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Meaning of tirar | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
[tiˈɾa]

Definitions

  1. to throw, cast
    transitive
  2. to shoot, fire
    transitive
  3. to take or go in a certain direction
    intransitive
  4. to let a fluid pass through, a liquid or gas
    intransitive
  5. to have similarity or tendency to be alike
    intransitive

Equivalents

English loose pitch Pull throw

Examples

“tirar una foto”

to take a photograph

“Tireu sempre amunt, i arribareu a la masia.”

Keep going up and you will reach the farmhouse.

“La xemeneia tira bé.”

The chimney works fine.

“Aquest vi tira a agre.”

This wine tastes like vinegar.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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