Tírense (en. Throw yourselves)

/ˈtiɾense/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Action of launching oneself or letting oneself fall with force.

During the exercise, we told them to throw themselves to the ground to practice the fall.

Durante el ejercicio, les dijimos que se tiren al suelo para practicar la caída.

Expression used to instruct a group to perform an action together.

Everyone throw yourselves into the water at once to cool off!

¡Tírense al agua todos a la vez para refrescarse!

Used figuratively to indicate that they should get rid of something.

If you don't want it, get rid of that habit.

Si no lo quieren, tírense esa costumbre.

Comes from the verb tirar, with the addition of the plural reflexive pronoun.

laugh yourselves to tears

Expression indicating that something is very funny.

tírense de risa

throw yourselves to the ground

Instruction for a group to crouch or throw themselves to the floor for safety or fun.

tírense al suelo

throw

To launch or throw something.

tirar

fall

To move downward under the action of gravity.

caer

hurl

To throw something with force, generally over a distance.

arrojar

Dive into the pool

When we say 'dive into the pool', we mean to take a risk.

Cuando decimos 'tírense a la piscina', nos referimos a tomar un riesgo.

Go take a trip

When someone says 'go take a trip', they mean for someone to do something fun or risky.

Cuando alguien dice 'tírate un trip', se refiere a que alguien haga algo divertido o arriesgado.