tiroteo

m.

1 shooting (tiros).

2 shoot-out, shooting, exchange of shots, firing.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: tirotear.

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tiroteo

► nombre masculino

1 shooting, exchange of shots

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SM (=tiros) shooting, exchange of shots; (=escaramuza) skirmish; (=batalla) gunfight; [con policía] shoot-out

tiroteo cruzado — crossfire

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masculino (tiros) shooting (intercambio de tiros) shoot-out, exchange of shots

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= shooting, shootout [shoot-out], gunfight.

Ex. Statistics show black family life to be an appalling concoction of poverty, shooting and rampant teenage pregnancy.

Ex. The film deals with drug trafficking, prostitution, and shootouts while also incorporating melodramatic themes.

Ex. Current records of school gunfights are summarized, & the toll of gunfights on health care is assessed.

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masculino (tiros) shooting (intercambio de tiros) shoot-out, exchange of shots

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= shooting, shootout [shoot-out], gunfight.

Ex: Statistics show black family life to be an appalling concoction of poverty, shooting and rampant teenage pregnancy.

Ex: The film deals with drug trafficking, prostitution, and shootouts while also incorporating melodramatic themes.

Ex: Current records of school gunfights are summarized, & the toll of gunfights on health care is assessed.

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tiroteo

masculine

1 (tiros) shooting

se oía un tiroteo a lo lejos shooting o shots could be heard in the distance

cuando empezó el tiroteo se echaron al suelo when the shooting o firing started they threw themselves to the ground

escaparon en medio de un impresionante tiroteo they escaped under heavy fire o a hail of bullets

2 (intercambio de tiros) shoot-out, exchange of shots

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Del verbo tirotear: (conjugate tirotear)

tiroteo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

tiroteó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
tirotear    
tiroteo
tiroteo sustantivo masculino (tiros) shooting;
(intercambio de tiros) shoot-out
tirotear verbo transitivo to shoot (repeatedly)
tiroteo sustantivo masculino shooting, shoot-out
'tiroteo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
protagonizar
English:
firing
- gunfire
- shoot-out
- shooting
- gun
- shoot

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tiroteo nm

[tiros] shooting; [intercambio de disparos] shootout;

en el tiroteo murieron dos personas two people were killed in the shooting

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tiroteo

m shooting

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tiroteo nm

1) : shooting

2) : gunfight, shoot-out

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tiroteo n shooting