Polyglot Dictionary

tiro

/ˈtʃiɾu/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os tiros

Meaning

  1. shot

    • Ouvi um tiro.

      I heard a shot.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

disparo

disparo is more technical or formal, a firearm discharge; tiro is more everyday, like "tiro ao alvo," target shooting — both mean "shot."

Similar in other languages

German

Schuss

Schuss is the German word for the same thing — both mean "shot."

Spanish

disparo

disparo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "shot."

Practice

1 What does tiro mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ouvi um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tiro?

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