tirar fruta: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  SpainLatin Americaneutralliteral
  • To throw, discard, or produce fruit; to harvest or set out fruit in a literal, agricultural or domestic sense.

  Examples

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  • Esta temporada, el huerto ha tirado mucha fruta, especialmente manzanas y peras.

    This season, the orchard has produced a lot of fruit, especially apples and pears.

  • Cada otoño, los árboles tiran fruta que luego recogemos para hacer mermeladas.

    Every autumn, the trees drop fruit that we then collect to make jams.

  • El agricultor tiró fruta al mercado para vender y obtener ingresos para el mes.

    The farmer brought fruit to the market to sell and earn income for the month.

  • Al tirar fruta del árbol, hay que tener cuidado de no dañar las ramas ni los frutos restantes.

    When picking fruit from the tree, you have to be careful not to damage the branches or remaining fruit.

• 2.

  SpainLatin Americacolloquialinformal
  • To utter remarks without seriousness or foundation; to talk nonsense, exaggerate, or make offhand, boastful, or frivolous comments.

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  • No le prestes atención, siempre está tirando fruta y exagerando sus historias.

    Don’t pay attention to him; he’s always talking nonsense and exaggerating his stories.

  • En la reunión, Juan tiró fruta sobre sus logros para impresionar a todos.

    In the meeting, Juan boasted about his achievements to impress everyone.

  • Cuando hablamos de política, suelen tirar fruta sin base alguna, solo opiniones sin fundamento.

    When we talk about politics, they tend to talk nonsense with no basis, just unfounded opinions.