tirotear
tirotear(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to fire on)
a. to shoot repeatedly at
Alguien había tiroteado el depósito de agua, que se había vaciado.Someone had shot repeatedly at the water tank, that had emptied.
b. to shoot at
El pistolero tiroteó la cerradura hasta que la puerta se abrió.The gunman shot at the lock until the door opened.
c. to shoot
John F. Kennedy fue tiroteado en Dallas, y murió a causa de las heridas de bala.John F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas, and he died as a result of the bullet wounds.
d. to shoot down
En la escena más impactante de la película, el jefe mafioso es tiroteado mientras come en un restaurante.In the movie's most shocking scene, the mafia boss is shot down while he's eating at a restaurant.
e. to gun down
El terrorista se abalanzó sobre los dos policías, que lo tirotearon.The terrorist leapt on the two policemen, who gun him down.
tirotearse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to fire at each other
Los miembros de las dos bandas se estuvieron tiroteando hasta que no quedó nadie en pie.The members of the two gangs were firing at each other until there was no one standing.
b. to exchange shots
La policía y los ladrones se tirotearon durante unos minutos, hasta que estos se entregaron.The police and the thieves exchanged shots for a few minutes, until the latter gave themselves up.
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