The Spanish word for to pull is
tirar
Spanish Definition
pull | |
1. Tirar |
Translations for pull and their definitions
tirar | |||
1. v. to throw, to toss | |||
2. v. to throw out, to toss, to dump | |||
3. v. to shoot; to launch | |||
4. v. to take (a photograph) | |||
5. v. to print | |||
6. v. to skip (e.g. a rock or stone) | |||
7. v. to knock over; to knock down | |||
8. v. to roll (dice) | |||
9. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, vulgar, Spain) to fuck | |||
10. v. to pull, to tug | |||
tirar del pelo de alguien - to pull someone's hair | |||
11. v. to shoot (e.g., a ball) | |||
12. v. to manage; to get by | |||
Tiramos. Es difícil, pero tiramos. - We get by. It's hard, but we get by. | |||
13. v. to attract, to appeal to | |||
14. v. to be somewhat | |||
tira a lástima - it is a bit sad | |||
15. v. to throw oneself | |||
16. v. to spend time, hang out |
jalar | ||
1. v. to pull | ||
2. v. to draw (in); to attract | ||
El circo jala a todos los hijos del pueblo. - The circus draws all the town's children. | ||
Las dramatizaciones lo jalan. - The plays appeal to him. | ||
3. v. to eat with great appetite | ||
4. v. to pull (together) | ||
5. v. to hurry along; to get along | ||
6. v. to function properly; to be in working order | ||
7. v. to work, to have a job | ||
8. v. (Peru, transitive) to fail (an exam, a subject or an academic year at school or university) | ||
Asu mano, jalé tres cursos este ciclo, weón. - Jeez man, I've failed three subjects this semester, bro | ||
Ojalá no jale el examen de mañana. - I hope I don't fail tomorrow's exam |
tirón | ||
1. n-m. tug, pull, jerk | ||
Le dio un fuerte tirón de pelo. - He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out. | ||
Fue expulsado por darle un tirón de la camiseta al rival. - He was expelled for giving the rival a pull of the shirt. | ||
2. n-m. pull, strain (a violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles) | ||
3. n-m. skill, string to one's bow | ||
4. n-m. pulling power | ||
5. n-m. snatch, snatching (a quick violent robbery of a person by snatching their purse, usually in a public place) |
halar | ||
1. v. (nautical) to haul, to pull | ||
2. v. (dialectal) to pull, to tug |
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary
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