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the branch snapped

1 snap

snæp
1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb
1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) intentar morder

2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) partir

3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) chasquear, hacer/producir un ruido seco

4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) regañar, hablar con brusquedad

5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) sacar una foto

2. noun
1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) ruido seco

2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) foto instantánea

3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) juego de naipes

3. adjective
(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) precipitado, repentino

- snappy
- snappily
- snappiness
- snapshot
- snap one's fingers
- snap up

snap¹ n

1. chasquido / ruido seco

the branch broke with a snap la rama se rompió con un ruido seco

2. foto

do you want to see my holiday snaps? ¿quieres ver las fotos de mis vacaciones? snap es también un juego de cartas en el que los jugadores van poniendo cartas sobre la mesa, y si salen dos del mismo número el primero que cante snap se las lleva todas. El que se quede sin cartas es eliminado; gana el que quede cuando los demás estén eliminados

snap² vb

1. romper / romperse

the branch snapped and he fell to the ground la rama se rompió y él se cayó al suelo

2. intentar morder

the dog snapped at her el perro intentó morderla

3. decir bruscamente / contestar bruscamente

there's no need to snap! ¡no hay motivo para contestarme así!

snap

tr[snæp]

noun

1 (sharp noise) ruido seco; (of fingers, branch) chasquido

2 familiar (snapshot) foto nombre femenino, instantánea

3 (card game) juego de naipes infantil

4 familiar (eagerness, zip) afán nombre masculino, brío, energía

5 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (easy thing to do) cosa tirada

■ it's a snap está chupado, está tirado

6 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (press-stud) broche nombre masculino a presión

adjective

1 (decision etc) precipitado,-a, repentino,-a

interjection

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL ¡toma!, ¡caramba!

transitive verb (pt & pp snapped, ger snapping)

1 (break) partir en dos, romper en dos

2 (close) cerrar de golpe

■ she snapped her bag shut cerró el bolso de golpe

3 (click) chasquear

■ he snapped his fingers chasqueó los dedos

4 (say sharply) decir bruscamente

5 familiar (photograph) sacar una foto de

intransitive verb

1 (break) romperse, partirse

2 figurative use (person) perder los nervios, sufrir una crisis nerviosa

■ she snapped under the strain of too much work sufrió una crisis nerviosa por exceso de trabajo

3 (speak sharply) regañar (at, a), hablar con brusquedad (at, a)

■ there's no need to snap! ¡no hace falta morder!

4 (bite) morder (at, -)

■ the dog snapped at his ankles el perro le quiso morder los tobillos

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

snap to it! ¡rápido!, ¡muévete!

to go snap romperse

to snap one's fingers at burlarse de

to snap out of it animarse, reaccionar

to snap somebody's head off echarle un rapapolvo a alguien

to snap shut cerrarse de golpe

snap ['snæp] v, snapped ; snapping vi

1) : intentar morder (dícese de un perro, etc.), picar (dícese de un pez)

2) : hablar con severidad

he snapped at me!: ¡me gritó!

3) break: romperse, quebrarse (haciendo un chasquido)

snap vt

1) break: partir (en dos), quebrar

2) : hacer (algo) de un golpe

to snap open: abrir de golpe

3) retort: decir bruscamente

4) click: chasquear

to snap one's fingers: chasquear los dedos

snap n

1) click, crack: chasquido m

2) fastener: broche m

3) cinch: cosa f fácil

it's a snap: es facilísimo

snap

adj.

• repentino, -a adj.

n.

• castañetazo s.m.

• chasquido s.m.

• chulería s.f.

• cosa fácil s.f.

• cucaña s.f.

• fotografía s.f.

v.

• castañetear v.

• chasquear v.

• romper v.

I snæp
noun

1) c ( sound) chasquido m, ruido m seco

2) snap (fastener) (AmE)

a) ( on clothes) broche m or botón m de presión (AmL), (cierre m) automático m (Esp)

b) (on handbag, necklace) broche m

3) c ( photo) (colloq) foto f, instantánea f

4) c ( Meteo)

a cold snap — una ola de frío

5) u (BrE)

a) ( card game) juego de baraja en el que se canta `snap' cada vez que aparecen dos cartas iguales

b) (as interj) (colloq)

I got 83% - snap! (so did I) — yo saqué un 83% - chócate ésa or chócatela or chócala (, yo también)!

6) ( easy task) (AmE colloq) (no pl)

it's a snap — es facilísimo; está tirado (fam), es una papa or un bollo (RPl fam), es chancaca (Chi fam)

II
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1)

a) ( break) partir

b) ( cause to make sharp sound)

she snapped the lid/book shut — cerró la tapa/el libro de un golpe; finger I

2) ( utter sharply) decir* bruscamente

shut up, he snapped — -cállate -dijo bruscamente

3) ( photograph) \<\<person/thing\>\> sacarle* una foto a

2.

vi

1) ( bite)

the dog snapped at my ankles — el perro me quiso morder los tobillos

2)

a) ( break) \<\<twigs/branch\>\> romperse*, quebrarse* (esp AmL); \<\<elastic\>\> romperse*

it just snapped off in my hand — se me partió or (esp AmL) se me quebró en la mano

the plank snapped in two — la tabla se partió en dos

my patience snapped — se me acabó la paciencia

b) ( click)

to snap shut — cerrarse* (con un clic)

3) ( speak sharply) hablar con brusquedad

sorry, I didn't mean to snap — perdona, no quise saltar así

4) ( move quickly)

to snap out of it — ( of depression) animarse, reaccionar; (of lethargy, inertia) espabilarse

snap out of it! — anímate!, reacciona!

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- snap back

- snap up

III

adjective <decision/judgment> precipitado, repentino

[snæp]
1. N

1) (=sound) golpe m, ruido m seco; [of sth breaking, of whip, of fingers] chasquido m

it shut with a snap — se cerró de golpe, se cerró con un ruido seco

2) (=photograph) foto f

to take a snap of sb — sacar una foto de algn

these are our holiday snaps — estas son las fotos de nuestras vacaciones

3) (=short period)

a cold snap — una ola de frío

4) (=attempt to bite)

the dog made a snap at the biscuit — el perro se lanzó sobre la galleta

5) * (=energy) vigor m, energía f

put some snap into it! — ¡menearse!

6)

it's a snap — (US) * (=easy) eso está tirado *, es muy fácil

2.

ADJ (=sudden) repentino, sin aviso

snap decision — decisión f instantánea

snap answer — respuesta f sin pensar, respuesta f instantánea

snap judgement — juicio m instantáneo

3. VT

1) (=break) partir, quebrar (esp LAm)

2) (=click) chasquear

to snap one's fingers — chasquear los dedos

to snap one's fingers at sb/sth — (fig) burlarse de algn/algo

to snap a box shut — cerrar una caja de golpe

to snap sth into place — colocar algo con un golpe seco

3)

"be quiet!" she snapped — -¡cállate! -espetó ella enojada

4) (Phot) sacar una foto de

4. VI

1) (=break) [elastic] romperse

the branch snapped — la rama se partió

2) (=make sound) [whip] chasquear

it snapped shut — se cerró de golpe

to snap into place — meterse de golpe

3)

to snap at sb — [person] regañar a algn; [dog] intentar morder a algn

don't snap at me! — ¡a mí no me hables en ese tono!

4) (=move energetically)

she snapped into action — echó a trabajar etc en seguida

5.

ADV

snap! — ¡crac!

to go snap — hacer crac

6.

EXCL ¡lo mismo!; (=me too) ¡yo también!

7.

CPD

snap bean (US) N — judía f verde, ejote m (Mex), poroto m verde (And, S. Cone), chaucha f (Arg)

snap fastener N — (US) cierre m (automático)

snap pea — tirabeque m, arveja f china

- snap back

- snap off

- snap out

- snap up

* * *

I [snæp]
noun

1) c ( sound) chasquido m, ruido m seco

2) snap (fastener) (AmE)

a) ( on clothes) broche m or botón m de presión (AmL), (cierre m) automático m (Esp)

b) (on handbag, necklace) broche m

3) c ( photo) (colloq) foto f, instantánea f

4) c ( Meteo)

a cold snap — una ola de frío

5) u (BrE)

a) ( card game) juego de baraja en el que se canta `snap' cada vez que aparecen dos cartas iguales

b) (as interj) (colloq)

I got 83% - snap! (so did I) — yo saqué un 83% - chócate ésa or chócatela or chócala (, yo también)!

6) ( easy task) (AmE colloq) (no pl)

it's a snap — es facilísimo; está tirado (fam), es una papa or un bollo (RPl fam), es chancaca (Chi fam)

II
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1)

a) ( break) partir

b) ( cause to make sharp sound)

she snapped the lid/book shut — cerró la tapa/el libro de un golpe; finger I

2) ( utter sharply) decir* bruscamente

shut up, he snapped — -cállate -dijo bruscamente

3) ( photograph) \<\<person/thing\>\> sacarle* una foto a

2.

vi

1) ( bite)

the dog snapped at my ankles — el perro me quiso morder los tobillos

2)

a) ( break) \<\<twigs/branch\>\> romperse*, quebrarse* (esp AmL); \<\<elastic\>\> romperse*

it just snapped off in my hand — se me partió or (esp AmL) se me quebró en la mano

the plank snapped in two — la tabla se partió en dos

my patience snapped — se me acabó la paciencia

b) ( click)

to snap shut — cerrarse* (con un clic)

3) ( speak sharply) hablar con brusquedad

sorry, I didn't mean to snap — perdona, no quise saltar así

4) ( move quickly)

to snap out of it — ( of depression) animarse, reaccionar; (of lethargy, inertia) espabilarse

snap out of it! — anímate!, reacciona!

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- snap back

- snap up

III

adjective <decision/judgment> precipitado, repentino

English-spanish dictionary > snap
2 snap

I 1. [snæp]
nome

1) (cracking sound) (of branch) schianto m., colpo m. secco; (of fingers, elastic) schiocco m.

2) (bite)

with a sudden snap of his jaws, the fox... — chiudendo di scatto la bocca, la volpe

3) fot. colloq. foto f.

4) gioc. = gioco di carte simile al rubamazzo

5) colloq. (vigour) brio m., energia f.
2.
aggettivo [decision, judgment] improvviso, veloce
3.
interiezione

snap! we're wearing the same tie! — colloq. toh (guarda), abbiamo la cravatta uguale!
II 1. [snæp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (click) fare schioccare [fingers, elastic]; fare scattare, chiudere di scatto [ jaws]

to snap sth. shut — chiudere di colpo qcs

2) (break) spezzare, rompere

3) (say crossly)

"stop it!" he snapped — "smettila!" disse con tono seccato

4) fot. colloq. scattare una foto a
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (break) [ branch] spezzarsi di schianto; [ elastic] rompersi; [ rope] spezzarsi

2) fig. (lose control) [ person] perdere il controllo

my patience finally snapped — alla fine la mia pazienza si esaurì

3) (click)

to snap open, shut — aprirsi, chiudersi di scatto

4) (speak sharply) parlare duramente

•

- snap at

- snap off

- snap up

••

snap out of it! — colloq. reagisci!

snap to it! — colloq. sbrigati!

to snap to attention — mil. scattare sull'attenti

* * *
[snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb
1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) (tentare di mordere)

2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) spezzare, spezzarsi

3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) sbattere

4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) gridare

5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) fotografare
2. noun
1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) colpo, schiocco

2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) foto

3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) rubamazzo
3. adjective
(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) improvviso

- snappy
- snappily
- snappiness
- snapshot
- snap one's fingers
- snap up
* * *
snap /snæp/
A n.

1 colpo secco; scatto; schiocco; schianto: The branch broke with a snap, il ramo si è spezzato di schianto; the snap of a whip, lo schiocco di una frusta

2 brusca rottura; lo spezzarsi ( di un ramo, ecc.)

3 morso; atto di mordere (o d'azzannare): to make a snap at sb., tentare d'azzannare q.

4 fermaglio; fibbia; gancio

5 [u] (fig. fam.) brio; vivacità; verve (franc.): He lacks snap, manca di brio, di vivacità

6 rubamazzo ( gioco di carte)

7 (abbr. fam. di snapshot) istantanea; foto: my holiday snaps, le mie foto delle vacanze

8 biscotto croccante; croccantino: ginger snaps, croccantini aromatizzati con zenzero

9 ( USA) = snap fastener ► sotto

10 [u] (fam.) energia; spinta (fig.); Put a bit of snap in it!, mettici un po' di energia!; datti un po' di spinta!

11 (fam. USA) cosa facilissima; bazzecola

12 (ingl. sett.) pasto nel panierino; pasto in fabbrica

B a. attr.

1 ( di congegno, fermaglio) a scatto; a molla; automatico

2 improvviso; repentino: a snap decision, una decisione improvvisa (o repentina); (polit.) a snap vote, una votazione indetta a tamburo battente

C inter.

(fam.) ma guarda; che coincidenza; anch'io; tale e quale!

● (elettr.) snap-action switch, interruttore a scatto rapido □ snap closure, chiusura a scatto □ snap fastener, bottone automatico; automatico □ snap hook, gancio a molla; moschettone □ (aeron.) snap roll, mulinello; tonneau (franc.) □ snap judgment, giudizio dato su due piedi; giudizio avventato □ a snap lock, una serratura a scatto □ snap reaction, reazione immediata (o istintiva) □ snap ring (o snap-shackle), (mecc.) anello elastico; ( alpinismo) moschettone □ snap-shot, colpo sparato senza prendere la mira; tiro veloce ( con la pistola, ecc.); ( calcio, ecc.) tiro improvviso □ (elettr.) snap-switch = snap-action switch ► sopra □ to call sb. with a snap of one's fingers, chiamare q. schioccando le dita □ to speak with a snap, parlare in tono brusco.
♦ (to) snap /snæp/
v. t. e i.

1 afferrare coi denti; addentare; azzannare; fare l'atto di mordere: Your dog is vicious: he snarls and snaps, il tuo cane è cattivo: ringhia e fa l'atto di mordere

2 rompere, rompersi; spezzare, spezzarsi ( con uno schiocco): He pulled at the rusty handle until he snapped it, tirò la maniglia arrugginita finché la ruppe; The branch snapped and I fell, il ramo si spezzò e io caddi

3 schioccare; far schioccare: to snap a finger (o one's fingers) schioccare le dita; to snap a whip, far schioccare una frusta

4 scattare (fig.); saltare ( anche fig.): My nerves snapped, mi sono saltati i nervi

5 scoppiettare: The fire is snapping, il fuoco scoppietta

6 chiudere (o chiudersi) di scatto; scattare; serrare: Ann snapped the bag shut, Anna chiuse la borsetta di scatto; to snap a clasp, chiudere una fibbia; The door snapped shut ( o to), la porta si chiuse di scatto

7 battere; colpire: to snap one's teeth together, battere i denti

8 (fam.) fare (o scattare) un'istantanea a (q. o qc.); fotografare: The tourists were snapping ( the dancers), i turisti scattavano foto (ai danzatori)

● (zool.) snapping turtle ( Chelydra serpentina), tartaruga azzannatrice □ Snap the safety before putting the revolver away, metti la sicura prima di riporre la rivoltella! □ DIALOGO → - Explaining how to do something- Make sure the lever makes a snapping sound, assicurati che la leva faccia uno scatto □ His eyes snapped open, i suoi occhi si aprirono di scatto □ The pistol snapped, la pistola ha lasciato partire un colpo; ( anche) la pistola ha fatto cilecca □ The soldiers snapped to attention, i soldati sono scattati sull'attenti □ (fam.) Snap to it!, sbrigati!; spicciati!; scattare!; dacci sotto!

* * *
I 1. [snæp]
nome

1) (cracking sound) (of branch) schianto m., colpo m. secco; (of fingers, elastic) schiocco m.

2) (bite)

with a sudden snap of his jaws, the fox... — chiudendo di scatto la bocca, la volpe

3) fot. colloq. foto f.

4) gioc. = gioco di carte simile al rubamazzo

5) colloq. (vigour) brio m., energia f.
2.
aggettivo [decision, judgment] improvviso, veloce
3.
interiezione

snap! we're wearing the same tie! — colloq. toh (guarda), abbiamo la cravatta uguale!
II 1. [snæp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (click) fare schioccare [fingers, elastic]; fare scattare, chiudere di scatto [ jaws]

to snap sth. shut — chiudere di colpo qcs

2) (break) spezzare, rompere

3) (say crossly)

"stop it!" he snapped — "smettila!" disse con tono seccato

4) fot. colloq. scattare una foto a
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (break) [ branch] spezzarsi di schianto; [ elastic] rompersi; [ rope] spezzarsi

2) fig. (lose control) [ person] perdere il controllo

my patience finally snapped — alla fine la mia pazienza si esaurì

3) (click)

to snap open, shut — aprirsi, chiudersi di scatto

4) (speak sharply) parlare duramente

•

- snap at

- snap off

- snap up

••

snap out of it! — colloq. reagisci!

snap to it! — colloq. sbrigati!

to snap to attention — mil. scattare sull'attenti

English-Italian dictionary > snap
3 snap

snæp 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb
1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) glefse, snappe

2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) knekke, brekke

3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) smelle

4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) snerre, knurre, glefse

5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) knipse
2. noun
1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) smell, knekk, smekk

2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) fotografi

3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) kortspill
3. adjective
(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) rask, hastverks-; overilt

- snappy
- snappily
- snappiness
- snapshot
- snap one's fingers
- snap up

smekk
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snappe

I
subst. \/snæp\/

1) glefsing, snapping

2) knips

• a snap of one's fingers

et knips med fingrene

3) knekk, smell

• the oar broke with a snap

4) lås, trykklås (på veske, armbånd e.l.)

• the snap of a bracelet

5) ( hverdagslig) fart, energi

• he has plenty of snap

det er fart i ham

6) kort periode

7) ( matlaging) tynn, sprø kake

8) forklaring: et slags kortspill for barn

9) (amer., hverdagslig) latmannsjobb, lett jobb, lek, bagatell

• this job is a snap

10) (fotografi, også snapshot) snapshot, øyeblikksbilde

11) døyt, grann, smule, tøddel

• she didn't care a snap about what he said

12) ( dialekt) lite måltid, matbit

in a snap i en jafs

put some snap into it sette litt fart på sakene

take\/make a snap at glefse etter
II
verb \/snæp\/

1) snappe, glefse, hugge, bite

• the dog snaps

hunden glefser

2) ( overført) glefse, knurre, snerre

• she snapped at him

3) nappe, snappe (til seg), gripe, rive

4) brekke, knekke(s), gå av, bryte av, slite av

• the branch snapped

• the chain snapped

5) ( også overført) briste, ryke, klikke, svikte

• his nerves snapped

nervene hans klikket

6) kneppe (til), smelle, smekke, lukke igjen, smekke igjen

• the lid snapped shut

lokket smelte igjen

• please help me snap the clasp on the bracelet

vær så snill å hjelpe meg med å lukke låsen på armbåndet

• snap the lid down

slå igjen lokket

7) bite av, avbryte tvert

8) smelle av, kneppe av, knipse

• Peter snapped a ball of paper into the basket

Peter knipset en papirkule opp i papirkurven

9) knipse, fotografere

10) (amer. fotball) forklaring: centeren avleverer ballen til quarterback

snap back (amer., hverdagslig) komme seg, komme tilbake i full vigør

• he hasn't snapped back as quickly as he did after the last operation

han har ikke kommet seg like raskt som han gjorde etter forrige operasjon

snap it up! skynd deg!

snap one's fingers at ikke bry seg om, forakte

snap out ( overført) glefse, bjeffe

snap out of it! ( hverdagslig) forsøk å komme over det!

snap someone's head off ( overført) bjeffe til noen, glefse etter noen, bite hodet av noen

snap someone up avbryte noen tvert, bite noen av

snap (in)to it ( hverdagslig) sette i gang umiddelbart

snap up rive til seg
III
adj. \/snæp\/

1) forhastet, overilt, uoverlagt, rask, lynkjapp

• he made a snap decision

2) ( politikk) plutselig, uventet, overrumplings-

• the Prime Minister called a snap election

statsministeren skrev ut nyvalg helt plutselig

3) svært lett, enkel

snap course lynkurs

snap diagnosis rask diagnose, overfladisk diagnose

snap division\/vote ( politikk) plutselig avstemning (spesielt forlangt av opposisjonen når det er få medlemmer til stede)
IV
adv. \/snæp\/

med et smell, med et knepp, tvert

go snap gå av med et smell
V
interj. \/snæp\/

klikk, pang

go snap si pang, si klikk

English-Norwegian dictionary > snap
4 snap off

1) отломать(ся) ( с треском) The branch snapped off under the weight of the snow. ≈ Ветка сломалась под тяжестью снега.
2) (резко) выключать (свет) Suddenly the light was snapped off and no one could see the murderer escape. ≈ Внезапно погас свет, и никто не увидел, как убийца скрылся.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > snap off
5 snap off

фраз. гл.

1) отломиться ( с треском)

The branch snapped off under the weight of the snow. — Ветка сломалась под тяжестью снега.

2) (внезапно) выключать ( свет)

Suddenly the light was snapped off and no one could see the murderer escape. — Внезапно погас свет, и никто не увидел, как убийца скрылся.

Англо-русский современный словарь > snap off
6 snap off

snap off а) отломать(ся) (с треском) The branch snapped off under theweight of the snow. б) (резко) выключать (свет) Suddenly the light was snappedoff and no one could see the murderer escape.

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7 odłam|ać

pf — odłam|ywać impf (odłamię — odłamuję) Ⅰ vt to break [sth] off, to break off
- odłamać kawałek chleba to break off a piece of bread
Ⅱ odłamać się — odłamywać się to break off
- gałąź odłamała się w czasie wichury the branch snapped off during the storm

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8 brække

1

1) лома́ть, разла́мывать

2) лома́ться, перела́мываться

brǽkke af, brǽkke fra, brǽkke løs — отла́мывать

brǽkke ned — сноси́ть

brǽkke op — взла́мывать

brǽkke sig — рвать, блева́ть

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break, fracture, prise, snap

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vb break;

( pludselig, med et smæld) snap ( fx the branch snapped);

(med., om knogle) fracture;

[ brække op]

( bryde op) break open ( fx a box),

( brolægning) take up;

( kaste op) throw up ( fx food), vomit ( fx blood);

[ brække midt over] break in two;

[ brække sig] vomit, be sick, throw up,

T puke, spew;

[ som en brækket arm]

T atrociously.

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9 snap

snap [snæp] (pt & pp snapped, cont snapping)

1 noun

(a) (of whip) claquement m; (of something breaking, opening, closing) bruit m sec;

∎ with a snap of his fingers en claquant des doigts;

∎ to open/to close sth with a snap ouvrir/refermer qch d'un coup sec;

∎ the branch broke with a snap la branche a cassé avec un bruit sec

(b) (of jaws)

∎ to make a snap at sb/sth essayer de mordre qn/qch;

∎ the dog made a snap at the bone le chien a essayé de happer l'os

(c) familiar (photo) photo^□ f, instantané^□ m;

∎ to take a snap of sb prendre qn en photo;

∎ holiday snaps photos fpl de vacances

(d) British Cards ≃ bataille f;

∎ to play snap ≃ jouer à la bataille

(e) Meteorology

∎ a cold snap, a snap of cold weather une vague de froid

(f) familiar (effort) effort^□ m; (energy) énergie^□ f;

∎ put some snap into it! allez, mettez-y un peu de nerf!

(g) American familiar (easy task)

∎ it's a snap! c'est simple comme bonjour!

(h) Cookery biscuit m, petit gâteau m sec

(i) (clasp, fastener) fermoir m; (press stud) bouton-pression m

(j) North of England familiar (food) bouffe f

(k) (in American football) remise f directe

2 adjective

(a) (vote) éclair; (reaction) immédiat; (judgment) irréfléchi, hâtif;

∎ she made a snap decision to go to Paris elle décida tout à coup d'aller à Paris;

∎ the President made a snap decision to send troops le Président décida immédiatement d'envoyer des troupes;

∎ to call a snap election procéder à une élection surprise

(b) American familiar (easy) facile^□

3 transitive verb

(a) (break) casser net;

∎ to snap sth in two or in half casser qch en deux d'un coup sec

(b) (crack → whip, fingers, rubber band) faire claquer;

∎ she snapped her case shut elle ferma sa valise d'un coup sec;

∎ she only needs to snap her fingers and he comes running il lui suffit de claquer des doigts pour qu'il arrive en courant;

∎ to snap one's fingers at sb (to gain attention) faire claquer ses doigts pour attirer l'attention de qn; (mockingly) faire la nique à qn;

∎ they snapped their fingers at the idea ils ont rejeté l'idée avec mépris

(c) (say brusquely) dire d'un ton sec ou brusque;

∎ "no", he snapped "non", dit-il d'un ton sec;

∎ to snap an order at sb lancer un ordre à qn d'un ton sec

(d) (seize → gen) saisir; (→ of dog) happer;

∎ she snapped the letter out of my hand elle m'a arraché la lettre des mains

(e) familiar (photograph) prendre une photo de^□

4 intransitive verb

(a) (break → branch) se casser net ou avec un bruit sec, craquer; (→ elastic band) claquer; (→ rope) se casser, rompre;

∎ to snap in two se casser net

(b) (make cracking sound → whip, fingers, jaw) claquer;

∎ to snap open/shut s'ouvrir/se fermer avec un bruit sec ou avec un claquement;

∎ familiar snap to it! grouille-toi!, magne-toi!

(c) figurative (person, nerves) craquer;

∎ after his divorce he just snapped après son divorce, il a craqué

(d) (speak brusquely)

∎ to snap at sb parler à qn d'un ton sec;

∎ there's no need to snap! tu n'as pas besoin de me/lui/ etc parler sur ce ton-là!

(e) (try to bite)

∎ to snap at chercher à ou essayer de mordre;

∎ the dog snapped at his ankles le chien essayait de lui mordre les chevilles;

∎ the fish snapped at the bait les poissons cherchaient à happer l'appât;

∎ figurative the taxmen were beginning to snap at his heels les impôts commençaient à le talonner

(f) familiar (take photos)

∎ tourists snapping away with their cameras des touristes qui n'arrêtent pas de prendre des photos

5 exclamation British

(a) Cards

∎ snap! ≃ bataille!

(b) familiar (in identical situation)

∎ snap! tiens!^□, quelle coïncidence!^□ ;

∎ my mother's a teacher - snap, so's mine! ma mère est prof - tiens! la mienne aussi!

6 adverb

∎ to go snap casser net

►► American snap bean haricot m vert;

snap fastener (press stud) bouton-pression m, pression f; (clasp → on handbag, necklace) fermoir m (à pression)

➲ snap back intransitive verb

(a) (trigger, elastic) revenir brusquement

(b) (reply brusquely) répondre d'un ton sec

➲ snap off

1 separable transitive verb

casser;

∎ he snapped off a piece of chocolate il a cassé un morceau de chocolat;

∎ familiar to snap sb's head off envoyer promener qn

2 intransitive verb

(se) casser net

➲ snap on separable transitive verb

American

∎ to snap a light on allumer une lampe

➲ snap out

1 separable transitive verb

(question) poser d'un ton sec; (order, warning) lancer brutalement;

∎ "stop!", he snapped out "arrête!", lança-t-il brutalement

2 intransitive verb

∎ to snap out of (depression, mood, trance) se sortir de, se tirer de; (temper) dominer, maîtriser;

∎ snap out of it! (out of depression) secoue-toi!; (out of bad temper) arrête de t'énerver comme ça!;

∎ he can't seem to snap out of this mood he's in il n'a pas l'air de vouloir changer d'humeur

➲ snap up separable transitive verb

(a) (of dog, fish) happer, attraper

(b) (bargain, offer, opportunity) sauter sur, se jeter sur;

∎ the records were snapped up in no time les disques sont partis ou se sont vendus en un rien de temps;

∎ the cakes/the best bargains were soon snapped up les gâteaux sont partis/les meilleures affaires sont parties très vite

(c) American familiar (idiom)

∎ snap it up! dépêchons!

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10 snap

snap ⇒ Games and sports

A n

1 ( cracking sound) ( of branch) craquement m ; (of fingers, lid, elastic) claquement m ;

2 ( bite) claquement m ; with a sudden snap of his jaws, the fox… d'un brusque claquement des mâchoires, le renard… ;

3 ○ Phot photo f ; holiday GB ou vacation US snap photo f de vacances ;

4 Games ≈ bataille f ;

5 ○ US ( easy thing) it's a snap! c'est du gâteau ○ ! ;

6 ○ ( vigour) vigueur f, nerf ○ m ; put a bit of snap into it! mettez-y un peu de vigueur or nerf ○ ! ;

7 Sewing = snap fastener ; ⇒ cold snap.

B adj [decision, judgment, vote] rapide.

C vtr ( p prés etc - pp-)

1 ( click) faire claquer [fingers, jaws, elastic] ; to snap sth shut fermer qch avec un bruit sec ;

2 ( break) (faire) casser net [qch] ;

3 ( say crossly) dire [qch] hargneusement ; ‘stop it!’ she snapped ‘arrête!’ a-t-elle dit or répondu hargneusement ;

4 ○ Phot prendre une photo de [person, building etc].

D excl

1 Games ≈ bataille! ;

2 ○ snap! we're wearing the same tie! coïncidence! nous portons la même cravate!

E vi ( p prés etc - pp-)

1 lit ( break) [branch, bone, pole] se casser ; [elastic, rope, wire] (se) casser ; the mast snapped in two le mât s'est cassé en deux ;

2 fig ( lose control) [person] être à bout, craquer ○ ; suddenly something just snapped in me tout à coup, j'ai craqué ○ ; my patience finally snapped ma patience était arrivée à bout ;

3 ( click) to snap open/shut s'ouvrir/se fermer d'un coup sec ; ( louder) s'ouvrir/se fermer avec un claquement ; the attachment snapped into place l'accessoire s'est encastré avec un claquement ;

4 ( speak sharply) parler hargneusement.

Idioms

snap out of it ○ ! cesse de faire la tête or la gueule ◑ ! ; snap to it ○ ! et plus vite que ça ○ ! ; to snap to attention Mil se figer au garde-à-vous.

Phrasal verbs

■ snap at:

▶ snap at [sth/sb]

1 ( speak sharply) parler hargneusement à [person] ;

2 ( bite) [dog, fish etc] essayer de mordre.

■ snap off:

▶ snap off [branch, knob, protrusion] casser net ;

▶ snap off [sth], snap [sth] off casser [qch] net.

■ snap out:

▶ snap out [sth] glapir [order, reply].

■ snap up:

▶ snap up [sth] arracher [bargain, opportunity].

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11 snap

1 მყისი, მომენტალური

I made a snap decision მყისი გადაწყვეტილება მივიღე

2 უეცრად, მულოდნელად და ტკაცანით გაწყდომა / გატყდომა

the string went snap სიმი უცებ გაწყდა

the branch went snap ტოტი ტკაცანით ჩამოტყდა

3 ჭახანი, ტკაცანი

the branch broke with a snap ტოტი ტკაცანით ჩატყდა

4 გატეხა (გატეხს, გატყდება), გაწყვეტა

he snapped the ruler in two სახაზავი შუაზე გადატეხა

the rope snapped თოკი გაწყდა

5 ტკაცუნი (ატკაცუნებს)

a twig snapped under his foot მის ფეხქვეშ ტოტმა გაიტკაცუნა

she snapped her fingers თითები გაატკაცუნა

she snapped her bag to ჩანთა ტკაცუნით დაკეტა

6 სურათის გადაღება

let me take a snap of you მოდი სურათს გადაგიღებ

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12 casser

casser [kαse]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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➭ TABLE 1

1. <

   a. ( = briser) [+ objet, appareil, rythme, grève] to break ; [+ noix] to crack

• casser qch en deux/en morceaux to break sth in two/into pieces

• il s'est mis à tout casser autour de lui he started smashing up everything in sight

• casser du facho (inf!) to go after fascists (inf)

   b. (figurative) [+ volonté, moral] to break

• casser qn to cause sb's downfall

• casser les prix to slash prices

• je veux casser l'image de jeune fille sage qu'on a de moi I want to change the "good girl" image people have of me

   c. ( = destituer) [+ militaire] to reduce to the ranks ; [+ fonctionnaire] to demote

   d. ( = annuler) [+ jugement] to quash ; [+ arrêt] to revoke

• casser un jugement pour vice de forme to quash a sentence on a technicality

   e. (locutions) casser la baraque (inf) ( = avoir du succès) to bring the house down

• casser la croûte or la graine (inf: inf) to have something to eat

• casser la figure or la gueule à qn (inf: inf!) to smash sb's face in (inf)

• casser les pieds à qn (inf) ( = irriter) to get on sb's nerves ; ( = ennuyer) to bore sb stiff

• il nous les casse ! (inf!) he's a pain in the neck! (inf)

• casser sa pipe (inf) to kick the bucket (inf!)

• ça ne casse rien (inf) it's nothing to write home about (inf)

• casser du sucre sur le dos de qn to talk about sb behind his (or her) back

• il nous casse les oreilles (inf) he makes a terrible racket

► à tout casser ( = extraordinaire) (inf) fantastic (inf)

• tu en auras pour 100 € à tout casser ( = tout au plus) that'll cost you 100 euros at the most

2. <

   a. ( = se briser) [objet] to break

• ça casse facilement it breaks easily

   b. ( = rompre) [couple] to split up

3. <

► se casser

   a. ( = se briser) [objet] to break

• la tasse s'est cassée en tombant the cup broke when it fell

• l'anse s'est cassée the handle came off

   b. ( = se blesser) [personne] se casser la jambe to break one's leg

• se casser une jambe to break a leg

• se casser la figure or la gueule (inf: inf!) ( = tomber) to fall flat on one's face ; ( = faire faillite) to go bankrupt

• se casser le nez ( = trouver porte close) to find no one in

   c. ( = se fatiguer) (inf) il ne s'est pas cassé pour écrire cet article he didn't exactly overexert himself writing this article

• il ne s'est pas cassé la tête or le cul ! (inf: vulg!) he didn't exactly overexert himself!

• cela fait deux jours que je me casse la tête sur ce problème I've been racking my brains over this problem for two days

   d. ( = partir) (inf!) to split (inf!)

• casse-toi ! quick, go! ; (menace) get lost! (inf!)

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kase
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( briser) to break [objet, os]; to crack [noix]

les vandales ont tout cassé dans la maison — the vandals wrecked the house

casser les prix — to slash prices

casser le rythme d'une course — to slow down the pace of a race

casser la figure (colloq) or la gueule (sl) à quelqu'un — to beat somebody up (colloq)

2) (colloq) ( dégrader) to demote [militaire, employé]

3) ( annuler) to quash [jugement]; to annul [arrêt]

4) (colloq) ( humilier) to cut [somebody] down to size [personne]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( se briser) to break

2) ( se séparer) (colloq) [couple] to split up

3.

se casser verbe pronominal

1) (colloq) ( partir) to go away

‘bon, je me casse!’ — ‘right, I'm off (colloq)!’

2) ( se briser) to break

la clé s'est cassée net — the key snapped in two

3) ( se blesser)

se casser une or la jambe — to break one's leg

se casser la figure — (colloq) ( tomber par terre) [piéton] to fall over GB ou down; [cavalier, motard] to take a fall; ( avoir un accident) to crash; ( échouer) [entreprise, projet] to fail; ( se battre) [personnes] to have a scrap (colloq)

il ne s'est pas cassé la tête — (colloq) he didn't exactly strain himself

se casser la tête (colloq) (sur un problème) — to rack one's brain (over a problem)

se casser la tête (colloq) à faire quelque chose — to go out of one's way to do something

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casser les pieds (colloq) à quelqu'un — to annoy somebody

casser la croûte (colloq) or la graine — (colloq) to eat

ça casse pas des briques — (colloq) it's nothing to write home about (colloq)

ça te prendra trois heures, à tout casser — (colloq) it'll take you three hours at the very most ou at the outside

qui casse (les verres) paie — if you cause damage, you pay for it

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kɒse vt
1) [un objet] to break

J'ai cassé un verre. — I've broken a glass.

2) [routine] to break, [mythes] to shatter

casser l'ambiance — to spoil the fun

3) ADMINISTRATION, [gradé] to demote

4) DROIT, [un jugement] to quash

5) fig

casser les prix — to slash prices

à tout casser * (= tout au plus) — at the outside, at the very most

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casser verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( briser) to break [objet, os, membre]; to crack [noix, noisette]; les vandales ont tout cassé dans la maison the vandals wrecked the house; casser un bras/une côte/une dent à qn to break sb's arm/rib/tooth; quel maladroit! il casse tout! he's so clumsy, he breaks everything!; casser un carreau to smash ou break a windowpane; casser le moral de qn to break sb's spirit; casser le mouvement syndical to break the unions; ça m'a cassé la voix de hurler comme ça shouting like that has made me hoarse; casser les prix Comm to slash prices; casser le rythme d'une course to slow down the pace of a race; casser la figure○ or la gueule◑ à qn to beat sb up○; casser○ du flic○/du manifestant to beat up policemen/ demonstrators; ⇒ sucre, omelette;

2 ○( dégrader) to demote [militaire, employé];

3 ( annuler) to quash [jugement]; to annul [arrêt];

4 ○( humilier) to cut [sb] down to size [personne]; le patron l'a cassé devant tous les employés the boss put him down in front of all the employees.

B vi

1 ( se briser) [matière, objet] to break; [ficelle, corde, bande enregistrée] to break, to snap; la branche a cassé sous le poids des fruits the branch broke ou snapped under the weight of the fruit; ça casse très facilement it breaks very easily;

2 ○( se séparer) [couple] to split up; il a cassé avec sa petite amie he's split ou broken up with his girlfriend.

C se casser vpr

1 ○( partir) to go away; ‘bon, je me casse!’ ‘right, I'm off○ ou I'm going!’;

2 ( se briser) to break; la clé s'est cassée net the key snapped in two;

3 ( se blesser) se casser une jambe/un bras, se casser la jambe/le bras to break one's leg/one's arm; se casser la figure○ or gueule◑ ( tomber par terre) [piéton] to fall over GB ou down; [cavalier, motard] to take a fall; ( avoir un accident) [automobiliste, motard, avion] to crash; ( échouer) [entreprise, projet] to fail, to come a cropper○ GB; ( se battre) [personnes] to have a scrap○; il ne s'est pas cassé○, il ne s'est pas cassé la tête ○ or le tronc○ or la nénette○ or le cul◑ he didn't exactly strain himself; se casser la tête○ (sur un problème) to rack one's brain (over a problem); se casser la tête○ or le cul◑ à faire qch to go out of one's way to do sth.

Idiomes

casser les pieds○ or les couilles● à qn to annoy sb, to bug○ sb; il nous les casse● he's bugging○ us; casser la croûte or la graine○ to eat, to nosh○ GB, to chock○ US; ça casse rien○, ça casse pas des briques○ or trois pattes à un canard○ it's nothing to write home about○; il faut que ça passe ou que ça casse it's make or break; une fête/un banquet à tout casser○ a fantastic party/dinner; ça te prendra trois heures, à tout casser○ it'll take you three hours at the very most ou at the outside; il y avait 200 personnes, à tout casser○ there were 200 people at the very most ou at the outside; qui casse (les verres) paie if you cause damage, you pay for it.

[kase] verbe transitif

1. [mettre en pièces - table] to break (up) ; [ - porte] to break down (separable) ; [ - poignée] to break off (separable) ; [ - noix] to crack (open)

casser quelque chose en mille morceaux to smash something to bits ou smithereens

casser quelque chose en deux to break ou to snap something in two

un homme que la douleur a cassé (figuré) a man broken by suffering

avoir envie de tout casser to feel like smashing everything up

casser sa tirelire to break into one's piggybank

casser du sucre sur le dos de quelqu'un (familier) to knock somebody when his/her back's turned

un journal où on casse du coco (très familier) a commie-bashing paper

casser la baraque

a. (familier) THÉÂTRE to bring the house down

b. [faire échouer un plan] to ruin it all

casser la croûte (familier) ou graine (familier) to have a bite to eat

casser sa pipe (familier) to kick the bucket

ça ne casse pas des briques (familier) it's no great shakes ou no big deal

il/ça ne casse pas trois pattes à un canard (familier) he/it wouldn't set the world on fire

2. [interrompre - fonctionnement, déroulement, grève] to break

casser l'ambiance to spoil the atmosphere

3. [démolir] to demolish

4. [en parlant de parties du corps] to break

casser la figure (familier) ou gueule (très familier) à quelqu'un to smash somebody's face in

casser les oreilles à quelqu'un

a. (familier) [avec de la musique] to deafen somebody

b. [en le harcelant] to give somebody a lot of hassle

casser les pieds à quelqu'un (familier) to get on somebody's nerves ou wick (UK)

tu nous les casses (vulgaire) you're a fucking pain (in the neck)

5. [abîmer - voix] to damage, to ruin

6. [annihiler - espoir] to dash, to destroy ; [ - moral] to crush

la religion, la famille, ils veulent tout casser religion, family values, they want to smash everything

7. DROIT [jugement] to quash

[arrêt] to nullify, to annul

8. [rétrograder - officier] to break, to reduce to the ranks ; [ - fonctionnaire] to demote

9. COMMERCE

casser les prix to slash prices

casser le métier to operate at unfairly competitive rates

10. (très familier) [cambrioler] to do a job on

11. (familier) [voiture] to take to bits (for spare parts), to cannibalize

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[kase] verbe intransitif

[verre, chaise] to break

[fil] to snap

[poignée] to break off

la tige a cassé

a. [en deux] the stem snapped

b. [s'est détachée] the stem snapped off

tout passe, tout lasse, tout casse (proverbe) nothing lasts

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se casser verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [être mis en pièces - assiette] to break ; [ - poignée] to break off

se casser net

a. [en deux] to snap into two

b. [se détacher] to break clean off

2. (très familier) [partir] to push ou to buzz off

casse-toi! get lost!, push off!

3. [cesser de fonctionner - appareil, véhicule] to break down

4. [être altéré - voix] to crack, to falter

5. [vêtement] to break (off)

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se casser verbe pronominal transitif

to break

se casser le cou

a. (sens propre) to break one's neck

b. (figuré) to come a cropper (UK), to take a tumble

se casser le cul (vulgaire) ou les reins (familier) [au travail] to bust a gut, to kill oneself

se casser la figure (familier) ou gueule (très familier)

a. [personne] to come a cropper (UK), to take a tumble

b. [livre, carafe] to crash to the ground

c. [projet] to bite the dust, to take a dive

ne te casse pas la tête, fais une omelette don't put yourself out, just make an omelette

se casser le nez

a. (familier) [ne trouver personne] to find no-one in

b. [échouer] to come a cropper (UK), to bomb (US)

ça vaut mieux que de se casser une jambe (familier) it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick

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à tout casser (familier) locution adjectivale

[endiablé - fête] fantastic ; [ - succès] runaway

une soirée à tout casser one hell of a party

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à tout casser (familier) locution adverbiale

[tout au plus] at the (very) most

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13 snap

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[snæp] n ճայթյուն, շաչյուն. չրխկոց, շրխկոց. a snap of fingers մատները չրթացնելը a cold snap օդերթ. անսպասելի, կտրուկ ցուրտ. (ֆոտո) լուսանկար I’ll take a snap of you Կնկարեմ քեզ, կչ(ր)խկացնեմ

II

[snæp] a շտապ, հապճեպ. a snap decision հապճեպ որոշում. snap election արտահերթ ընտրություն

III

[snæp] adv հանկարծ. ճրթճրթալով. The branch went snap Ճյուղը հանկարծ, ճրթճրթալով կոտրվեց

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[snæp] v կոտրել. շրխկացնել. սողնակել. snap the stick in two փայտը երկու կես անել. snap shut փակել. snap the bag shut պայուսակը փակել. take a snap shot վայրկյանական նկարել. (ֆոտո) վայրկենապես նկարա հանել (չխկացնել) The rope snapped պարանը կտրվեց. The dog snapped his leg շունը բռնեց նրա ոտքը. snap off պոկել, փրցնել. snap out միանգամից ասել. ազատվել, թոթափել. snap out of depression մելամղձոտությունը/մռայլ տրամադրությունը թոթափել. snap up արագ գնել, թռցնել. All the hats were snapped Գլխարկներն արագ վաճառվեցին/սպառվեցին

English-Armenian dictionary > snap

14 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

15 romperse

romperse

► verbo pronominal

1 (gen) to break

■ se me ha roto esta uña I've broken this nail

2 (papel, tela) to tear, rip

■ se me han roto las medias I've ripped my stockings

3 (rajarse, reventarse) to split

■ la bolsa se ha roto the bag has split open

4 (desgastarse) to wear out

■ se me han roto los zapatos my shoes are worn out

5 (coche) to break down

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VPR

1) (=partirse, destrozarse)

a) [juguete, mueble, cuerda] to break; [plato, cristal] to break, smash

la rama se ha roto con el viento — the branch broke (off) in the wind

se me rompió un dedo en el accidente — my finger got broken in the accident, I broke a finger in the accident

b) [uso enfático]

me he roto la muñeca jugando al tenis — I broke my wrist playing tennis

no te vayas a romper de tanto trabajar — iró, hum don't strain yourself working so hard iró

- romperse la cabeza

2) (=rasgarse) [tela, papel] to tear, rip

tiraron del gorro de papel hasta que se rompió — they pulled the paper hat till it tore o ripped

se me han roto los pantalones — I've torn o ripped my trousers

3) (=estropearse) [coche, motor] to break down; [televisor] to break

se ha roto la lavadora — the washing machine is broken, the washing machine has broken down

4) (=gastarse) [ropa, zapatos] to wear out

se le han roto los pantalones por las rodillas — his trousers have worn (through) at the knees

5) (Ciclismo) [pelotón] to break up

6) Arg, Uru
* (=esforzarse)
no me rompí mucho, no valía la pena — I didn't go to a lot of trouble, it wasn't worth it

el pobre se rompe tanto y saca malas notas — the poor guy works like crazy and gets really bad marks *

así se lo agradecés a tu madre que se rompe todo por vos — that's how you thank your mother, who does all she can for you

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(v.) = snap off

Ex. The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically -- at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean.

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(v.) = snap off

Ex: The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically -- at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean.

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■romperse verbo reflexivo
1 to break
(una falda, un documento) to tear 2 romperse un hueso, to break a bone
romperse la crisma/cabeza, to brain oneself
3 (una negociación, relación) to break down: se ha roto la tregua, the truce has been broken
' romperse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeza
- casco
- crisma
- pedazo
- clic
- destrozar
- quebrar
- romper
English:
apart
- break
- dicey
- fray
- give
- process
- smash
- snap
- split
- tear
- burst
- hatch
- way

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vpr

1. [partirse] to break;
[rasgarse] to tear;
se rompió en mil pedazos it smashed to pieces;

se ha roto una pierna he has broken a leg

2. [estropearse] to break;

se ha roto la tele the TV is broken

3. [desgastarse] to wear out;

se me están rompiendo las mangas my sleeves are getting worn

4. [quebrantarse] to break down;

se ha roto el consenso entre los partidos the consensus between the parties has broken down

5. RP Fam [esforzarse] to put oneself out;

no te rompiste demasiado para ese examen, ¿cómo sacaste tan buena nota? you hardly killed yourself studying for the exam, so how did you get such good marks?

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romperse

v/r break

Spanish-English dictionary > romperse

16 snap

snap [snæp]

1. noun

   a. ( = noise) [of fingers, whip] claquement m ; [of sth shutting] bruit m sec ; ( = action) [of whip] claquement m ; [of twigs] craquement m

• he closed the lid with a snap il a refermé le couvercle avec un bruit sec

• with a snap of his fingers he... faisant claquer ses doigts il...

   b. ( = cold weather) a cold snap une petite vague de froid

   c. ( = snapshot) photo f

   d. (US) ( = snap fastener) bouton-pression m

   e. (British) (Cards) sorte de jeu de bataille

   f. (US) ( = easy) it's a snap (inf) c'est facile comme tout

2. adjective

   a. ( = sudden) [vote] décidé à l'improviste ; [judgement, answer] irréfléchi

• to make a snap decision prendre une décision très rapide

   b. (US) ( = easy) (inf) facile comme tout

3. exclamation

tiens ! moi aussi !

4. intransitive verb

   a. ( = break) se casser net

   b. [whip] claquer

• to snap shut/open se fermer/s'ouvrir avec un bruit sec

   c. to snap at sb [dog] essayer de mordre qn ; [person] parler à qn d'un ton brusque

5. transitive verb

   a. ( = break) casser net

   b. [+ whip] faire claquer

• to snap one's fingers faire claquer ses doigts

• to snap one's fingers at [+ person] faire la nique à ; [+ suggestion, danger] se moquer de

• to snap sth open/shut ouvrir/fermer qch d'un coup sec

   c. ( = take photo of) prendre en photo

   d. "shut up!" he snapped « silence ! » fit-il d'un ton brusque

6. compounds

► snap fastener noun (US) (on clothes) bouton-pression m ; (on handbag, bracelet) fermoir m

► snap-on adjective [hood, lining] amovible (avec boutons-pression)

► snap off

1. intransitive verb

se casser net

2. separable transitive verb

casser net

• to snap sb's head off rembarrer (inf) qn

► snap out (inf) intransitive verb

• to snap out of [+ gloom, self-pity] se sortir de ; [+ bad temper] contrôler

• snap out of it! [+ gloom] secoue-toi ! (inf) ; [+ bad temper] contrôle-toi un peu !

► snap up separable transitive verb

• to snap up a bargain se jeter sur une occasion

• they are snapped up as soon as they come on the market on se les arrache dès qu'ils sont mis en vente

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[snæp] 1.
noun

1) ( of branch) craquement m; (of fingers, lid, elastic) claquement m

2) ( bite) claquement m

3) (colloq) Photography photo f

4) Games ≈ bataille f
2.
adjective [decision, judgment, vote] rapide
3.
(colloq) exclamation

snap! we're wearing the same tie! — coïncidence! nous portons la même cravate!
4.
transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)

1) ( click) faire claquer [fingers, jaws, elastic]

to snap something shut — fermer quelque chose avec un bruit sec

2) ( break) (faire) casser net

3) ( say crossly) dire [quelque chose] hargneusement

4) (colloq) Photography prendre une photo de
5.
intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)

1) lit ( break) se casser

2) fig ( lose control) [person] craquer (colloq)

my patience finally snapped — ma patience était arrivée à bout

3) ( click)

to snap open/shut — s'ouvrir/se fermer d'un coup sec

4) ( speak sharply) parler hargneusement

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- snap at

- snap off

- snap up

••

snap out of it! — (colloq) cesse de faire la tête!

snap to it! — (colloq) et plus vite que ça! (colloq)

to snap to attention — Military se figer au garde-à-vous

English-French dictionary > snap

17 reißen

n; -s, kein Pl.

1. tearing etc.; reißen

2. Gewichtheben: snatch; beidarmiges Reißen two-arm snatch

3. umg. (Rheuma) rheumatics Pl., Am. rheumatiz

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to tear; to rend; to tug; to jolt; to jerk; to rip; to pull

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Rei|ßen ['raisn]
nt -s,
no pl
1) (GEWICHTHEBEN) snatch

2) (inf = Gliederreißen) ache

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1) split

2) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.) wear

3) (to make or get a hole or tear in by pulling, tearing etc: He ripped his shirt on a branch; His shirt ripped.) rip

4) (to pull suddenly and sharply: She yanked the child out of the mud.) yank

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Rei·ßen¹

<-s>

[ˈraisn̩]

nt kein pl SPORT (beim Gewichtheben) snatch

Rei·ßen²

<-s>

[ˈraisn̩]

nt kein pl (veraltend fam) ache

das \Reißen [in etw dat] haben sb's sth is aching

was stöhnst du so, hast du wieder das \Reißen im Rücken? why are you groaning like that, is your back aching again?

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) tear

sich (Dat.) ein Loch in die Hose reißen — tear or rip a hole in one's trousers

jemandem etwas aus den Händen/Armen reißen — snatch or tear something from somebody's hands/arms

sich (Dat.) die Kleider vom Leibe reißen — tear one's clothes off

jemanden aus seinen Gedanken reißen — (fig.) awaken somebody rudely from his/her thoughts

2) (ziehen an) pull; (heftig) yank (coll.)

3) (werfen, ziehen)

eine Welle riss ihn zu Boden — a wave knocked him to the ground

jemanden in die Tiefe reißen — drag somebody down into the depths

[innerlich] hin und her gerissen sein od. werden — (fig.) be torn [two ways]

4) (töten) < wolf, lion, etc.> kill, take < prey>

5)

etwas an sich reißen — (fig.) seize something

6) (ugs.): (machen) crack < joke>; make < remark>

7) (Leichtathletik)

die Latte/eine Hürde reißen — knock the bar down/knock a hurdle over
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) mit sein < paper, fabric> tear, rip; <rope, thread> break, snap; < film> break; < muscle> tear

wenn alle Stricke od. Stränge reißen — (fig.) if all else fails

2) (ziehen)

an etwas (Dat.) reißen — pull at something

3) (Leichtathletik) bring the bar down/knock the hurdle over
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) tear oneself/itself (aus, von from)

2) (ugs.): (sich bemühen um)

ich reiße mich nicht um diese Arbeit — I'm not all that keen on this work (coll.)

sie reißen sich um die Eintrittskarten — they are scrambling to or fighting each other to get tickets

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reißen; reißt, riss, ist oder hat gerissen

A. v/t (hat)

1. tear; (herausreißen, abreißen) pull; (Papier) tear, rip; (wegreißen) snatch;

eine Seite aus einem Buch reißen tear ( oder rip) a page out of a book;

sich (dat)

die Kleider vom Leibe reißen tear ( oder rip) off one’s clothes;

jemandem etwas aus der Hand reißen snatch sth away from sb ( oder out of sb’s hand);

der Sturm riss mir den Hut vom Kopf the gale tore ( oder whipped) the hat from my head

2. in eine Richtung zwingen: pull, drag; Fluten: sweep;

jemanden zu Boden reißen drag sb to the ground;

das Lenkrad nach rechts reißen wrench the steering to the right;

der Fluss riss das Haus einfach mit sich the river simply swept the house away;

zehn Skifahrer wurden von der Lawine mit in den Tod gerissen the avalanche swept ten skiers to their deaths

3. (beschädigen) tear, rip;

sich (dat)

einen Splitter in den Finger reißen get a splinter into one’s finger;

sich (dat)

ein Loch in die Hose reißen tear a hole in one’s trousers (US pants)

4. fig:

aus dem Schlaf gerissen werden be rudely awakened;

aus seinen Illusionen gerissen werden come down to earth with a bump umg;

die Macht an sich reißen seize power;

die Führung an sich reißen SPORT take the lead; weitS. take over, take command;

sie war hin und her gerissen she couldn’t make up her mind; (war begeistert) she was thrilled to bits (US pieces) umg;

das reißt mich nicht gerade vom Hocker umg I can’t say I’m thrilled, it’s nothing to write home about; → Witz, Zote etc

5. Raubtier: (töten) kill

B. v/t & v/i (hat) SPORT Gewichtheben: lift in the snatch; Hochsprung, Pferdesport: knock off the bar;

er hat (die 1,97 m) dreimal gerissen he failed three times (at 1.97 m)

C. v/i

1. (ist) tear; Kette, Saite etc: break; Lippen: chap; Nebel: lift suddenly;

der Film/Schnürsenkel ist gerissen the film tore/the shoelace broke;

da riss ihm die Geduld his patience snapped ( oder gave out [on him]);

jetzt reißt mir aber gleich der Geduldsfaden my patience is running out

2. (hat) (zerren):

reißen an (+dat) pull ( oder tug) at; stärker, wütend: tear at; → Strang, Strick

D. v/r:

sich reißen um fig fight ( oder scramble oder squabble) over;

sich um einen Fußballer/Filmstar reißen try to outbid one another to get a footballer/film star (US moviestar);

ich reiße mich nicht darum I’m not that keen (US eager) (to have it);

ich reiße mich nicht darum, ihn kennen zu lernen I’m not exactly dying to get to know him

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) tear

sich (Dat.) ein Loch in die Hose reißen — tear or rip a hole in one's trousers

jemandem etwas aus den Händen/Armen reißen — snatch or tear something from somebody's hands/arms

sich (Dat.) die Kleider vom Leibe reißen — tear one's clothes off

jemanden aus seinen Gedanken reißen — (fig.) awaken somebody rudely from his/her thoughts

2) (ziehen an) pull; (heftig) yank (coll.)

3) (werfen, ziehen)

eine Welle riss ihn zu Boden — a wave knocked him to the ground

jemanden in die Tiefe reißen — drag somebody down into the depths

[innerlich] hin und her gerissen sein od. werden — (fig.) be torn [two ways]

4) (töten) <wolf, lion, etc.> kill, take < prey>

5)

etwas an sich reißen — (fig.) seize something

6) (ugs.): (machen) crack < joke>; make < remark>

7) (Leichtathletik)

die Latte/eine Hürde reißen — knock the bar down/knock a hurdle over
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) mit sein <paper, fabric> tear, rip; <rope, thread> break, snap; < film> break; < muscle> tear

wenn alle Stricke od. Stränge reißen — (fig.) if all else fails

2) (ziehen)

an etwas (Dat.) reißen — pull at something

3) (Leichtathletik) bring the bar down/knock the hurdle over
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) tear oneself/itself (aus, von from)

2) (ugs.): (sich bemühen um)

ich reiße mich nicht um diese Arbeit — I'm not all that keen on this work (coll.)

sie reißen sich um die Eintrittskarten — they are scrambling to or fighting each other to get tickets

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: riß, ist/hat gerissen)

= to pull v.

to rend v.

(§ p.,p.p.: rent)

to rip v.

to wrench v.

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