Polyglot Dictionary

tug of war

/tʌɡ əv wɔːr/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. tiro de la cuerda

    • The two teams competed in tug of war.

      Los dos equipos compitieron en el tiro de la cuerda.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

tugboat

Close, figuratively — both involve the action of tugging/pulling.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa tug of war?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The two teams competed in ___ of war.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a tug of war?

noun

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