremenda patada — he gave me a hell of a kick (colloq)

les encajaron tres goles — they put three goals past them

3)

a) <broma/críticas> to take; <desgracia/situación> to accept

b) (Dep) < gol> to let... in; <derechazo/golpe> to take
2.
encajar vi

a) pieza/cajón to fit

encajar en algo — to fit in something

no encaja bien — it doesn't fit properly

las piezas encajaron — the pieces fitted together

b) ( cuadrar) to fit

esto no encaja dentro de ninguna categoría — this doesn't fit into any category

c) (armonizar, casar)

su versión no encaja con la de otros testigos — his version does not square with o correspond to that of other witnesses

no encaja con la decoración — it doesn't fit in with the decor
3.
encajarse v pron

1) (refl) (fam) < prenda> to put on

2) (Méx) ( aprovecharse) to take advantage

encajarse con alguien — to take advantage of somebody

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= build into, fit in/into, wedge, fit together, dovetail, build in, lock into + place.

Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex. Since the entire catalog cannot possibly fit into a single display screen, DOBIS/LIBIS must allow users to browse.

Ex. A special form of woodcut initial, common from the mid sixteenth to the mid eighteenth century, was the factotum, a square ornamental block with a hole through the middle into which a piece of type could be wedged, one block thus serving for any initial letter.

Ex. The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.

Ex. The three should dovetail so that each builds on the other instead of working against it.

Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.

Ex. The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

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* encajar bien = good fit.

* encajar con = mesh with, fit with.

* encajar el golpe = take it on + the chin.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (meter, colocar) to fit

2) (esp AmL fam) ( endilgar)

me encajaron a mí el trabajito — I got saddled o landed with the job (colloq)

siempre le encaja los hijos a la suegra — she always dumps the kids on her mother-in-law (colloq)

me encajó tremenda patada — he gave me a hell of a kick (colloq)

les encajaron tres goles — they put three goals past them

3)

a) <broma/críticas> to take; <desgracia/situación> to accept

b) (Dep) < gol> to let... in; <derechazo/golpe> to take
2.
encajar vi

a) pieza/cajón to fit

encajar en algo — to fit in something

no encaja bien — it doesn't fit properly

las piezas encajaron — the pieces fitted together

b) ( cuadrar) to fit

esto no encaja dentro de ninguna categoría — this doesn't fit into any category

c) (armonizar, casar)

su versión no encaja con la de otros testigos — his version does not square with o correspond to that of other witnesses

no encaja con la decoración — it doesn't fit in with the decor
3.
encajarse v pron

1) (refl) (fam) < prenda> to put on

2) (Méx) ( aprovecharse) to take advantage

encajarse con alguien — to take advantage of somebody

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= build into, fit in/into, wedge, fit together, dovetail, build in, lock into + place.

Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex: Since the entire catalog cannot possibly fit into a single display screen, DOBIS/LIBIS must allow users to browse.

Ex: A special form of woodcut initial, common from the mid sixteenth to the mid eighteenth century, was the factotum, a square ornamental block with a hole through the middle into which a piece of type could be wedged, one block thus serving for any initial letter.

Ex: The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.

Ex: The three should dovetail so that each builds on the other instead of working against it.

Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.

Ex: The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

* encajar bien = good fit.

* encajar con = mesh with, fit with.

* encajar el golpe = take it on + the chin.

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encajar [A1 ]

vt

A (meter, colocar) to fit

lo encajó en las guías he fitted it onto the runners

B ( fam) (endilgar) encajarle algo A algn:

le encajó un billete de lotería caducado she palmed him off with an out-of-date lottery ticket ( colloq)

se fue de viaje y me encajó el perro he went on a trip and landed o ( BrE) lumbered me with the dog ( colloq)

los fines de semana le encaja los hijos a la suegra at the weekend she dumps the kids on her mother-in-law ( colloq)

me encajó tremenda patada he gave me a hell of a kick ( colloq)

les encajaron tres goles they put three goals past them

C

1 ‹disgusto/broma/crítica› to take

encajó bien las críticas she took the criticism well

sé encajar una derrota I can cope with o take o accept defeat

2 ( Dep) ‹gol› to let … in; ‹derechazo/golpe› to take

■ encajar

vi

1 «pieza/cajón» to fit encajar EN algo to fit IN sth

este cajón no encaja bien this drawer doesn't fit properly

las piezas encajaron the pieces fitted together

2 (cuadrar) to fit

sus ideas encajan dentro de la filosofía marxista his ideas fit in with Marxist philosophy

esto no encaja dentro de ninguna categoría this doesn't fit into any category

encajar CON algo:

su versión no encaja con la de otros testigos his version does not square with o correspond to o match that of other witnesses

su información no encaja con la que he recibido her information does not agree o tally with the information that I have received

no encaja con la decoración it doesn't fit in with the decor

■ encajarse

v pron

A refl ( fam) ‹prenda› to put on

B ( Méx) (aprovecharse) to take advantage encajarse CON algn to take advantage OF sb

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encajar ( conjugate encajar) verbo transitivo
1 (meter, colocar) to fit
2 (esp AmL fam) ( endilgar):
◊ me encajaron a mí el trabajito I got saddled o landed with the job (colloq);

le encaja los hijos a la suegra she dumps the kids on her mother-in-law (colloq);
les encajaron tres goles they put three goals past them
verbo intransitivo
a) [pieza/cajón] to fit;

◊ no encaja bien it doesn't fit properly;

las piezas encajaron the pieces fitted together
b) (corresponder, cuadrar) [hechos/descripción] to fit;

◊ no encaja con la decoración it doesn't fit in with the decor

encajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (algo dentro de algo) to insert: hay que encajar las fichas del rompecabezas, you have to fit the pieces of the puzzle together
2 (aceptar) to take: encaja muy mal las críticas, she takes criticism very badly
3 (un golpe a alguien) to land sb a blow
II verbo intransitivo
1 (ajustarse) to fit: este enchufe no encaja aquí, this plug doesn't fit
2 (cuadrar) no encaja en este ambiente, she doesn't fit in in this environment
su declaración no encaja con la del testigo, her statement doesn't agree with that of the witness
' encajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajustar
- bailar
- casar
- coincidir
- concordar
- embutir
- entrar
- rompecabezas
- salirse
- corresponder
- muesca
English:
blend
- fit
- match
- set
- slot
- dovetail
- join

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encajar

♦ vt

1. [meter ajustando] to fit (en into); [hueso dislocado] to set;

encajaron el cristal en el marco de la ventana they fitted the glass into the window frame

2. [meter con fuerza] to push (en into);
hay que encajar el ropero en ese hueco the wardrobe has to be squeezed into that space

3. [recibir] [golpe, críticas, noticia] to take;
[goles, canastas] to concede;
encajaron muy mal el cierre de la fábrica they took the factory closure very badly;

encajaron pocas canastas triples they didn't let them get many three-pointers;

ha encajado quince goles esta liga he's let in fifteen goals this season;

encajar una derrota to be defeated

4. Fam [soltar] [insultos] to hurl;

encajar un golpe a alguien to land sb a blow, to land a blow on sb;

nos encajó un sermón de dos horas he treated us to a two hour lecture

5. Fam [endosar] to land, to dump (a on);
me ha encajado a su bebé porque se va al cine she dumped her baby on me because she's going to the cinema

6. Fam [dar, engañar con] to palm off;

le encajaron un billete falso they palmed off a counterfeit note on him

♦ vi

1. [piezas, muebles] to fit (en into);
esta puerta no encaja bien this door doesn't fit the frame properly

2. [concordar] [hechos, declaraciones, datos] to tally;

ahora todo encaja it all falls into place now;

encajar con algo to tally with sth, to match sth

3. [ser oportuno, adecuado]
ese mueble no encaja ahí that piece of furniture doesn't go there o look right there;

¿crees que encajará bien en el grupo? do you think she'll fit into the group all right?;

su ropa no encaja con la seriedad del acto her clothes aren't in keeping with the seriousness of the occasion

♦ See also the pronominal verb encajarse

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encajar

I v/t

1 piezas fit

2 golpe take; gol concede

II v/i fit (en in;

con with)

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encajar vi

: to fit, to fit together, to fit in

encajar vt

1) : to insert, to stick

2) : to take, to cope with

encajó el golpe: he withstood the blow

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encajar vb

1. (colocar) to fit [pt. & pp. fitted]

encajó cada pieza del puzzle en su lugar she fitted each piece of the jigsaw in its place

2. (juntar) to fit together

estas piezas no encajan these pieces don't fit together

3. (coincidir) to fit in

su declaración no encaja con los hechos his statement doesn't fit in with the facts

4. (aceptar disgustos, bromas) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

hay que saber encajar las críticas you have to learn to take criticism

5. (recibir goles) to let in [pt. & pp. let]

el equipo encajó tres tantos the team let in three goals

Spanish-English dictionary > encajar
8 hornilla

f.

1 small furnace, stew-hole, a small stove in a kitchen-hearth on which something is put to boil or stew.

2 pigeon-hole, a hole for pigeons to make their nests and breed in.

3 rangetop, hotplate.

4 cooker, stove, range, chamber in a kitchen oven.

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femenino

1) (AmL exc CS) hornillo 1)

2) (Chi) hornillo 2)

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= stove, hob, kitchen hob, cooker.

Ex. We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it; like the cat that sits down on a hot stove and will never sit down on a hot stove again.

Ex. The sausages were browned on the hob before being transferred to a casserole dish.

Ex. Kitchen hobs are one of the important kitchen accessories widely used in modular kitchen these days.

Ex. The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

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* hornilla a gas = gas stove.

* hornilla de gas = gas stove, gas hob, gas ring stove, gas ring cooker.

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femenino

1) (AmL exc CS) hornillo 1)

2) (Chi) hornillo 2)

* * *

= stove, hob, kitchen hob, cooker.

Ex: We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it; like the cat that sits down on a hot stove and will never sit down on a hot stove again.

Ex: The sausages were browned on the hob before being transferred to a casserole dish.

Ex: Kitchen hobs are one of the important kitchen accessories widely used in modular kitchen these days.

Ex: The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

* hornilla a gas = gas stove.

* hornilla de gas = gas stove, gas hob, gas ring stove, gas ring cooker.

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hornilla

feminine

A ( AmL exc CS) hornillo m A. (↑ hornillo)

B ( Chi) hornillo m B. (↑ hornillo)

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hornilla sustantivo femenino
a) (AmL exc CS) See Also→ hornillo 1

b) (Chi) See Also→ hornillo 2

' hornilla' also found in these entries:
English:
hot
- ring

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hornilla nf
Esp, Andes, Méx ring, burner
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hornilla

f ring

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hornilla nf

: burner (of a stove)

Spanish-English dictionary > hornilla
9 muesca

f.

1 notch, groove.

2 nick (corte).

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muesca

► nombre femenino

1 (corte) nick, notch

2 (concavidad) mortise, mortice

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noun f.

nick

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SF

1) (=hendidura) notch, nick; [para encajar] groove, slot

2) (=marca) mark

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femenino

a) ( hendidura) nick, notch

b) ( para encajar) slot, groove

c) (Agr, Taur) mark

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= notch, pit, chip, nick.

Ex. Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter, and the piece of card between the hole and the edge of the card may be removed, using a punch, to form a notch.

Ex. The 120 mm diameter disc contains more than 20,000 tracks within which sound is represented in the same physical form (by microscopic pits and plateaus) as in an optical video disc.

Ex. Tongue studs frequently damage the person's teeth, causing tiny fractures and huge chips.

Ex. The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.

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* muesca de inserción = locating cut.

* perforado con muesca = notched.

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femenino

a) ( hendidura) nick, notch

b) ( para encajar) slot, groove

c) (Agr, Taur) mark

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= notch, pit, chip, nick.

Ex: Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter, and the piece of card between the hole and the edge of the card may be removed, using a punch, to form a notch.

Ex: The 120 mm diameter disc contains more than 20,000 tracks within which sound is represented in the same physical form (by microscopic pits and plateaus) as in an optical video disc.

Ex: Tongue studs frequently damage the person's teeth, causing tiny fractures and huge chips.

Ex: The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.

* muesca de inserción = locating cut.

* perforado con muesca = notched.

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muesca

feminine

1 (hendidura) nick, notch

2 (para encajar) slot, groove

3 ( Agr, Taur) mark

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muesca sustantivo femenino
a) ( hendidura) nick, notch

b) ( para encajar) slot, groove

muesca sustantivo femenino notch
' muesca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuña
English:
nick
- notch

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muesca nf

1. [marca, concavidad] notch, groove

2. [corte] nick

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muesca

f notch, groove

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muesca nf

: nick, notch

Spanish-English dictionary > muesca
10 ranura

f.

1 slot.

2 rima.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ranurar.

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ranura

► nombre femenino

1 (canal) groove

2 (para monedas, fichas) slot

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noun f.

groove, slot

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SF (=hendedura) groove; [para monedas] slot

ranura de expansión — (Inform) expansion slot

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femenino

a) ( para monedas) slot

la ranura del buzón — the mailbox slot o opening

por la ranura de la puerta — through the chink o gap in the door

b) ( en ensambladura) groove; ( en tornillo) groove, slot

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= slot, socket, cranny.

Ex. These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.

Ex. The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the 'legs'.

Ex. Where harm over the Internet is caused by viruses, hidden in ' crannies' in the network, traditional legal enforcement is more difficult.

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* ranura de inserción = locating cut.

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femenino

a) ( para monedas) slot

la ranura del buzón — the mailbox slot o opening

por la ranura de la puerta — through the chink o gap in the door

b) ( en ensambladura) groove; ( en tornillo) groove, slot

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= slot, socket, cranny.

Ex: These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.

Ex: The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the 'legs'.

Ex: Where harm over the Internet is caused by viruses, hidden in ' crannies' in the network, traditional legal enforcement is more difficult.

* ranura de inserción = locating cut.

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ranura

feminine

1 (abertura) slot

deposite las monedas en la ranura put the coins in the slot

la ranura del buzón the mailbox slot o opening

entraba un poco de luz por la ranura de la puerta a little light filtered through the chink o gap in the door

2 (en una ensambladura) groove; (en un tornillo) groove, slot

3 ( Esp) (de un disco) groove

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ranura sustantivo femenino
a) (para monedas, tarjetas, cartas) slot;

◊ por la ranura de la puerta through the chink o gap in the door

b) (en ensambladura, tornillo) groove

ranura sustantivo femenino slot
' ranura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
canal
English:
aperture
- groove
- rut
- slot
- cranny
- poke

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ranura nf

1. [abertura] [para monedas] slot;
[debajo de la puerta, ventana] gap
2. [surco] groove

3. Informát slot

Comp
ranura de expansión expansion slot;
ranura para tarjeta card slot

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ranura

f slot

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ranura nf

: groove, slot

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ranura n (para monedas) slot

Spanish-English dictionary > ranura
11 tirar

v.

1 to throw.

tirar algo a algo/alguien to throw something to something/somebody (para que lo agarre) to throw something at something/somebody (para hacer daño)

tírame una manzana throw me an apple

Ella tira bolas She throws balls.

2 to drop (dejar caer) (object).

3 to knock over (derribar) (botella, lámpara).

4 to throw away.

tirar algo a la basura to throw something away

eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money

5 to fire (disparar) (bala, misil).

tirar una foto to take a picture

6 to play (jugar) (carta).

7 to take (sport) (falta, penalti).

tirar a gol to shoot, to have a shot at goal

8 to print.

La imprenta tiró la primera edición The printer printed the first edition.

9 to fail (informal) (suspender).

10 to shoot.

tirar a matar to shoot to kill

11 to have a pull (informal) (atraer).

me tira la vida del campo I feel drawn toward life in the country

tirar de algo to attract something

12 to draw (cigarrillo, chimenea).

13 to go, to work (informal) (funcionar).

14 to go, to head.

tira por esa calle go up o take that street

15 to (have one's) go.

16 to kick (sport) (con el pie).

17 to last.

18 to knock down, to break down, to batter down.

La policía tiró la puerta The police broke down the door.

19 to pull.

El tractor tira fuerte The tractor pulls hard.

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tirar

► verbo transitivo

1 (echar) to throw, fling

2 (dejar caer) to drop

3 (desechar) to throw away

4 (derribar) to knock down; (casa, árbol) to pull down

5 (derramar) to spill

6 (vaso, botella) to knock over

7 (estirar) to pull

8 (imprimir) to print

9 (hacer - foto) to take; (línea, plano) to draw

10 (un tiro) to fire; (una bomba) to drop; (cohete) to launch

11 (beso) to blow; (pellizco) to give; (patada, coz) to kick

12 DEPORTE to take

13 figurado (malgastar) to waste, squander

14 familiar figurado (suspender) to fail

► verbo intransitivo

1 (cuerda, puerta) to pull (de, -)

2 (carreta, carro) to draw (de, -)

3 (atraer) to draw, attract

4 (estufa, chimenea) to draw

5 (en juegos) to be a player's move, be a player's turn

■ tira él it's his turn

6 familiar (funcionar) to work, run

■ esto ya no tira this doesn't work any more

7 familiar (durar) to last

■ con esta reparación tirará un par de meses after these repairs it'll last for a couple of months

8 (quedar estrecho) to be tight on

■ esta camisa me tira de la espalda this shirt's tight on me

9 figurado (tender) to tend (a, towards); (ser un poco) to be a bit

■ tira a verde it's greenish in colour

■ tira a dulce it's a bit sweet

10 familiar figurado (atraer) to attract, appeal

■ no le tira la mecánica mechanics doesn't appeal to him

11 figurado (inclinarse) to be attracted (a/hacia, to), be drawn (a/hacia, to)

■ esta chica tira hacia las artes this girl is drawn to the arts

12 figurado (parecerse) to take after (a, -)

■ tira a su padre she takes after her father

13 figurado (ir) to go, turn

■ tira a la derecha turn right

14 figurado (mantenerse) to get by, get along

■ ella tira con poco dinero she gets by with little money

15 (disparar) to shoot, fire

16 DEPORTE (fútbol) to shoot; (ciclismo) to set the pace

► verbo pronominal tirarse

1 (lanzarse) to throw oneself, hurl oneself

2 (abalanzarse) to rush ( sobre, at), jump ( sobre, on)

3 (tumbarse) to lie down

4 familiar (tiempo) to spend

■ se tiró una hora en la ducha he spent an hour in the shower

5 argot (fornicar) to lay (a, -)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a todo tirar figurado at the most, at the latest

ir tirando (espabilarse) to manage, get by 2 (tener buena salud) to be okay

tira y afloja figurado give and take

tirando familiar so-so

tirar abajo (gen) to demolish, pull down 2 (puerta) to smash in

tirar al blanco to shoot at a target

tirar de familiar to use

■ cuando no tiene dinero tira de tarjeta when he hasn't got any money he uses his credit card

tirar a alguien de la lengua figurado to draw somebody out

tirar de cartera to dip into one's wallet

tirar la casa por la ventana figurado to spare no expense, push the boat out

tirar la primera piedra figurado to cast the first stone

tirar una moneda al aire to toss a coin

tirarse de cabeza al agua to dive into the water

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verb

1) to throw, hurl, toss

2) throw away

3) shoot, fire

4) pull, draw

5) attract

6) print

•

- ir tirando
- tirar a
- tirar de la cadena
- tirar para
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Para las expresiones como tirar de la lengua, tirar de la manta, tirar por la borda, tirar por tierra, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=lanzar) to throw

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

tirar algo a algn — [para que lo coja] to throw sth to sb; [para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb

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

2) (=derribar) [+ edificio] to pull down; [+ jarrón, silla, estatua] to knock over; [+ pared, verja] to knock down

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!

3) (=dejar caer) to drop

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

4) (=desechar) to throw away

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

5) (=malgastar) [+ dinero] to waste; [+ fortuna] to squander

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

6) (=disparar) [+ tiro] to fire; [+ flecha] to shoot; [+ cohete] to launch, fire

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

7) [+ foto] to take

8) (=dar, pegar)

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!

9) (Tip) (=imprimir) to print, run off

10) (=trazar) [+ línea] to draw, trace

11) * (=suspender)

ya me han vuelto a tirar en química — I've failed chemistry again, I've flunked chemistry again ( esp EEUU) *

12) And (=usar) to use

tirar brazo — to swim

13) And, Caribe, Cono Sur (=acarrear) to cart, haul, transport

14)

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

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [haciendo fuerza]

a) (=traer hacia sí) to pull

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

• tirar [de] — [+ soga, cuerda] to pull

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

tirar — Esp [en puerta etc] pull

tire — LAm [en puerta etc] pull

b) (=llevar tras sí)

• tirar [de] — to pull

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

2) * (=atraer)

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

3) (=estar tirante) [ropa] to be tight

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

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

4) (=usar)

• tirar [de] — [+ espada, navaja] to draw

tiraron de cuchillos — they drew their knives

tiramos de diccionario y lo traducimos en un minuto — * if we use a dictionary it will just take a minute to translate

5) (=disparar) to shoot

¡no tires! — don't shoot!

tirar con bala — to use live ammunition

• tirar al [blanco] — to aim

• tirar a [matar] — to shoot to kill

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

6) (Dep) [con balón] to shoot; [con fichas, cartas etc] to go, play

¡tira! — shoot!

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

tira tú ahora — it's your go now

• tirar a [puerta] — Esp to shoot at goal

7) * (=arreglárselas) to get by

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"

8) (=funcionar) [motor] to pull; [chimenea, puro] to draw, pull

el motor no tira — the engine isn't pulling

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

9) (=ir) to go

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

10) * (=durar) to last

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

11) [seguido de preposición]
tirar a (=tender)
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
tirar para (=aspirar a ser)
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

12)

- a todo tirar

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

13) LAm *** [sexualmente] to screw ***

3.

See:

tirarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( arrojar) to throw

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

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

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

b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste

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

2)

a) ( hacer caer) 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

b) ( derribar) to knock down

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

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

3)

a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire

b) < foto> to take

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

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

5) (Impr) to print, run off

6) (Mat) < línea> to draw

7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
2.
tirar vi

1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

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

2) ( atraer)

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

3)

a) ( disparar) to shoot

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot

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

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

c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl

4)

a) chimenea/cigarro to draw

b) coche/motor to pull

5)

a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

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

b) tirando gerundio (fam)

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

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

6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

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 por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

8) tirar a ( tender a)

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
3.
tirarse v pron

1)

a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

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

b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

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

2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend

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

3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

4) (fam) ( expulsar)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin

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

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

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= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.

Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex. Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.

Ex. The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex. Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex. A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex. In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex. A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.

Ex. Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex. Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex. Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex. The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

Ex. They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.

Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex. It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex. Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.

Ex. Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.

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* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.

* introducir tirando = haul in.

* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.

* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirando a corto = shortish.

* tirando a marrón = brownish.

* tirando a morado = purplish.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

* tirar al suelo = upset.

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

* tirar bombas = bomb.

* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.

* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.

* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.

* tirarse un farol = bullshit.

* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( arrojar) to throw

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

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

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

b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste

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

2)

a) ( hacer caer) 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

b) ( derribar) to knock down

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

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

3)

a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire

b) < foto> to take

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

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

5) (Impr) to print, run off

6) (Mat) < línea> to draw

7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
2.
tirar vi

1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

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

2) ( atraer)

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

3)

a) ( disparar) to shoot

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot

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

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

c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl

4)

a) chimenea/cigarro to draw

b) coche/motor to pull

5)

a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

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

b) tirando gerundio (fam)

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

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

6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

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 por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

8) tirar a ( tender a)

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
3.
tirarse v pron

1)

a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

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

b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

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

2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend

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

3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

4) (fam) ( expulsar)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin

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

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

* * *

tirar(de)

(v.) = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage

Ex: Do not push or pull on the disc drawer.

Ex: Do not pull a book from the shelf by forcefully tugging the top of the spine.

Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.

Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.

Ex: Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power.

= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.

Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex: Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.

Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex: Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex: In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex: A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.

Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex: The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

Ex: They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.

Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex: It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex: Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.

Ex: Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.

* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.

* introducir tirando = haul in.

* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.

* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirando a corto = shortish.

* tirando a marrón = brownish.

* tirando a morado = purplish.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

* tirar al suelo = upset.

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

* tirar bombas = bomb.

* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.

* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.

* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.

* tirarse un farol = bullshit.

* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.

* * *

tirar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (lanzar, arrojar) 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 algn (para que lo agarre) to throw sth TO sb, to throw sb sth; (con agresividad) to throw sth AT sb

le tiró la pelota she threw him the ball, 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

2 (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

todo esto es para tirar all this can be thrown out o away, this is all going out ( colloq)

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!, ugh! put that in the garbage can ( AmE) o ( BrE) the bin right now!

3 (desperdiciar) to waste

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

B (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

C

1 (hacer caer) 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

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

tiraron la puerta abajo they broke the door down

D

1 ‹bomba› to drop; ‹cohete› to fire, launch; ‹flecha› to shoot; ‹tiros› to fire

le tiraron tres tiros they shot at him three times, they fired three shots at him

2 ‹foto› to take

E (dar) ‹puñetazo› to throw

tiraba puñetazos a diestra y siniestra he was throwing punches o lashing out left and right ( AmE) o ( BrE) left, right and center

el perro me tiró un mordisco the dog snapped at me

no me tires más pellizcos stop pinching me

F ( AmL) (atrayendo hacia sí) 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

G ( Impr) to print, run off

H ( Mat) ‹línea› to draw

I ( Chi)

1 ‹carrera› to start, give the starting signal for

2 ‹lotería› to draw the winning number in; ‹rifa› to draw

■ tirar

vi

A

1 (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

¡vamos, tiren todos a una! come on, everybody pull together!

[ S ] 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

2 «vestido/blusa» to be (too) tight

me tira it's too tight on me

B

(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

C

1

(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 (literal) 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 ( colloq)

siempre que me dice algo, tira a matar whenever he says anything to me, he goes all out to hurt me

2 ( Dep) to shoot

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

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

3 ( Jueg) (descartarse) to throw away, discard; (en juegos de dados) to throw; (en dardos) to throw; (en bolos) to bowl

D

1 «chimenea/cigarro» to draw

2 «coche/motor» to pull

E

1 ( fam) (llegar, sobrevivir) 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 o ( colloq) will do you till the end of the year

2 tirando

ger ( fam): ¿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

F

( Esp fam) (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

G ( AmL vulg) (en sentido sexual) to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)

H tirar a

(tender a): un amarillo fuerte tirando a naranja a bright orangish o ( BrE) orangy yellow

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 o ( colloq) steep side

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

■ tirarse

v pron

A

1 (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ 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, 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

2 «coche/conductor» (+ compl) to pull over

se tiró bruscamente a un lado he swerved to one side

3 ( AmL) (tumbarse) 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, RPl fam): se las tira de valiente he makes out he's so brave

B ( fam); ‹horas/días› 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, he's spent a whole hour on the phone

C ( vulg)

(joder): tirarse a algn to screw sb ( vulg), to fuck sb ( vulg), to lay sb (sl)

D ( fam)

(expulsar): tirarse un pedo to fart (sl), to pass wind

tirarse un eructo to belch, to burp ( colloq)

E ( Col fam) (echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo the downpour washed out o ruined our walk

se tiró el examen he flunked the exam ( colloq)

* * *

tirar ( conjugate tirar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( lanzar) to throw;

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

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

( con agresividad) to throw sth at sb
b) ( desechar) to throw out o away

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste;

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

2
a) ( hacer caer) ‹jarrón/silla› to knock over;

◊ el perro me tiró al suelo the dog knocked me over

b) ( derribar) ‹pared/puerta› to knock down

3
a) ‹ bomba› to drop;

‹ cohete› to fire, launch;
‹ flecha› to shoot
b) ‹ foto› to take

4 (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
◊ tiró la cadena he pulled the chain

verbo intransitivo
1 ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
tirar de algo to pull sth;
◊ no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

2
a) ( disparar) to shoot;

◊ tirar a matar to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot;

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal
c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away;

( en juegos de dados) to throw;
( en dardos) to throw;
( en bolos) to bowl
3
a) [chimenea/cigarro] to draw

b) [coche/motor] to pull

4
◊ tirando ger (fam): gano poco pero vamos tirando I don't earn much but we're managing;

¿qué tal andas? — tirando how are things? — not too bad
5
◊ tirar a ( tender a): tira más bien a azul it's more of a bluish color;

ella tira más a la madre she takes after her mother more
tirarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself;

◊ se tiró por la ventana he threw himself out of the window;

tirarse en paracaídas to parachute;

( en emergencia) to bale out;
◊ tirarse al agua to jump into the water;

tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst
b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

2 (fam) ‹horas/días› to spend;
◊ se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it

3 (fam) ( expulsar):
◊ tirarse un pedo to fart (sl)

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
' tirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- bala
- borda
- calle
- casa
- esconder
- palanca
- toalla
- trapo
- apedrear
- arrojar
- basura
- blanco
- botar
- cadena
- crimen
- echar
- jalar
- pinta
- zumbar
English:
aim at
- archery
- bung
- cast
- chain
- chuck
- chuck away
- chuck out
- clearout
- dash
- drag
- draw
- fling
- flush
- haul
- heave
- keep
- knock off
- knock over
- lash out
- pitch
- pull
- pull on
- pull over
- putt
- run off
- shoot
- sling
- sling out
- splash out
- sponge
- strain
- throw
- throw aside
- throw away
- throw out
- toss
- toss away
- towel
- town
- trash
- tug
- turf out
- waste
- yank
- beat
- blow
- bring
- disposable
- ditch

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tirar

♦ vt

1. [lanzar] to throw;

tiraron las gorras al aire they threw their caps (up) in the air;

tirar algo a alguien [para que lo agarre] to throw sth to sb;
[para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb;
tírame una manzana throw me an apple;

le tiró un beso she blew him a kiss;

le tiraban piedras a la policía they were throwing stones at the police

2. [dejar caer] [objeto] to drop;
[líquido] [derramar] to spill;
no tiren los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground;

tiró las maletas y se tumbó en la cama she dropped her suitcases and lay down on the bed;

me has tirado salsa en el traje you've spilt some sauce on my suit

3. [derribar] [botella, lámpara] to knock over;
[muro, tabique, edificio] to knock down;
tiró la lámpara con un codo al pasar she knocked over the lamp with her elbow as she went by;

la violencia del choque la tiró al suelo the force of the collision knocked o hurled her to the floor;

esta pared habrá que tirarla we're going to have to knock this wall down

4. [desechar] to throw away o out;

tirar algo a la basura to throw sth out;

tíralo a la papelera throw it in the wastepaper basket;

esto está para tirarlo you/we/ etc should throw this away o out;

eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money

5. [arrastrar]
un carro tirado por bueyes an ox-drawn cart

6. [disparar] [balas, misiles, disparos] to fire;
[bomba] to drop; [petardo, cohete] to let off; [dardos, flechas] to shoot; Fam
tirar una foto to take a picture

7. [jugar] [carta] to play;
[dado] to throw
8. [en deportes] [falta, penalti] to take;
[balón] to pass
9. [imprimir] to print

10. [trazar] [línea] to draw

11. Fam [suspender] to fail, US to flunk;

me han tirado en geografía I've failed o US flunked geography

♦ vi

1. [disparar] to shoot;

tirar al aire to fire shots into the air;

tirar a dar to shoot to wound, not to kill;

tirar a matar [con arma] to shoot to kill;
[con comentario] to go for the jugular
2. [estirar, arrastrar]
tirar (de algo) to pull (sth);

el ciclista colombiano tiraba del pelotón the Colombian cyclist was pulling the bunch along;

me tiró del pelo she pulled my hair;
[en letrero] pull;
me tiró del brazo/de la manga she tugged at my arm/sleeve;

Comp
RP
tirar parejo: esto no es justo, o tiramos parejo o yo me retiro this is not fair, either we all pull together or I'm dropping out

3. [estar tirante] to be tight;

la chaqueta me tira de atrás the jacket's a bit tight at the back

4. [en deportes] [con el pie] to kick;
[con la mano] to throw; [a meta, canasta] to shoot;
tirar a gol o Am [m5] al arco o Esp [m5] a puerta to shoot, to have a shot at goal

5. [dirigirse] to go ( hacia o para towards), to head ( hacia o para for o towards); Fam
¡tira! [para empezar a moverse] get moving!;
Fam
¡tira que llegamos tarde! let's get a move on or we'll be late!;

tiramos hacia la izquierda we turned left;
Fam
tira para arriba, que ahora subo yo you go on up, I'll come up in a minute;

tira por esa calle go up o take that street

6. [jugar] to go, to have one's go;

te toca tirar a ti [en naipes, dados, billar] it's your go

7. [cigarrillo, chimenea] to draw;

este tabaco no tira these cigarettes aren't drawing properly

8. Fam [funcionar] to go, to work;

el motor no tira the engine isn't working properly;

el coche tira bien the car runs well

9. [durar] to last;

estos zapatos tirarán otro año these shoes will last another year

10. Fam [atraer]
la familia tira mucho blood is thicker than water;

la tierra siempre tira de uno your homeland never loses its pull on you;

tirarle a alguien: me tira la vida del campo country life appeals to me;

no le tira la profesión de su padre his father's profession doesn't appeal to him;

no le tira viajar she doesn't feel the urge to travel;

tirar de alguien to exert a pull on sb

11. Fam [apañárselas]
aún puedo tirar con este abrigo un par de inviernos this coat should do me for another couple of winters yet;

ir tirando to get by;

voy tirando I'm OK, I've been worse

12. [tener aspecto de o tendencia a]
tirar a: tira a gris it's greyish;

tira a su abuela she takes after her grandmother;

este programa tira a (ser) hortera this programme is a bit on the tacky side;

el tiempo tira a mejorar the weather looks as if it's getting better;

es un reformista tirando a radical he's somewhere between a reformist and a radical;

es verde tirando a azul it's a bluey green;

es tirando a delgado if anything, he's rather thin;

tira para deportista he has the makings of a sportsman

13. Fam [hacer uso]
tirar de algo to use sth;

cuando no hay dinero hay que tirar del ingenio when you don't have any money, you have to rely on your wits;

hubo que tirar de los ahorros we had to draw on our savings

14. Ven Vulg [copular] to fuck

♦ See also the pronominal verb tirarse

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tirar

I v/t

1 throw; edificio, persona knock down; ( volcar) knock over

2 basura throw away; dinero waste, throw away fam

3 TIP print

4 fam

en examen fail

5 foto take

6 tiro fire

II v/i

1 de coche pull;

tirar de algo pull sth

2 ( disparar) shoot

3 DEP en fútbol

:

tirar a puerta shoot at goal;

tirar fuera shoot wide

4 ( atraer) pull, attract;

no me tira la música music doesn’t turn me on

5

:

tirar a tend toward;

tirar a conservador/verde have conservative/Green tendencies

6 ( girar)

:

tirar a la derecha turn right, take a right

7

:

ir tirando fam get by, manage

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tirar vt

1) : to throw, to hurl, to toss

2) botar: to throw away, to throw out, to waste

3) derribar: to knock down

4) : to shoot, to fire, to launch

5) : to take (a photo)

6) : to print, to run off

tirar vi

1) : to pull, to draw

2) : to shoot

3) : to attract

4) : to get by, to manage

va tirando: he's getting along, he's managing

5)

tirar a : to tend towards, to be rather

tira a picante: it's a bit spicy

♦ See also the reflexive verb tirarse

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tirar vb

1. (lanzar) to throw [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

me tiró una piedra he threw a stone at me

tírame la pelota throw the ball to me

lo tiré a la papelera I threw it in the bin

2. (desechar) to throw away [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

voy a tirar toda esta ropa vieja I'm going to throw all these old clothes away

3. (derribar) to knock over / to knock down

los jóvenes tiraron al suelo la escultura the youths knocked the sculpture over

han tirado aquel edificio they've knocked that building down

el viento tiró el árbol the wind blew the tree down

4. (malgastar) to waste

has tirado el dinero you've wasted your money

5. (arrastrar, estirar) to pull

tira de la cadena pull the chain

6. (disparar) to shoot [pt. & pp. shot]

tirar una flecha to shoot an arrow

tirar a puerta to shoot at goal

7. (atraer, gustar) to like

le tiran mucho las motos he really likes motorbikes

ir tirando to get by

Spanish-English dictionary > tirar
12 derribar

v.

1 to knock down, to demolish.

Ella derribó la puerta She knocked down the door.

2 to overthrow.

El pueblo derribó al tirano The country overthrew the tyrant.

3 to down, to bring down.

Ella derriba las paredes She downs the walls.

4 to blow down, to blow over.

5 to crush.

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derribar

► verbo transitivo

1 (demoler) to pull down, demolish, knock down

■ derribar un edificio to demolish a building, knock down a building

2 (hacer caer a una persona) to knock over; (de un caballo) to throw

■ el viento derribó a cuatro transeúntes four people were blown over by the wind

■ el caballo lo derribó the horse threw him

3 (avión, enemigo) to shoot down, bring down

4 (una puerta) to batter down

5 figurado (gobierno) to overthrow; (ministro) to topple

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verb

1) to demolish

2) shoot down

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1. VT

1) (=derrumbar) [+ edificio] to knock down, pull down; [+ puerta] to batter down; [+ barrera] to tear down

van a derribar la fábrica — they are going to knock down o pull down the factory

el huracán derribó varias casas — the hurricane blew down o brought down a number of houses

2) [+ persona] to knock down; (Boxeo) to floor

3) (Aer) to shoot down, bring down

fue derribado sobre el lago — he was shot down over the lake

4) (Caza) to shoot, bag

5) [+ gobierno] to bring down, topple

6) [+ pasión] to subdue

2.

See:

derribarse

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verbo transitivo

a) <edificio/muro> to demolish, knock down; < puerta> to break down

b) < avión> to shoot down, bring down

c) < persona> to floor, knock... down; < novillo> to knock... over

d) viento to bring down

e) < gobierno> to overthrow, topple

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= knock out, tear down, smash, pull down, topple, bulldoze, knock down, fell, raze, lay + Nombre + low.

Ex. Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.

Ex. A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.

Ex. Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex. The latest opinion polls show that 48 percent of Americans would back the use of armed force to topple Saddam Hussein.

Ex. Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.

Ex. Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex. In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.

Ex. The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.

Ex. She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.

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* derribar a Alguien de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* derribar una barrera = topple + barrier.

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verbo transitivo

a) <edificio/muro> to demolish, knock down; < puerta> to break down

b) < avión> to shoot down, bring down

c) < persona> to floor, knock... down; < novillo> to knock... over

d) viento to bring down

e) < gobierno> to overthrow, topple

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= knock out, tear down, smash, pull down, topple, bulldoze, knock down, fell, raze, lay + Nombre + low.

Ex: Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.

Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.

Ex: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex: The latest opinion polls show that 48 percent of Americans would back the use of armed force to topple Saddam Hussein.

Ex: Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.

Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.

Ex: The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.

Ex: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.

* derribar a Alguien de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* derribar una barrera = topple + barrier.

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derribar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹edificio/muro› to demolish, knock down, pull down; ‹puerta› to break down

2 ‹avión› to shoot down, bring down, down ( colloq)

3 ‹persona› to floor, knock … down, lay … out ( colloq); ‹novillo› to knock … over

4 «viento» to bring down

el viento derribó varios árboles the wind brought down several trees

5 ‹gobierno› to overthrow

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Multiple Entries:
derribar
derribar algo
derribar ( conjugate derribar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹edificio/muro› to demolish, knock down;

‹ puerta› to break down
b) ‹ avión› to shoot down, bring down

c) ‹ persona› to floor, knock … down;

‹ novillo› to knock … over
d) [ viento] to bring down

e) ‹ gobierno› to overthrow, topple

derribar verbo transitivo
1 (un edificio) to pull down
(a una persona) to knock down
(un avión) to shoot down
2 (un gobierno) to bring down
' derribar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatir
- echar
- tirar
- botar
English:
blow down
- blow over
- bowl over
- break down
- bring down
- bulldoze
- demolish
- fell
- floor
- kick down
- knock down
- pull down
- shoot down
- tear down
- bowl
- bring
- down
- knock
- shoot
- topple
- unseat

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derribar vt

1. [construcción, edificio, muro, pared] to knock down, to demolish;
[puerta] to break down, to smash down;
derribó el castillo de naipes she knocked down the house of cards

2. [árbol] [sujeto: leñador] to cut down, to fell;
[sujeto: viento, tormenta] to uproot
3. [avión, jugador, res] to bring down;
[púgil, luchador] to knock down, to floor; [jinete] to unseat
4. [gobierno, gobernante] to overthrow

5. [en equitación] [obstáculo] to knock over o down

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derribar

v/t

1 edificio, persona knock down

2 avión shoot down

3 POL bring down

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derribar vt

1) demoler, derrumbar: to demolish, to knock down

2) : to shoot down, to bring down (an airplane)

3) derrocar: to overthrow

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derribar vb

1. (edificio) to demolish / to pull down

han derribado aquella casa vieja that old house has been pulled down

2. (persona) to knock down

el boxeador fue derribado en el primer asalto the boxer was knocked down in the first round

Spanish-English dictionary > derribar

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