tire [ˈtaɪəʳ]
tire, tire [ˈtaɪə(r)]
sustantivo
1neumático (m) (Estados Unidos)llanta (f) (Am)goma (f) (español de Argentina)
- tire, tire marks -> rodada (f)
- tire, tire pressure -> presión (f) de los neumáticos or de las ruedas
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tire [taiar]
sustantivo
1Llanta, neumático.
- Tire blowout -> reventón de llanta o neumático
- Tire cover -> cubrellantas
- Tire gauge -> medidor de presión de las llantas o neumáticos
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Cansarse, padecer cansancio o fatiga, aburrise, fastidarse. (n)
2Hacer presa en. (n)
- To tire out -> cansar mucho, reventar de cansancio o fatiga
va. Cansar, fatigar, aburrir, fastidiar, enfadar.
tire [ˈtaɪəʳ]
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Verb Conjugation for "tire"
Imperative
- tire
- you tire
- he/she tires
- we tire
- you tire
- they tire
Preterite
- I tired
- you tired
- he/she tired
- we tired
- you tired
- they tired
Present Continuous
- I am tiring
- you are tiring
- he/she is tiring
- we are tiring
- you are tiring
- they are tiring
Present Perfect
- I have tired
- you have tired
- he/she has tired
- we have tired
- you have tired
- they have tired
Past Continuous
- I was tiring
- you were tiring
- he/she was tiring
- we were tiring
- you were tiring
- they were tiring
Past Perfect
- I had tired
- you had tired
- he/she had tired
- we had tired
- you had tired
- they had tired
Future
- I will tire
- you will tire
- he/she will tire
- we will tire
- you will tire
- they will tire
Future Perfect
- I will have tired
- you will have tired
- he/she will have tired
- we will have tired
- you will have tired
- they will have tired
Future Continuous
- I will be tiring
- you will be tiring
- he/she will be tiring
- we will be tiring
- you will be tiring
- they will be tiring
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been tiring
- you have been tiring
- he/she has been tiring
- we have been tiring
- you have been tiring
- they have been tiring
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been tiring
- you will have been tiring
- he/she will have been tiring
- we will have been tiring
- you will have been tiring
- they will have been tiring
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been tiring
- you had been tiring
- he/she had been tiring
- we had been tiring
- you had been tiring
- they had been tiring
tirar
transitive verb
1
to throw
(lanzar)
- 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
2
to drop
(dejar caer) (objeto)
; to spill
(líquido)
3
to knock over
(derribar) (botella, lámpara)
; to knock down
(muro, edificio)
4
to throw away
(desechar)
- 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)
; to drop
(bomba)
; to let off
(petardo, cohete)
; to shoot
(dardo, flecha)
- tirar una foto -> to take a picture
6
to play
(jugar) (carta)
; to throw
(dado)
7
to take
(sport) (falta, penalti)
; to pass
(balón)
- tirar a gol -> to shoot, to have a shot at goal
8
to print
(imprimir)
9
to fail
(informal) (suspender)
, to flunk (United States)
intransitive verb
10
(estirar, arrastrar)
- tirar (de algo) -> to pull (something)
- la chaqueta me tira de atrás -> the jacket's a bit tight at the back
11
to shoot
(disparar)
- tirar a matar -> to shoot to kill
12
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
13
to draw
(cigarrillo, chimenea)
14
to go, to work
(informal) (funcionar)
15
to go, to head
(dirigirse)
- tira por esa calle -> go up o take that street
16
to (have one's) go
(jugar)
17
to kick
(sport) (con el pie)
; to throw
(con la mano)
; to shoot
(a meta, canasta)
18
(informal)
- ir tirando -> to get by (apañárselas)
- voy tirando -> I'm O.K., I've been worse
19
to last
(durar)
20
(parecerse)
- tira a gris -> it's grayish
- tira a su abuela -> she takes after her grandmother
- tirando a -> approaching, not far from
21
(informal) (hacer uso)
- tirar de algo -> to use something
- hubo que tirar de los ahorros -> we had to draw on our savings
22
(tender)
- tirar para algo -> to have the makings of something (persona)
- este programa tira a (ser) hortera -> this program is a bit on the tacky side
- el tiempo tira a mejorar -> the weather looks as if it's getting better
tirarse
pronomial verb
1
to dive
(lanzarse) (al agua)
(a into); to jump
(a into)
- tirarse sobre alguien (al aire) -> to jump on top of somebody
- tirarse de -> to jump from; to jump down from; (para bajar) to throw oneself from (para matarse)
2
to stretch out
(tumbarse)
- tirarse en el suelo -> to stretch out on the ground
3
to spend
(informal) (pasar tiempo)
- se tiraba todo el día viendo la tele -> she'd be in front of the telly all day long, she'd spend the whole day in front of the telly
4
(muy informal) (sexualmente)
- tirarse a alguien -> to lay somebody
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tirar [te-rar’]
article & verb transitive & verb neuter
1
To throw (lanzar), to cast, to dart, to fling; to toss.
2
To imitate, to resemble.
3
To attract (imán), to draw towards one.
4
To incline to, to tend (tender).
5
To hurt, to injure, to thwart.
6
To tug, to pull (objeto); to draw.
7
To discharge firearms, to fire, to let off.
8
To persuade, to induce, or lend by compulsion.
9
To earn, to acquire, to gain, or become entitled to.
10
To continue in the same state without declining from it.
- El enfermo va tirando -> the invalid is pulling through
11
To enlarge, to extend.
12
To lavish.
13
To print sheets. (Printing)
14
To draw metal into slender threads.
15
V.
16
To receive or take an allotted part.
17
To direct one’s course, to take the road.
- Tire Vd -> por este camino, take this way
- Tire Vd -> a la derecha, turn to the right
18
To tend, to aim at (proponerse); to make use of means and direct them to some end.
- Tirar a la mar -> (Naut.) To throw overboard; to stand out to sent
- A todo tirar -> to the utmost, to the greatest extent
- Tira y afloja -> (1) a boyish game
19
Met.) last and loose, blowing hot and cold, ordering and counter-ordering.
- Tirarlas de guapo or de rico -> to claim (presume on being) to be pretty, or rich
- El viento ha tirado la valla -> the wind has knocked the fence down
- Has tirado el dinero comprando eso -> you've thrown your money away buying that
- Este vestido tira un poco de aquí -> this dress is a bit tight here
- No le tira el estudio -> study does not attract him
- Tirar a su padre -> to take after one’s father
- Tira tú ahora -> it's your go now
verb reflexive
20
To throw oneself (lanzarse).
- Tirarse por la ventana -> to throw oneself out of the window
QUITAR. (2)
tirar
Para las expresiones como tirar de la lengua, tirar de la manta, tirar por la borda, tirar por tierra, ver la otra entrada.
tirar de la lenguatirar de la mantatirar por la bordatirar por tierraverbo: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 pull down the house;o 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 pour the oil down the drain;o 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
8 (dar, pegar)
deja ya de tirar patadas stop kicking; la mula le tiró una coz the mule kicked him gave him a kick;o
¡mamá, Carlos me ha tirado un mordisco! Carlos has bitten me, Mum!
verbo:intransitivo
1 (haciendo fuerza) (traer hacia sí) to pull
¡tira un poco más fuerte! pull a bit harder!
tirar dede [+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 (España) (en puerta etc) pull
tire (Latinoamérica) (en puerta etc) pull
(llevar tras sí) tirar dede 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 (familiar) (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 dede [+espada, navaja] to draw
tiraron de cuchillos they drew their knives; tiramos de diccionario y lo traducimos en un minuto (familiar) 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 blancoblanco to aim
tirar a matarmatar 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 puertapuerta (España) to shoot at goal
7 (familiar) (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 (familiar) (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
verbo:pronominal
tirarse1 (lanzarse) to throw o.s.
tirarse al suelo to throw o.s. to the ground; tirarse por una ventana to jump from out of a window;o throw o.s. out of a window; tirarse por un precipicio to throw o.s. over a cliff
tirarse al aguaagua (gen) to plunge into the water; (de cabeza) to dive plunge into the water;o
tirarse en la camacama to lie down in bed
tirarse en paracaídasparacaídas to parachute (down); (en emergencia) to bale out
tirarse sobre algnsobre to rush at sb; spring on sb
2 (familiar) (pasar) to spend
se tiró dos horas arreglándolo he spent two hours fixing it; me tiré mucho tiempo haciéndolo I spent a lot of time doing it; it took me a long time to do it
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Verb Conjugation for "tirar"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tiro | tiré | tiraba | tiraré | tire |
| Tú | tiras | tiraste | tirabas | tirarás | tires |
| Ella/Él/Usted | tira | tiró | tiraba | tirará | tire |
| Nosotros | tiramos | tiramos | tirábamos | tiraremos | tiremos |
| Vosotros | tiráis | tirasteis | tirabais | tiraréis | tiréis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | tiran | tiraron | tiraban | tirarán | tiren |
