Usage examples of "tirar" in Spanish with translation to English

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Nunca voy a tirar mi Playstation. I will never throw away my Playstation.
No le puedo tirar el pelo a Taninna. Ella es mucho más alta que yo. I cannot pull Taninna's hair. She's much taller than me.
No puedo tirar a Taninna aquí. Hay un policía. I cannot drop Taninna here. There is a policeman.
A pesar de nuestro apoyo, decidió tirar la toalla. In spite of our encouragement he decided to throw in the towel.
Hoy en día no puedes andar por la calle sin ver a la gente tirar la basura al suelo. These days you can't walk down the street without seeing people dropping litter.
Aquellos que viven en casas de cristal no deberían tirar piedras. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Ayer puse los regalos en el techo, hoy los metí debajo de la cama y mañana los voy a tirar por la ventana. Yesterday I put the gifts in the ceiling, today I put them under the bed and tomorrow I'll throw them out the window.
Mantener a Mario en un estado en el que pueda tirar bolas de fuego es un proceso delicado: ese poder recién adquirido a veces hace que uno se vuelva gallito y descuidado. Keeping Mario in a state in which he can throw fireballs is a delicate process; that newfound power sometimes makes one cocky and careless.
No tires nada al suelo. Don't throw anything onto the floor.
Él tiró de la cuerda. He pulled the rope.
Voy a pegarle un tiro. I'm gonna shoot him.
He tirado el vaso por descuido. I carelessly dropped a vase.
No tire su dinero por las ventanas. Don't waste your money.
La tiré un puñetazo a la mandíbula. I landed him a blow on the chin.
Él trabaja para un periódico grande con una gran tirada. He works for a big newspaper with a very large circulation.
Tom tiró el libro de Mary al fuego. Tom threw Mary's book into the fire.
Tiró la casa por la ventana para la boda de su hija. He went overboard for his daughter's wedding.
No me tires esta revista. Don't throw away this magazine.
¡No me tires de la pierna! Don't pull my leg!
Tom se pegó un tiro en la cabeza. Tom shot himself in the head.
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