SlovoEd Deluxe Spanish-English tirar. 1 vt (echar) to throw, fling. 2 vt (dejar caer) to drop. 3 vt (desechar) to throw away. 4 vt (derribar) to knock down; (casa, árbol) to pull down. 5 vt (derramar) to spill. 6 vt (vaso, botella) to knock over. 7 vt (estirar) to pull. 8 vt (imprimir) to print. 9 vt (hacer - foto) to take; (línea, plano) to draw. 10 vt (un tiro) to fire; (una bomba) to drop; (cohete) to launch. 11 vt (beso) to blow; (pellizco) to give; (patada, coz) to kick. 12 vt DEP to take. 13 vt fig (malgastar) to waste, squander. 14 vt fam fig (suspender) to fail. 15 vi (cuerda, puerta) to pull (de, -). 16 vi (carreta, carro) to draw (de, -). 17 vi (atraer) to draw, attract. 18 vi (estufa, chimenea) to draw. 19 vi (en juegos) to be a player’s move, be a player’s turn: tira él, it’s his turn. 20 vi fam (funcionar) to work, run: esto ya no tira, this doesn’t work any more. 21 vi fam (durar) to last: con esta reparación tirará un par de meses, after these repairs it’ll last for a couple of months. 22 vi (quedar estrecho) to be tight on: esta camisa me tira de la espalda, this shirt’s tight on me. 23 vi fig (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. 24 vi fam fig (atraer) to attract, appeal: no le tira la mecánica, mechanics doesn’t appeal to him. 25 vi fig (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. 26 vi fig (parecerse) to take after (a, -): tira a su padre, she takes after her father. 27 vi fig (ir) to go, turn: tira a la derecha, turn right. 28 vi fig (mantenerse) to get by, get along: ella tira con poco dinero, she gets by with little money. 29 vi (disparar) to shoot, fire. 30 vi DEP (fútbol) to shoot; (ciclismo) to set the pace. 31 tirarse p (lanzarse) to throw OS, hurl OS. 32 p (abalanzarse) to rush (sobre, at), jump (sobre, on). 33 p (tumbarse) to lie down. 34 p fam (tiempo) to spend: se tiró una hora en la ducha, he spent an hour in the shower. 35 p arg (fornicar) to lay (a, -). · a todo tirar fig at the most, at the latest. · ir tirando (espabilarse) to manage, get by (tener buena salud) to be okay. · tira y afloja fig give and take. · tirando, fam so-so. · tirar abajo (gen) to demolish, pull down (puerta) to smash in. · tirar al blanco, to shoot at a target. · tirar de, fam 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 fig to draw somebody out. · tirar de cartera, to dip into one’s wallet. · tirar la casa por la ventana fig to spare no expense, push the boat out. · tirar la primera piedra fig to cast the first stone. · tirar una moneda al aire, to toss a coin. · tirarse de cabeza al agua, to dive into the water.
