tirón



Inflexiones de 'tirón' (nm): mpl: tirones
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
tirón nm(jalón)pull, yank, jerk n
 Le dio un tirón a la cortina y se cayó.
 He gave the curtains a pull, and they fell.
tirón nm(zarandeada)jerk n
 La camioneta dio un fuerte tirón al frenar abruptamente.
 The sudden jerk of the car was caused by having to hit the brakes unexpectedly.
tirón nm(contracción muscular)pull n
  strain n
 La atleta tuvo que retirarse de la carrera porque le dio un tirón en la pantorrilla.
 The athlete had to withdraw from the race because of a calf muscle pull.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Additional Translations
SpanishEnglish
tirón nmcoloquial (robo que se hace tirando)snatch n
 Un pillo me quitó el bolso con un tirón.
 Some scoundrel stole my bag with a quick snatch.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
SpanishEnglish
aprovechar el tirón loc verbcoloquial (aprovechar el éxito) (colloquial)ride the wave v expr
  take advantage of demand v expr
 Después de graduarse, Mariana aprovechó el tirón y se anotó en una nueva carrera.
 After graduating, Maria rode the wave and embarked on a new career.
de un tirón,
de tirón,
del tirón loc adv		(de una sola vez)all at once adv
 (less formal)all in one go adv
 (more formal)without stopping expr
 (sedentary activity)in a single sitting, in one sitting expr
 Me gusta leer los libros de un tirón.
 I like to read books all at once.
leer del tirón,
leer de un tirón loc verb		(todo seguido)read in a single sitting, read in one sitting v expr
  read all at once v expr
 (more formal)read without stopping v expr
 (less formal)read in one go v expr
 Juan leyó las más de seiscientas páginas de la novela de un tirón.
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'tirón' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the Spanish description:
cimbrón - cimbronazo - de una sentada - jalada - jalón - orejón - tironero
English:
pull - tug - yank - purse snatching - muscle pull - snatch - wrench - tearing out - pluck - kink - twitch - cramp - jerk - pulled muscle - at a stretch - give hell - rattle off - crick in your back - in one fell swoop - grin and bear it - in one sitting

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