La tira..................
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Some examples from our dictionary.
* 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
So what besides "band" does it really mean then? Loads of? Ages? Really loved it? Lots of toys? Is this word used a lot? Gracias.
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updated Jan 25, 2011
posted by jeezzle
it also is used to talk about the number of subscribers to a magazine or newspaper - "una tira de 200.000 revistas a la semana" - mountaingirl123, Jan 24, 2011
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In Mexico - "la tira" also means "la policía"...
updated Jan 25, 2011
posted by mountaingirl123
Good one Mountain :) - Dakie, Jan 24, 2011
wow, ni idea - 00494d19, Jan 25, 2011
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Tira = strip. Tira de papel = Paper strip.
updated Jan 24, 2011
edited by Dakie
posted by Dakie
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¡Tira a la derecha! Hang a right!
tirar a = to verge on, to border on, to incline towards
updated Jan 24, 2011
posted by carcar
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In Colombia - he/she has sex with her 
updated Jan 24, 2011
posted by afowen
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In that context, la tira means more than a lot, and it's a very used expression in Spain. In your examples:
- me gustó la tira -> me gustó muchísimo.
- ¿tienes juguetes? — ¡la tira! -> Tengo muchísimos juguetes.
- la tira de coches -> muchísimos coches.
- hace la tira que no viene por aquí -> hace muchísimo que no viene por aquí.
Also, la tira can be replace with un montón = muchísimo, at least in Spain.
- me gustó la tira -> me gustó un montón.
- ¿tienes juguetes? — ¡la tira! -> Tengo un montón de juguetes.
- la tira de coches -> un montón de coches.
- hace la tira que no viene por aquí -> hace un montón (de tiempo) que no viene por aquí.
updated Jan 25, 2011
posted by miselfyo
