throw | No puedo verte tirar tu vida inútilmente. | I cannot see you throw your life away uselessly. |
throw | No deberías tirar productos, es muy peligroso. | You shouldn't throw produce, it's very dangerous. |
throw | No deberías tirar eso tan fácilmente. | You shouldn't throw that away so easily. |
throw | Entonces deberíamos simplemente tirar esta cosa al espacio. | Then just maybe we should throw this thing out in the airlock. |
throw | Recogerlo, tirar a la basura. | Pick it up, throw it in the bin. |
throw | Sólo un pensamiento Quiero tirar por ahí. | Just a thought I want to throw out there. |
throw | Bueno, tenemos que tirar alguna. | Well, we have to throw some of it away. |
throw | Me gustaría tirar esta historia en un infierno gigante. | Okay, I'd like to throw this story into a giant inferno. |
throw | Dice que no puede tirar el oro. | MAN 1: (IN ENGLISH) He says he can't throw the gold. |
pull | Borgia desea tirar en Florencia el mismo abismo. | Borgia wishes to pull Florence into the very same abyss. |
pull | Gasta menos combustible que tirar modelos más antiguos. | Takes her less fuel to pull than some of the older models. |
pull | Y juntas como hermanas, debemos tirar del feminismo... | And together as sisters, we must pull the cart of feminism to... |
pull | Y cuando tenían luz verde no podían tirar. | And when they got the green light, they couldn't pull. |
pull | Aunque duela, tienes que tirar. | I don't care if it hurts, you have to pull. |
throw away | Ya puedes tirar esa vieja chaqueta. | You can throw away that ratty old coat, Evvie. |
throw away | Algunas personas tuvieron que tirar sus ropas porque estaban contaminadas. | Some people had to throw away their clothes because they were contaminated. |
throw away | No debes tirar cosas que valen dinero. | You must never throw away things that are worth good money. |
throw away | Nosotros no tenemos dinero para tirar. | We don't have any money to throw away. |
throw | El niño tiraba piedras. | The child was throwing stones. |
throw out, throw away | Juan tiró la lámpara vieja. | Juan threw out the old lamp. |
waste | Juan tira el dinero. | Juan wastes money. |
let off, set off | En las fiestas tiran cohetes. | They set off fireworks at festivals. |
toss a coin, flip a coin | Lanzamos una moneda para decidir quién pagaría la comida. | We tossed a coin (or: flipped a coin) to see who would pay for dinner. |
fire warning shots | La policía tiraba al aire para asustar a los amotinados. | The police were firing warning shots to scare the rioters. |
throw into the air, throw up in the air | El árbitro tira la moneda al aire para sortear el saque. | The referee throws a coin into the air to determine which team kicks off. |
pull the chain | No olvides tirar de la cadena antes de salir del baño. | Don't forget to pull the chain before leaving the bathroom. |
let the cat out of the bag | Con su investigación, la periodista tiró de la manta y reveló el que puede ser el peor caso de corrupción del país. | I can't believe that you let the cat out of the bag; I trusted you! |
give hints, drop hints | El jefe echó indirectas en la reunión para ver si alguien se ofrecía voluntariamente a dirigir el proyecto. | The boss gave hints in the meeting to see if somebody would volunteer to manage the project. |
drop a hint to | Háblame claro; no me tires indirectas. Le lancé una indirecta a Jerónimo para recordarle que me debe dinero. | I dropped a hint to Jerónimo to remind him that he owes me money. |
go all out | Luis va a tirar la casa por la ventana en la celebración del cumpleaños de su hija menor. | Luis is going to go all out for his youngest daughter's birthday party. |
spare no expense | En sus últimas vacaciones en Europa, los Sánchez tiraron la casa por la ventana. | On their last holiday to Europe, the Sanchez family spared no expense. |
throw in the towel | Después de tanto esfuerzo tiró la toalla el último año de carrera y no se graduó. | After all the effort, he threw in the towel in the last term, and didn't graduate. |
hit on [sb] | Le está tirando los tejos a la hermana de tu prima para ver si consigue ligársela. | He's hitting on your cousin's sister to see if he can pick her up. |
waste | El ordenador no lee el CD y tengo que repetirlo; he tirado por la borda una semana de trabajo. | The computer doesn't read the CD and I have to repeat it; I have wasted a week of work. |