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tirar.

to throw, cast

5 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

verb[tiˈɾa]Balearic, Central, Northern, Northwestern[tiˈɾaɾ]Valencia
  1. to throw, cast

    transitive
  2. to shoot, fire

    transitive
    tirar una foto
  3. to take or go in a certain direction

    intransitive
    Tireu sempre amunt, i arribareu a la masia.
  4. to let a fluid pass through, a liquid or gas

    intransitive
    La xemeneia tira bé.
  5. to have similarity or tendency to be alike

    intransitive
    Aquest vi tira a agre.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre.

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