tirare

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See also: tiraré

Asturian

Verb

tirare

  1. inflection of tirar:
    1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative
    2. first/third-person singular imperfect preterite subjunctive

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ti‧rà‧re

Verb

tiràre (first-person singular present tìro, first-person singular past historic tirài, past participle tiràto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to pull, to draw, to tug, to drag
  2. (transitive) to throw, to shoot, to toss, to kick
    Synonym: lanciare
  3. (transitive) to utter
    Tirò un sospiro di sollievo.She uttered a sigh of relief.
  4. (transitive) to stretch; to extend
    tirare la sfogliato roll dough (literally, “stretch the dough”)
  5. (intransitive) to blow (of the wind)
  6. (intransitive, figurative, economics) to go well (of a market, industry, etc.)
  7. (slang, vulgar, intransitive) to be erect (of the penis)

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Latin

Verb

tirāre

  1. inflection of tirō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre.

Verb

tirare

  1. to pull, draw
  2. to shoot, throw

References

  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “terare, tirare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano

Spanish

Verb

tirare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of tirar