al tiro

English translation: keeps the closest eye on me / is most aware of what's happening with me

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Spanish term or phrase:al tiro
English translation:keeps the closest eye on me / is most aware of what's happening with me
Entered by: Charles Davis

23:16 Oct 25, 2018
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: al tiro
From a phone conversation in the US regarding an alleged sexual assault:

Y he estado – bueno, no sé, todo esto me ha estado matando en toda la semana, te lo juro. No puedo pensar bien, no me concentro bien. Ya van dos veces que casi choco. Y pues no sé, a veces tengo que aguantarme tantas cosas porque no quiero que [redacted]– [redacted] más que nada – se dé cuenta, porque es la que está más al tiro conmigo todo el tiempo. Pero sí se sacó de onda el jueves que me dice, “¿Qué te pasa?” “Es que tomé pastillas, pero yo creo que me excedí.” No te miento, sí estaba como si estuviera borracha, no lo sé. No me sentí bien. Tuvo que ayudarme en muchas cosas ella. Y me dio una diarrea que parece que me purgaron.
spanruss
United States
Local time: 14:01
keeps the closest eye on me / is most aware of what's happening with me
Explanation:
"Al tiro" on its own means "inmediatamente" in many Latin American countries ( http://dle.rae.es/?id=ZrTpmUI|ZrVfwO7 ), and "estar al tiro", in Mexico, means "estar, quedar, etc, algo o alguien muy bien, listo o preparado para algo" ( http://dem.colmex.mx/moduls/Default.aspx?id=8 ), but "estar al tiro con alguien" seems to mean to be aware of or pay close attention to or be up to date with someone.

On "Mario", an illegal seller of records on the Mexico City underground/subway:
"pienso que cualquier trabajo requiere cierta pericia. En este caso, “estar al tiro con los de vigilancia”, me explica Mario al bajarnos en la siguiente estación."
https://www.vice.com/es_latam/article/wj7gzb/un-vendedor-de-...

"leo mucho y en lo tecnológico procuro actualizarme para estar al tiro con mis nietos"
http://dailymater.com/2016/10/03/abuela-con-dudas/

This is on a game with a character called Foxy, a "zorro pirata":
"Es importante estar al tiro con Foxy, ya que él te causará muchos problemas en las noches cuatro y cinco."
https://www.redbull.com/mx-es/guía-cómo-sobrevivir-‘five-nig...

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This is for "está más al tiro conmigo". It refers to the woman ("la") whose name is redacted; he doesn't want her to be find out what's happening, and it's difficult to keep it from her because she keeps a very close eye on him: "está muy pendiente de él".
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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 20:01
Grading comment
Thanks Charles!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3keeps the closest eye on me / is most aware of what's happening with me
Charles Davis
4Closest to me.
Phoenix III
3that's what's getting me
David Hollywood
3approachable - accessible
JohnMcDove


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
that's what's getting me


Explanation:
maybe

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that's what's bugging me

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something along these lines maybe...

David Hollywood
Local time: 16:01
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
approachable - accessible


Explanation:
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/accessible

Al tiro, here means literally "in shooting range", but the concept is that the person is "approachable", you can reach him/her or she-he can reach you, type of idea.



JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 12:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 9
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
keeps the closest eye on me / is most aware of what's happening with me


Explanation:
"Al tiro" on its own means "inmediatamente" in many Latin American countries ( http://dle.rae.es/?id=ZrTpmUI|ZrVfwO7 ), and "estar al tiro", in Mexico, means "estar, quedar, etc, algo o alguien muy bien, listo o preparado para algo" ( http://dem.colmex.mx/moduls/Default.aspx?id=8 ), but "estar al tiro con alguien" seems to mean to be aware of or pay close attention to or be up to date with someone.

On "Mario", an illegal seller of records on the Mexico City underground/subway:
"pienso que cualquier trabajo requiere cierta pericia. En este caso, “estar al tiro con los de vigilancia”, me explica Mario al bajarnos en la siguiente estación."
https://www.vice.com/es_latam/article/wj7gzb/un-vendedor-de-...

"leo mucho y en lo tecnológico procuro actualizarme para estar al tiro con mis nietos"
http://dailymater.com/2016/10/03/abuela-con-dudas/

This is on a game with a character called Foxy, a "zorro pirata":
"Es importante estar al tiro con Foxy, ya que él te causará muchos problemas en las noches cuatro y cinco."
https://www.redbull.com/mx-es/guía-cómo-sobrevivir-‘five-nig...

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This is for "está más al tiro conmigo". It refers to the woman ("la") whose name is redacted; he doesn't want her to be find out what's happening, and it's difficult to keep it from her because she keeps a very close eye on him: "está muy pendiente de él".

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 20:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 64
Grading comment
Thanks Charles!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lydianette Soza: Estoy familiarizada con la expresión. Se usa muy, muy frecuentemente en mi país y la respuesta de Charles es la más apropiada.
2 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Lydianette :-)

agree  neilmac
15 hrs
  -> Thanks, Neil :-)

agree  Marcelo González: I'm not sure, but this seems very plausible in this context.
4 days
  -> Many thanks, Marcelo :-)
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Closest to me.


Explanation:
"within shooting range" = closest to me, therefore, is the person who knows me best and can pick up that something is not quite right - something is definitely wrong.

Phoenix III
United States
Local time: 15:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20
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