pirarse

pron.v.

to clear off (informal). (peninsular Spanish, River Plate)

¡nos piramos! that's us off

¿ya te piras? is that you off, then?

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pirarse

► verbo pronominal

1 familiar to split, sling one's hook, make oneself scarce

■ se las ha pirado he has slung his hook

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verbo pronominal (Esp fam) to make oneself scarce (colloq)

pirárselas — (Esp fam) to take to one's heels

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= scoot, do + a bunk.

Ex. The article 'Telling Brown Owl to scoot: on the virtues of disobedience in children's fiction' discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters.

Ex. As soon as the advance was paid however the manager did a bunk with the money, around £100000, and was never seen nor heard of again.

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* ¡pírate! = on your bike!.

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verbo pronominal (Esp fam) to make oneself scarce (colloq)

pirárselas — (Esp fam) to take to one's heels

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= scoot, do + a bunk.

Ex: The article 'Telling Brown Owl to scoot: on the virtues of disobedience in children's fiction' discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters.

Ex: As soon as the advance was paid however the manager did a bunk with the money, around £100000, and was never seen nor heard of again.

* ¡pírate! = on your bike!.

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pirarse [A1 ]

v pron

(Esp fam) to make oneself scarce (colloq)

yo me piro que ya es muy tarde I'll make myself scarce now o I'll be off now, it's getting late (colloq)

pirárselas (Esp fam); to take to one's heels, to leg it (colloq), to make oneself scarce (colloq)

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pirarse (conjugate pirarse) verbo pronominal (Esp fam) to make oneself scarce (colloq)
pirarse vr fam
♦ Locuciones: pirárselas, to make oneself scarce, clear off: me piro, I'm off
'pirarse' also found in these entries:
English:
skive off

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vpr

Esp, RP Fam to clear off;

¡nos piramos! we're off;

¿ya te piras? are you off, then?;

me las piro, hasta mañana I'll be off, see you tomorrow

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pirarse

v/r fam (marcharse) clear off fam ;

pirárselas fam clear off fam ;

pirarse por alguien fam lose one’s head over s.o. fam