apretó el gatillo

pulled the trigger

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phrase Rare #43,431

pulled the trigger A past-tense phrase meaning that he or she pulled the trigger of a gun. Literally, apretó means “squeezed” or “pressed,” but English normally says “pulled the trigger.”

SP: El soldado apretó el gatillo.

EN: The soldier pulled the trigger.

Tomás apretó el gatillo.

Tomás pulled the trigger.

Tom apretó el gatillo.

Tom pulled the trigger.

No fui yo quien apretó el gatillo.

I wasn't the one who pulled the trigger.

El hombre se armó de valor y apretó el gatillo.

The man mustered his courage and pulled the trigger.

Tom no apretó el gatillo.

Tom didn't pull the trigger.