el
masculine
/ˈti.ɾo/
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Translation
shot, gunshot
Word origin
From the verb tirar ('to throw, to shoot'), whose origin is disputed. It is variously traced to a Germanic source and to an onomatopoeic Romance formation.
- Origin
- uncertain
- Root
- tirar
Other proposed origins
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraltiros
Examples
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We heard a gunshot in the distance during the night.
asustó .
The shot frightened everyone who was in the street.
Sonaron .
Several shots rang out near the field.
falló .
The soldier missed the shot by very little.
bastó .
A single shot was enough to end the fight.
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