Polyglot Dictionary

tirotear

/tiɾoteˈaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
tiroteo
preterite (yo)
tiroteé
past participle
tiroteado

Meaning

  1. to shoot at

    • Tirotearon el coche.

      They shot at the car.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

disparar

tirotear means to shoot repeatedly or spray gunfire; disparar is the general word "to shoot," firing a single shot.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

alvejar

alvejar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to shoot at."

Portuguese

tirotear

tirotear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to shoot at."

Practice

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