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perro de trineo

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1 perro de trineo

(n.) = sled dog

Ex. Exercise-induced gastritis and gastric ulcers are common in humans and horses, and recently have been described in racing sled dogs.

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(n.) = sled dog

Ex: Exercise-induced gastritis and gastric ulcers are common in humans and horses, and recently have been described in racing sled dogs.

Spanish-English dictionary > perro de trineo
2 perro

m.

dog, canine.

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perro

► adjetivo

1 rotten

► nombre masculino perro

1 ZOOLOGÍA dog

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FRASEOLOGÍA

'Cuidado con el perro' "Beware of the dog"

a otro perro con ese hueso pull the other one

atar los perros con longaniza familiar to have money to burn

coger una perra familiar to have a tantrum

de perros familiar rotten, lousy

llevar una vida de perros familiar to lead a dog's life

llevarse como el perro y el gato familiar to fight like cat and dog

no valer ni tres perras gordas familiar not to be worth a penny

perro ladrador, poco mordedor his (her etc) bark is worse than his (her etc) bite

ser perro viejo familiar to be long in the tooth

perro caliente hot dog

perro callejero stray dog

perro de caza hunting dog

perro de compañía pet dog

perro de muestra pointer

perro de rastro tracker dog

perro faldero lapdog

perro pastor sheepdog

perro perdiguero gundog

perro policía police dog

perro rastrero tracker dog

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perro

► nombre masculino

1 ZOOLOGÍA dog

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(f. - perra)

noun

dog

* * *

1. SM

1) (Zool) dog

cuidado con el perro — beware of the dog

perro afgano — Afghan hound

perro antiexplosivos, perro buscadrogas — sniffer dog

perro callejero — stray (dog)

perro cobrador — retriever

perro dálmata — dalmatian

perro de agua — CAm coypu

perro de aguas — spaniel

perro de casta — pedigree dog

perro de caza — hunting dog

perro de ciego — guide dog

perro de lanas — poodle

perro de muestra — pointer

perro de presa — bulldog

perro de raza — pedigree dog

perro de San Bernardo — St Bernard

perro de Terranova — Newfoundland dog

perro de trineo — husky, sled dog

perro dogo — bulldog

perro esquimal — husky

perro faldero — lapdog

perro guardián — guard dog

perro guía — guide dog

perro lazarillo — guide dog

perro lebrel — whippet

perro lobo — alsatian, German shepherd

perro marino — dogfish

perro pastor — sheepdog

perro pequinés — Pekinese

perro policía — police dog

perro raposero — foxhound

perro rastreador, perro rastrero — tracker dog

perro salchicha — * sausage dog *, dachshund

perro vagabundo — stray (dog)

perro zorrero — foxhound

2)

- ¡a otro perro con ese hueso!

atar perros con longaniza —

se cree que allí atan los perros con longaniza — he thinks it's the land of milk and honey

- de perros

estaba de un humor de perros — he was in a foul o stinking mood

tiempo de perros — foul o dirty weather

- echarle los perros a algn

- echar una hora a perros

- hacer perro muerto

- heder a perro muerto

- meter los perros en danza

¿qué perro te/le mordió? — Caribe * what's up with you/him? *

- llevarse como el perro y el gato

- ser como el perro del hortelano

- ser perro viejo

- tratar a algn como a un perro

- vida de perro

- a perro flaco todo son pulgas

- perro ladrador, poco mordedor

3) (Culin)

perro caliente — hot dog

4) * pey (=holgazán) lazy sod ***

5) * pey (=persona despreciable) swine **

6) And (=modorra) drowsiness

7) Cono Sur clothes peg, clothes pin (EEUU)

2.

ADJ * rotten *

¡qué perra suerte la mía! — what rotten luck I have! *

esta perra vida — this wretched life

¡qué perra vida! — life's a bitch! *

he pasado una temporada perra — I've been through a rough patch *

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I
- rra adjetivo

a) (fam) <vida/suerte> rotten (colloq), lousy (colloq)

b) < persona> nasty
II
- rra masculino, femenino

1) (Zool) dog

cuidado con el perro! — beware of the dog

a otro perro con ese hueso — (fam) go tell it to the marines! (AmE colloq), pull the other one! (BrE colloq)

atar perros con longaniza — (fam) to have money to burn (colloq)

como perro en cancha de bochas — (RPl fam & hum)

andar más perdido que perro en cancha de bochas — to be like a fish out of water

me tuvieron todo el día como perro en cancha de bochas — they had me rushing around from pillar to post all day long (colloq)

como un perro — (fam)

terminó sus días como un perro — he ended his days in the gutter

me dejó tirado como un perro — she abandoned me as if I were a stray dog

de perros — (fam) foul

hace un tiempo de perros — the weather's foul o horrible

está de un humor de perros — he's in a foul mood

echarle los perros a alguien — (fam) ( para ahuyentar) to set the dogs on somebody; ( recibir muy mal) to give somebody a hostile reception (colloq)

es el mismo perro con diferente collar — nothing has really changed, it's the same people (o regime etc) under a different name

estar meado de perros — (CS fam) to be plagued o dogged by bad luck

hacer perro muerto — (Chi fam) to do a runner (colloq)

llevarse como (el) perro y (el) gato — to fight like cats and dogs (AmE) o (BrE) cat and dog

meterle a alguien el perro — (RPl fam) to con somebody (colloq)

no tener ni perro que le ladre — (fam) to be all alone in the world

perro no come perro — (Col fam) there is honor* among thieves

ser como el perro del hortelano (que ni come ni deja comer al amo) — to be a dog in the manger

ser perro viejo — to be a wily o shrewd old bird (colloq)

tratar a alguien como a un perro — to treat somebody like dirt

a perro flaco todo son pulgas — it never rains but it pours

perro que ladra no muerde or (Esp) perro ladrador, poco mordedor — his/her bark's worse than his/her bite

- perro callejero

- perro de caza

- perro de compañía

- perro de lanas

- perro de presa

- perro esquimal

- perro guardián

- perro guía or lazarillo

- perro lobo

- perro pastor

- perro pequinés or pekinés

- perro or perrito caliente

- perro or perrito faldero

- perro policía or policial

- perro rastreador

- perro salchicha

2) ( persona) tyrant

* * *

= dog.

Ex. The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.

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* caseta para el perro = kennel, doghouse.

* collar de perro = dog collar.

* comida para perros = dog food.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* con un humor de perros = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.

* criadero de perros = breeding kennel.

* criador de perros = dog breeder.

* día de perros = bad hair day.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* humor de perros = vicious temper.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.

* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* pelea de perros = dogfight [dog fight].

* perro callejero = garbage dog, mutt, mongrel, street dog, stray dog.

* perro de caza = hound, bloodhound, gun dog, gun dog.

* perro de guerra = dog of war, war dog.

* perro de rastreo = rescue dog, sniffer dog, search dog.

* perro de rescate = rescue dog, search dog.

* perro de trineo = sled dog.

* perro faldero = pug, lap dog.

* perro guardián = guard dog.

* perro guía = guide dog.

* perro labrador = Labrador retriever.

* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite, barking dogs seldom bite.

* perro lazarillo = guide dog.

* perro mapache = raccoon dog.

* perro mestizo = mongrel.

* perro ovejero = sheepdog.

* perro pastor = sheepdog.

* perro peligroso = vicious dog.

* perro perdiguero = golden retriever.

* perro policía = police dog.

* perro rabioso = rabid dog.

* perro raposero = foxhound.

* perro rastreador = tracker dog, bloodhound, sleuthhound, sniffer dog.

* perro salchicha = dachshund, sausage dog, wiener dog.

* perro zorrero = foxhound.

* salchicha para perros = dog sausage.

* salmón perro = chum, chum salmon, dog salmon.

* temperamento de perros = vicious temper.

* vida de perros = a dog's life.

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I
- rra adjetivo

a) (fam) <vida/suerte> rotten (colloq), lousy (colloq)

b) < persona> nasty
II
- rra masculino, femenino

1) (Zool) dog

cuidado con el perro! — beware of the dog

a otro perro con ese hueso — (fam) go tell it to the marines! (AmE colloq), pull the other one! (BrE colloq)

atar perros con longaniza — (fam) to have money to burn (colloq)

como perro en cancha de bochas — (RPl fam & hum)

andar más perdido que perro en cancha de bochas — to be like a fish out of water

me tuvieron todo el día como perro en cancha de bochas — they had me rushing around from pillar to post all day long (colloq)

como un perro — (fam)

terminó sus días como un perro — he ended his days in the gutter

me dejó tirado como un perro — she abandoned me as if I were a stray dog

de perros — (fam) foul

hace un tiempo de perros — the weather's foul o horrible

está de un humor de perros — he's in a foul mood

echarle los perros a alguien — (fam) ( para ahuyentar) to set the dogs on somebody; ( recibir muy mal) to give somebody a hostile reception (colloq)

es el mismo perro con diferente collar — nothing has really changed, it's the same people (o regime etc) under a different name

estar meado de perros — (CS fam) to be plagued o dogged by bad luck

hacer perro muerto — (Chi fam) to do a runner (colloq)

llevarse como (el) perro y (el) gato — to fight like cats and dogs (AmE) o (BrE) cat and dog

meterle a alguien el perro — (RPl fam) to con somebody (colloq)

no tener ni perro que le ladre — (fam) to be all alone in the world

perro no come perro — (Col fam) there is honor* among thieves

ser como el perro del hortelano (que ni come ni deja comer al amo) — to be a dog in the manger

ser perro viejo — to be a wily o shrewd old bird (colloq)

tratar a alguien como a un perro — to treat somebody like dirt

a perro flaco todo son pulgas — it never rains but it pours

perro que ladra no muerde or (Esp) perro ladrador, poco mordedor — his/her bark's worse than his/her bite

- perro callejero

- perro de caza

- perro de compañía

- perro de lanas

- perro de presa

- perro esquimal

- perro guardián

- perro guía or lazarillo

- perro lobo

- perro pastor

- perro pequinés or pekinés

- perro or perrito caliente

- perro or perrito faldero

- perro policía or policial

- perro rastreador

- perro salchicha

2) ( persona) tyrant

* * *

= dog.

Ex: The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.

* caseta para el perro = kennel, doghouse.

* collar de perro = dog collar.

* comida para perros = dog food.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* con un humor de perros = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.

* criadero de perros = breeding kennel.

* criador de perros = dog breeder.

* día de perros = bad hair day.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* humor de perros = vicious temper.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.

* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* pelea de perros = dogfight [dog fight].

* perro callejero = garbage dog, mutt, mongrel, street dog, stray dog.

* perro de caza = hound, bloodhound, gun dog, gun dog.

* perro de guerra = dog of war, war dog.

* perro de rastreo = rescue dog, sniffer dog, search dog.

* perro de rescate = rescue dog, search dog.

* perro de trineo = sled dog.

* perro faldero = pug, lap dog.

* perro guardián = guard dog.

* perro guía = guide dog.

* perro labrador = Labrador retriever.

* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite, barking dogs seldom bite.

* perro lazarillo = guide dog.

* perro mapache = raccoon dog.

* perro mestizo = mongrel.

* perro ovejero = sheepdog.

* perro pastor = sheepdog.

* perro peligroso = vicious dog.

* perro perdiguero = golden retriever.

* perro policía = police dog.

* perro rabioso = rabid dog.

* perro raposero = foxhound.

* perro rastreador = tracker dog, bloodhound, sleuthhound, sniffer dog.

* perro salchicha = dachshund, sausage dog, wiener dog.

* perro zorrero = foxhound.

* salchicha para perros = dog sausage.

* salmón perro = chum, chum salmon, dog salmon.

* temperamento de perros = vicious temper.

* vida de perros = a dog's life.

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perro¹ - rra

adjective

A ( fam); ‹vida/suerte› rotten ( colloq), lousy ( colloq)

¡qué perra suerte! what rotten o lousy luck!

B

1 ( fam) (severo) nasty

2 ( Col fam) (astuto) sneaky ( colloq), crafty ( colloq)

perro² - rra

masculine, feminine

A ( Zool) dog

[ S ] ¡cuidado con el perro! beware of the dog

a otro perro con ese hueso go tell it to the marines! ( AmE), pull the other one! ( BrE)

atar perros con longaniza ( fam); to have money to burn ( colloq)

como perro en cancha de bochas ( RPl fam hum): andar más perdido que perro en cancha de bochas to be like a fish out of water

me tuvieron todo el día como perro en cancha de bochas they had me rushing around from pillar to post all day long ( colloq)

como un perro ( fam): terminó sus días como un perro he ended his days in the gutter

me dejó tirado como un perro she abandoned me, as if I were a stray dog

murió como un perro, en la miseria he died in abject poverty, like a dog

de perros ( fam); foul

hace un tiempo de perros the weather's foul o horrible o terrible

está de un humor de perros he's in a foul mood

echarle los perros a algn ( fam) (para ahuyentar) to set the dogs on sb; (recibir muy mal) to give sb a hostile reception ( colloq)

es el mismo perro con diferente collar nothing has really changed, it's the same people ( o regime etc) under a different name

estar meado de perros (CS fam); to be plagued o dogged by bad luck

hacer perro muerto ( Chi fam); to do a runner ( colloq)

llevarse como (el) perro y (el) gato to fight like cat and dog

me/nos/les fue como a los perros en misa I/we/they had a terrible time of it ( colloq)

meterle a algn el perro ( RPl fam); to con sb ( colloq)

no tener ni perro que le ladre ( fam); to be all alone in the world

perro no come perro ( Col fam); there is honor* among thieves

perro viejo ladra sentado said of sb who has learned how to do things with a minimum of effort

ser como el perro del hortelano (que ni come ni deja comer al amo) to be a dog in the manger

ser perro viejo to be a wily o shrewd old bird ( colloq)

tratar a algn como a un perro to treat sb like dirt

a perro flaco todo son pulgas it never rains but it pours

muerto el perro, se acabó la rabia the best way to solve a problem is to attack the root cause of it

por un perro que maté, mataperros me llamaron give a dog a bad name

perro que ladra no muerde or ( Esp) perro ladrador, poco mordedor his/her bark's worse than his/her bite

Compuestos:

● perro afgano

Afghan (hound)

● perro alano

mastiff

● perro or perrito caliente

( Coc) hot dog

● perro callejero

stray dog, stray

● perro caniche

poodle

● perro de aguas

water dog

● perro de caza

gundog

● perro de compañía

pet dog

● perro or perrito de faldas

perro faldero

● perro or perrillo de las praderas

prairie dog

● perro de lanas

poodle

● perro de muestra

pointer

● perro (de) policía

( RPl) German shepherd, Alsatian ( BrE)

● perro de presa

bulldog

● perro de rastreo

perro rastreador

● perro esquimal

husky

● perro or perrito faldero

(animal) lapdog; (persona) ( fam) lapdog ( colloq)

● perro guardián

guard dog

● perro guía

guide dog

● perro lazarillo

guide dog

● perro lebrel

hound

● perro lobo

German shepherd, Alsatian ( BrE)

● perro lulú

spitz

● perro mastín

mastiff

● perro ovejero

sheepdog

● perro pachón

basset hound

● perro pastor

sheepdog

● perro pequinés or pekinés

Pekinese

● perro perdiguero

gundog

seguir a algn como perro perdiguero to pursue sb relentlessly

● perro podenco

spaniel

● perro policial

( Chi) German shepherd, Alsatian ( BrE)

● perro rastreador

(para seguir una huella) tracker dog; (para buscar drogas) sniffer dog

● perro salchicha

dachshund, sausage dog ( colloq)

B (persona) tyrant

C ( Chi fam) (como apelativo cariñoso) sweetie ( colloq), pet ( BrE colloq)

Compuesto:

perro choco

( Chi) (fam) sweetheart

D

perro masculine ( Chi)

1 (para la ropa) clothespin ( AmE), clothes-peg ( BrE)

2 (ficha) counter

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perro
◊ - rra sustantivo masculino, femenino (Zool) dog;

perro callejero stray (dog);
perro de compañía pet dog;
perro guardián guard dog;
perro guía or lazarillo guide dog;
perro pastor sheepdog;
perrito caliente (Coc) hot dog;
perrito faldero lapdog;
perro policía German shepherd, Alsatian (BrE);
perro rastreador ( para seguir una huella) tracker dog;

( para buscar drogas) sniffer dog;
◊ perro salchicha dachshund, sausage dog (colloq);

de perros (fam) foul;
hace un tiempo de perros the weather's foul o horrible;
está de un humor de perros he's in a foul mood;
llevarse como (el) perro y (el) gato to fight like cats and dogs (AmE) o (BrE) cat and dog
■ adjetivo (fam)
a) ‹vida/suerte› rotten (colloq), lousy (colloq)

b) ‹ persona› nasty

perro,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino dog
perro callejero, stray dog
perro de compañía, pet dog
perro guía, guide dog
perro faldero, (animal) lapdog
(persona) flatterer
II adjetivo
1 (una persona) swine
2 (una vida, etc) wretched
♦ Locuciones: atar los perros con longaniza, to have money to burn
llevarse como el perro y el gato, to fight like cat and dog
tiempo de perros, awful weather
' perro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abandonada
- abandonado
- acariciar
- alerta
- ama
- amo
- caca
- cachorra
- cachorro
- callejera
- callejero
- caseta
- colear
- comer
- correa
- crespa
- crespo
- cruzarse
- cuidada
- cuidado
- dálmata
- danés
- danesa
- despegarse
- diente
- encerrar
- extranjis
- fiel
- guardián
- guardiana
- guía
- interdependencia
- lazarillo
- mano
- mimosa
- mimoso
- moribunda
- moribundo
- pastor
- pastora
- pecado
- pequinés
- pequinesa
- perdida
- perdido
- perra
- rastreador
- rastreadora
- raza
English:
A
- abandoned
- alarm
- Alsatian
- asleep
- back off
- bark
- bay
- beg
- beware
- big
- boxer
- chase away
- chew up
- collar
- dachshund
- Dalmatian
- destroy
- dislodge
- dog
- dog collar
- doghouse
- drench
- exercise
- exhaustion
- ferocious
- for
- gone
- growl
- guard dog
- guide dog
- hound
- howl
- husky
- lead
- let in
- loose
- manger
- mangy
- mess
- mistreat
- mongrel
- muzzle
- neuter
- nowhere
- of
- own
- pat
- pet
- pointer

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perro, -a

♦ adj
Fam
1. [asqueroso, desgraciado] lousy;

¡qué vida más perra! life's a bitch!;

llevan una vida muy perra they have a lousy life;

Comp
RP Fam
en la perra vida: en la perra vida le dije eso I never said that to him

2. [perezoso] bone idle;

¡mira que eres perro! you lazy so-and-so!

♦ nm

1. [animal] dog;

comida para perros dog food;

la caseta del perro the dog kennel;

¡cuidado con el perro! [en letrero] beware of the dog;

sacar a pasear al perro to walk the dog, to take the dog for a walk;

Comp

allí no atan los perros con longaniza the streets there aren't paved with gold;

Comp

andar o [m5] llevarse como el perro y el gato to fight like cat(s) and dog(s);

Comp
Fam
de perros [tiempo, humor] lousy;

hace un día de perros the weather's foul today, it's lousy weather today;

Comp
RP Fam
estar como perro en cancha de bochas to be completely lost;

Comp
Fam
echarle los perros a alguien [reprender] to have a go at sb;

Comp

ser como el perro del hortelano (que ni come ni deja comer al amo) to be a dog in the manger;

Comp
RP Fam
está meado por los perros he's jinxed;

Comp

el mismo perro con distinto collar: el nuevo régimen no es más que el mismo perro con distinto collar the new regime may have a different name but nothing has really changed;

Comp
Fam
¡a otro perro con ese hueso! Br pull the other one!, US tell it to the marines!;

Comp

tratar a alguien como a un perro to treat sb like a dog;

Comp

ser perro viejo to be an old hand;

Prov

muerto el perro, se acabó la rabia it's best to deal with problems at their source;

Prov

a perro flaco todo son pulgas the worse off you are, the more bad things seem to happen to you;

Prov

perro ladrador, poco mordedor, RP [m5] perro que ladra no muerde his/her bark is worse than his/her bite

Comp
perro callejero stray (dog);
perro de caza hunting dog;

perro cobrador retriever;

perro de compañía pet dog;

perro esquimal husky;

perro faldero [perrito] lapdog;
Fig [persona] lackey;
perro guardián guard dog, watchdog;

perro de lanas poodle;

perro lazarillo Br guide dog, US Seeing-Eye© dog;

perro lobo Alsatian, German shepherd;
RP perro ovejero sheepdog;
perro pastor sheepdog;

perro policía police dog;

perro de las praderas [roedor] prairie dog;

perro rastreador tracker dog;

perro de raza pedigree dog;

perro salchicha sausage dog;

perro de Terranova Newfoundland;

perro vagabundo stray dog

2. Fam [persona] swine, dog

3. Chile [pinza] Br clothes peg, US clothes pin

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perro

m dog;

hace un tiempo de perros fam the weather is lousy fam ;

llevarse como el perro y el gato fig fight like cat and dog;

a otro perro con ese hueso fig fam tell that to the marines! fam, Br

pull the other one (it’s got bells on)! fam ;

perro ladrador poco mordedor his bark is worse than his bite

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perro, - rra n

1) : dog, bitch f

2)

perro caliente : hot dog

3)

perro salchicha : dachsund

4)

perro faldero : lapdog

5)

perro cobrador : retriever

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perro n dog

de perros awful

llevarse como perro y gato to fight like cat and dog

perro guardián guard dog

perro lazarillo guide dog

perro pastor sheepdog

Spanish-English dictionary > perro
3 trineo

m.

1 sledge (pequeño).

2 sleigh, bobsleigh, bobsled, sled.

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trineo

► nombre masculino

1 sleigh, sled, sledge

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SM [pequeño] sledge, sled (EEUU); [grande] sleigh

trineo de balancín — bobsleigh

trineo de perros — dog sleigh

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masculino

a) (Dep, Jueg) sled (AmE), sledge (BrE)

b) (tirado por perros, caballos) sleigh

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= sled.

Ex. Its bark, which is completely waterproof, is used in the construction of canoes, paddles, sleds, tepee covers, and cradles.

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* cuesta para tirarse con trineos = sled hill.

* perro de trineo = sled dog.

* pista para trineos = toboggan run.

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masculino

a) (Dep, Jueg) sled (AmE), sledge (BrE)

b) (tirado por perros, caballos) sleigh

* * *

= sled.

Ex: Its bark, which is completely waterproof, is used in the construction of canoes, paddles, sleds, tepee covers, and cradles.

* cuesta para tirarse con trineos = sled hill.

* perro de trineo = sled dog.

* pista para trineos = toboggan run.

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trineo

masculine

1 ( Dep, Jueg) toboggan, sled ( AmE), sledge ( BrE)

2 (tirado por perros, caballos) sleigh

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trineo sustantivo masculino
a) (Dep, Jueg) sled (AmE), sledge (BrE)

b) (tirado por perros, caballos) sleigh

trineo m (para jugar) sledge, US sled
(tirado por perros) sleigh, US dog sled
' trineo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tobogán
English:
bobsled
- dogsled
- sled
- sledge
- sleigh
- toboggan

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trineo nm
[pequeño] Br sledge, US sled; [grande] sleigh
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trineo

m sled, sleigh

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trineo nm

: sled, sleigh

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trineo n

1. (vehículo) sleigh

el trineo de Papá Noel Father Christmas' sleigh

2. (juguete) sledge

Spanish-English dictionary > trineo
4 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.

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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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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.

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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
5 tirado

tirado

► participio pasado

1→ link=tirar tirar

► adjetivo

1 familiar (precio) dirt cheap

2 familiar (problema, asunto) dead easy

3 familiar (abandonado) let down

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar tirado,-a a alguien to let somebody down

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tirado, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=tumbado)

estar tirado — to be lying

siempre está tirado en el sofá — he's always lying on the sofa

los juguetes estaban tirados por toda la habitación — the toys were lying o strewn all over the room

2) * (=barato)

estar tirado — to be dirt-cheap *

3) * (=fácil)

estar tirado — to be dead easy o a cinch *

esa asignatura está tirada — that subject is dead easy *, that subject is a cinch *

4) *

dejar tirado a algn — to leave sb in the lurch

quedarse tirado — to be left in the lurch

5) (=embarcación) rakish

2.

SM / F * (=colgado) no-hoper *

* * *

- da adjetivo

1) ( en desorden)

lo dejan todo tirado — they leave everything lying around

había ropa tirada en el suelo — there were clothes all over the floor

dejar a alguien tirado — to leave somebody behind

2) (fam) [estar]

a) ( muy fácil) dead easy (colloq)

b) ( muy barato) dirt cheap (colloq)

* * *

= dirt cheap.

Ex. This way you can get all the information you'll ever need, dead easy, though probably not dirt cheap.

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* dejar tirado = strand, walk out on.

* estar tirado = be a snap, be a cinch, be a piece of cake, be a cinch, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* quedarse tirado = be stranded.

* tirado de precio = steal, at a steal.

* tirado por burro = donkey-driven.

* tirado por burros = donkey drawn.

* tirado por caballos = horse-drawn.

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- da adjetivo

1) ( en desorden)

lo dejan todo tirado — they leave everything lying around

había ropa tirada en el suelo — there were clothes all over the floor

dejar a alguien tirado — to leave somebody behind

2) (fam) [estar]

a) ( muy fácil) dead easy (colloq)

b) ( muy barato) dirt cheap (colloq)

* * *

= dirt cheap.

Ex: This way you can get all the information you'll ever need, dead easy, though probably not dirt cheap.

* dejar tirado = strand, walk out on.

* estar tirado = be a snap, be a cinch, be a piece of cake, be a cinch, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* quedarse tirado = be stranded.

* tirado de precio = steal, at a steal.

* tirado por burro = donkey-driven.

* tirado por burros = donkey drawn.

* tirado por caballos = horse-drawn.

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tirado¹ -da

adjective

A

(en desorden): lo dejan todo tirado they leave everything lying around

había ropa tirada por todas partes there were clothes strewn about everywhere

B ( fam)

1 (muy fácil) dead easy ( colloq)

el examen estaba tirado the exam was dead easy, the exam was a cinch o a piece of cake ( colloq)

2 (muy barato) dead o dirt cheap ( colloq)

tirado² -da

masculine, feminine

( fam)

1 (de mala vida) no-hoper ( colloq), bum ( AmE colloq)

2 (pobre) pauper, bum ( AmE colloq)

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Del verbo tirar: ( conjugate tirar)

tirado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
tirado
tirar
tirado
◊ -da adjetivo

1 ( en desorden):
◊ lo dejan todo tirado they leave everything lying around

2 (fam) [estar]
a) ( muy fácil) dead easy (colloq)

b) ( muy barato) dirt cheap (colloq)

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

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

tiradole 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 tirado 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;
tirado de algo to pull sth;
◊ no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

2
a) ( disparar) to shoot;

◊ tirado a matar to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot;

tirado 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;

tiradose en paracaídas to parachute;

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

tiradose 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):
◊ tiradose un pedo to fart (sl)

tirado,-a adj fam
1 (muy barato) dirt cheap
2 (muy sencillo) very easy, dead easy
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
' tirado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mínimamente
- tirada
- trineo
English:
cheap
- dirt-cheap
- dogsled
- giveaway
- lie about
- lie around
- nuisance
- strand
- waggon
- wagon
- cinch
- dead
- flat out
- horse

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tirado, -a Fam

♦ adj

1. [barato] dirt cheap

2. [fácil] simple, Br dead easy;

un crucigrama tirado a simple o Br dead easy crossword;

estar tirado to be a cinch

3. [débil, cansado] worn-out

4. [miserable] seedy

5. [abandonado, plantado]
dejar tirado a alguien to leave sb in the lurch;

el taxista les dejó tirados en medio del campo the taxi driver left them stranded in the middle of the countryside;

Comp
Méx Fam
estar tirado a la calle to be in bad shape

♦ nm,f
[persona] slacker
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tirado

adj pop

1 ( barato) dirt-cheap fam

2 ( fácil)

:

estar tirado fam be a walkover fam o

a piece of cake fam

* * *

tirado adj

1. (en el suelo) lying

el libro estaba tirado en el suelo the book was lying on the floor

2. (barato) dirt cheap

encontré un hotel tirado de precio I found a hotel that was dirt cheap

3. (fácil) dead easy

el examen estaba tirado the exam was dead easy

Spanish-English dictionary > tirado

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