1. (vt) to throw - se entretenían tirando piedras al río: they amused themselves by throwing stones into the river nos tiraron piedras: they threw stones at us me tiró la pelota: she threw the ball to me, she threw me the ball tiró el dado y le salió un seis: he threw the dice and got a six arrojar

2. (vt) to drop - no tires papeles al suelo: don't drop bits of paper on the floor al suelo

3. (vt) - ¡cuidado!, ¡vas a tirar la lámpara!: look out! you'll knock the lamp over! tiró la planta con el codo: she knocked the plant off with her elbow tiré la botella sin querer: I accidentally knocked the bottle over derribar accidentalmente

4. (vt) to knock down - como no abrían, tiraron la puerta abajo: as nobody opened the door, they knocked it down una pared, una puerta

5. (vt) - van a tirar abajo el viejo hospital: the old hospital is going to be pulled down un edificio

6. (vt) to throw away out - lo tiré (a la basura): I threw it away out este vestido está para tirarlo: this dress is no good any more desechar

7. (vt) to waste, to squander - han tirado el dinero en tonterías: they have wasted squandered their money on stupid things comprar uno barato es tirar el dinero: it's a waste of money to buy a cheap one malgastar

8. (vt) to fail - me tiraron en el examen escrito: they failed me in the written exam en un examen

9. (vt) to fire un tiro, un cañonazo

10. (vt) to drop una bomba

11. (vt) to throw - en las fiestas tiraron cohetes: rockets were let off during the celebrations una granada

12. (vt) - el perro le tiró un mordisco: the dog took a bite at him me tiró una patada: he tried to kick me intentar dar

13. (vt) to print - han tirado seis mil ejemplares de la novela: six thousand copies of the novel have been printed imprimir

14. (vt) to draw una línea

15. (vt) to take una foto

1. (vi) to shoot - tiraron a matar: they shot to kill le tiraron varias veces: they fired several shots at her, they shot fired at her several times disparar

2. (vi) to go - ¿a quién le toca tirar?: whose turn go is it? en juegos de naipes, dados, etc.

3. (vi) to pull - hay que tirar, no empujar: you have to pull, not push no me tires del pelo: don't pull my hair el ciclista más joven tiraba del pelotón: the youngest cyclist was leading the pack atraer hacia uno

4. (vi) - la mayor tira más para las ciencias: the eldest girl likes scientific subjects best es marrón tirando a rojo: it's brown with a strong hint of red el pelo le tira a rubio: her hair has a fair tint tender

5. (vi) - tira a su abuela: she takes after her grandmother parecerse

6. (vi) - ojo porque allí enseguida tiran de pistola: be careful because they are very quick to pull out a pistol there tiró de cartera y pagó la cena: he paid for the meal tirando de cartera se podía conseguir lo que uno quisiera: you could get whatever you wanted if you were prepared to pay for it utilizar

7. (vi) - la camisa me tira de los hombros: my shirt is too tight across my shoulders prenda de vestir

8. (vi) - no le tiran nada los deportes: he's not very keen on sport todavía le tira España: he still feels drawn to Spain atraer

9. (vi) - es un coche viejo, pero tira de maravilla: it's an old car but it still goes very well no sé qué le pasa al coche que no tira: I don't know what's wrong with the car, it's not working properly funcionar: coche

10. (vi) to draw una chimenea

11. (vi) to go - el taxi tiró a la izquierda: the taxi went turned left ir

12. (vi) - vamos tirando, gracias: we're getting by, thanks con este traje puedo tirar hasta el verano: I can manage get by with this suit until the summer subsistir

13. (vi) - este abrigo tirará hasta el próximo invierno: this coat will last until next winter durará, a todo tirar, un mes: it will last a month, at the most : durar

14. (vi) to have sex

1. to throw oneself - se tiró del tren: he threw himself he leapt off the train se tiró del trampolín: he jumped dived off the diving board se tiró a la piscina vestido: he jumped into the pool with all his clothes on arrojarse

2. to lie down - se tiró en la cama: he lay down on the bed tumbarse

3. to spend - me he tirado toda la tarde trabajando: I have spent all afternoon working pasar

4. to have sex with tirarse