Tirón in english
Pull
pronunciation: pʊl part of speech: verb, noun
pronunciation: pʊl part of speech: verb, noun
In gestures
tirón = pull ; jerk ; twitch ; tug.
Example: A printer would use incompressible packing in the head mortises to intensify the effect of the pressman's pull by bringing it up with a jolt.Example: He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).Example: Drinking beverages with caffeine can also cause eyelid twitches.Example: Most fish give up after a few tugs, but carp fight you right to the end.more:
» a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.] .
Example: By whipping these tails back and forth the organism can swim about in a brisk, if rather jerky, fashion.» castigar con un simple tirón de orejas = let + Nombre + off with a slap on the wrist ; get off with + a slap on the wrist ; get away with + a slap on the wrist .
Example: I hope they throw the book at her instead of letting her off with a slap on the wrist. Example: The decision disgusted local police, who said Hooper could have been sent to jail for 18 months but got off with a slap on the wrist. Example: How can people be repeat offenders and get away with a slap on the wrist!.» dar un tirón = jerk ; grow up very quickly .
Example: Visitors would laugh at the workman's jerking and whirling with the mould, but that was where the skill lay. Example: The sense from abroad is that America is kind of like a teenager, someone who has grown up very quickly, too fast, maybe developed in all sorts of awkward ways.» dar un tirón de orejas a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist ; rap + Nombre + knuckles ; give + Nombre + a rap on/over the knuckles .
Example: After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted. Example: Accrediting agencies leave a lot to be desired; at best they rap people's knuckles = Las agencia de homologación dejan mucho que desear; en los mejores casos le llaman la atención a la gente. Example: I expect Olivia will make her sit in the corner, give her a rap on the knuckles, or at least, lecture her on the rewards of discipline and hard work.» dar un tirón muscular = pull + a muscle .
Example: Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.» dar un tirón violento a = wrench .
Example: Then he physically abused her by putting her in several 'wrestling holds': he wrenched her arm, bent her fingers, and squeezed her until she could hardly breathe.» de una tirón = in one action ; at a/one sitting .
Example: To remove the borrower from all routing lists in one action, enter the code for delete. Example: Louis was such a gourmand, that he would eat at a sitting four platefuls of different soups, a whole pheasant, a partridge, a plateful of salad.» de un tirón = with a jolt ; at one pull ; at one whack ; in one shot ; in one lump ; in one go ; in one fell swoop ; at one fell swoop ; at a clip ; at a stroke ; in one sitting ; in one sitting .
Example: A printer would use incompressible packing in the head mortises to intensify the effect of the pressman's pull by bringing it up with a jolt. Example: In this way the whole forme was printed at one pull. Example: I am involved with systematic reviews which routinely result in 4,000+ citations at one whack. Example: Then in one second ten programs could work consecutively, and it will look like the computer is doing all ten in one shot. Example: LCSH revision is continuous, and may be quite large scale, though this is less obvious because it does not take place in one lump every few years. Example: He jumped in with both feet, opening five stores in one go and declaring his intention to open 30 more within five years. Example: He fired them all, in one fell swoop when he took office as do most all Presidents. Example: Life on board ship is not easy for anyone, least of all for a small child, who is deprived of nursery and toys at one fell swoop. Example: She could sit down and read for five or ten minutes at a clip. Example: This is a time of great tension because we know that at any moment, when we least expect it, our lives can be cut short at a stroke. Example: Whatever the reason, after getting herself together, Myrielle wrote this book almost in one sitting. Example: Whatever the reason, after getting herself together, Myrielle wrote this book almost in one sitting.» de (un) tirón = non-stop ; without stopping .
Example: A British yachtswoman has become the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, both ways around the world. Example: Anyway, I want to try to run at least 3 miles without stopping and running out of breath.» de un tirón = with a jolt ; at one pull ; at one whack ; in one shot ; in one lump ; in one go ; in one fell swoop ; at one fell swoop ; at a clip ; at a stroke ; in one sitting ; in one sitting .
Example: A printer would use incompressible packing in the head mortises to intensify the effect of the pressman's pull by bringing it up with a jolt. Example: In this way the whole forme was printed at one pull. Example: I am involved with systematic reviews which routinely result in 4,000+ citations at one whack. Example: Then in one second ten programs could work consecutively, and it will look like the computer is doing all ten in one shot. Example: LCSH revision is continuous, and may be quite large scale, though this is less obvious because it does not take place in one lump every few years. Example: He jumped in with both feet, opening five stores in one go and declaring his intention to open 30 more within five years. Example: He fired them all, in one fell swoop when he took office as do most all Presidents. Example: Life on board ship is not easy for anyone, least of all for a small child, who is deprived of nursery and toys at one fell swoop. Example: She could sit down and read for five or ten minutes at a clip. Example: This is a time of great tension because we know that at any moment, when we least expect it, our lives can be cut short at a stroke. Example: Whatever the reason, after getting herself together, Myrielle wrote this book almost in one sitting. Example: Whatever the reason, after getting herself together, Myrielle wrote this book almost in one sitting.» de (un) tirón = non-stop ; without stopping .
Example: A British yachtswoman has become the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, both ways around the world. Example: Anyway, I want to try to run at least 3 miles without stopping and running out of breath.» de un tirón = with a jolt ; at one pull ; at one whack ; in one shot ; in one lump ; in one go ; in one fell swoop ; at one fell swoop ; at a clip ; at a stroke ; in one sitting ; in one sitting .
Example: A printer would use incompressible packing in the head mortises to intensify the effect of the pressman's pull by bringing it up with a jolt. Example: In this way the whole forme was printed at one pull. Example: I am involved with systematic reviews which routinely result in 4,000+ citations at one whack. Example: Then in one second ten programs could work consecutively, and it will look like the computer is doing all ten in one shot. Example: LCSH revision is continuous, and may be quite large scale, though this is less obvious because it does not take place in one lump every few years. Example: He jumped in with both feet, opening five stores in one go and declaring his intention to open 30 more within five years. Example: He fired them all, in one fell swoop when he took office as do most all Presidents. Example: Life on board ship is not easy for anyone, least of all for a small child, who is deprived of nursery and toys at one fell swoop. Example: She could sit down and read for five or ten minutes at a clip. Example: This is a time of great tension because we know that at any moment, when we least expect it, our lives can be cut short at a stroke. Example: Whatever the reason, after getting herself together, Myrielle wrote this book almost in one sitting. Example: Whatever the reason, after getting herself together, Myrielle wrote this book almost in one sitting.» dormir de un tirón = sleep through + the (whole) night .
Example: Most healthy, full-term, newborn babies can sleep through the whole night without feeding by the time they turn six months old.» pegar un tirón = grow up very quickly .
Example: The sense from abroad is that America is kind of like a teenager, someone who has grown up very quickly, too fast, maybe developed in all sorts of awkward ways.» recibir sólo un tirón de orejas = get off with + a slap on the wrist ; get away with + a slap on the wrist .
Example: The decision disgusted local police, who said Hooper could have been sent to jail for 18 months but got off with a slap on the wrist. Example: How can people be repeat offenders and get away with a slap on the wrist!.» robo del tirón = snatch theft .
Example: One way to avoid being a snatch theft victim is to suspect every oncoming motorcyclist to be a snatch thief.» robo por medio del tirón = purse snatching .
Example: After a string of failed robbery attempts including a purse snatching that goes terribly wrong, the two inept protagonists turn to gold digging.» tener un tirón muscular = pull + a muscle .
Example: Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.» tirón de orejas = slap on the wrist .
Example: It is hard to believe that the public will see a reprimand in this case as anything more than a slap on the wrist.» tirón en el cuello = crick in the neck ; neck crick .
Example: Stress, if left unchecked, can cause such physical problems as muscle dysfunction, spasms, headaches and cricks in the neck. Example: Neck cricks are extremely common, affecting about 50% of adults per year, ranging in severity from trivial to crippling.» tirón muscular = crick ; pulled muscle ; muscle strain ; strained muscle .
Example: Usually a crick is found on one side of the neck at the juncture where it joins the thorax. Example: A pulled muscle, especially involving the thigh, is a common injury among runners and people who play basketball, hockey or football. Example: The following categories of complaints are considered: eye strain and visual fatigue; migraine; epilepsy; muscle pain, aches, and strains; skin rashes; and stress. Example: A bad strained muscle can take approximately three to four weeks to heal while a mild one will just take a week to get healed.