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"Carriles" is a form of "carril", a noun which is often translated as "lane". "Tirador" is a noun which is often translated as "shooter". Learn more about the difference between "carriles" and "tirador" below.
el carril(
kah
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rreel
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (transport)
b. rail (for trains)
El tren se detuvo porque había vacas cruzando los carriles.The train stopped because there were cows crossing the rails.
a. lane
El corredor que iba por el carril interior ganó la carrera.The runner in the inside lane won the race.
el tirador, la tiradora(
tee
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rah
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dohr
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. shooter
La policía busca al tirador que intentó asesinar al alcalde.The police are looking for the shooter who tried to assassinate the mayor.
b. marksman (masculine)
El campo de tiro tiene lugar para ocho tiradores.The shooting range has room for eight marksmen.
c. markswoman (feminine)
Ludmila era una gran tiradora y fue francotiradora durante la guerra.Ludmila was a great markswoman and served as a sniper during the war.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (grip)
a. bellpull (remote bell)
La anciana le dio un tirón al tirador para llamar al mayordomo a su habitación.The old lady tugged the bellpull to summon the butler to her room.
b. bell rope (pending from the clapper)
La maestra jaló del tirador para tañer la campana.The teacher pulled the bell rope to ring the bell.
4. (weaponry)
a. slingshot (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Los niños usaban tiradores para cazar palomas.The boys used their slingshots to hunt pigeons.
b. catapult (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Joaquín tomó una piedra y la arrojó hacia la ventana con su tirador.Joaquin grabbed a rock and shot it at the window with his catapult.
a. belt
El gaucho tenía un tirador hecho de cuero de vaca curtido.The gaucho wore a belt made with tanned cow leather.
los tiradores
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
6. (clothing) (South America)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. suspenders (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
El contador siempre usaba camisa blanca y tiradores negros.The accountant always wore a white shirt and black suspenders.
b. braces (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¡No te pongas cinturón si usas los tiradores!Don't wear a belt if you're wearing braces!
