tiro
Translation
s.m.
› (de un arma de fuego)
⇨ shot
›pegar un tiro
to shoot
› (en un deporte)
⇨ throw
⇨ shot
parar un tiro to stop a shoot
al tiro amér.
⇨ on the spot
⇨ at once
⇨ immediately
a tiro
⇨ within range
ni a tiros Mi hijo no obedece ni a tiros
There is no way to make my son to obey
salir el tiro por la culata
⇨ to backfire
Intentó engañarle pero le salió el tiro por la culata He tried to cheat him but it backfired on him
tiro al blanco
⇨ target shooting
tiro con arco
⇨ archery
tiro libre (en baloncesto)
⇨ free throw
(en fútbol) ⇨ free kick
(Definition of tiro s.m. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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