tira
tira
∗tira
feminine noun
1strip (banda cortada)
2strap (tirante)
3(de viñetas)
- tira (cómica) -> comic o cartoon strip
4(informal)
- me gustó la tira -> I really loved it
- ¿tienes juguetes? — ¡la tira! -> have you got any toys? — loads (of them)!
- la tira de -> loads of
- hace la tira que no viene por aquí -> it's ages since she's been here
masculine noun
also:
- hubo un tira y afloja entre las dos partes -> there was a lot of hard bargaining between the two sides
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tira [tee’-rah]
noun
1A long narrow stripe; list. (f)
2A light dart or arrow. (f)
3Fall. (Nautical) (f)
4Strip; slip of paper. (f)
- Tira de un aparejo -> fall of a tackle
- Tira de películas -> film strip
tira
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