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apretar el gatillo

pull the trigger

→ apretar
phrase Rare #23,559
pull the trigger Literally means to squeeze the trigger; can also be used figuratively for taking decisive action.
SP: No sé si debo apretar el gatillo todavía.
EN: I don't know if I should pull the trigger yet.

Tom quiso apretar el gatillo, pero no pudo.

Tom wanted to pull the trigger, but he couldn't.

Así que volví a apretar el gatillo.

So I pulled the trigger again.

— Chicago (2002)

Tom no tuvo el coraje de apretar el gatillo.

Tom didn't have the courage to pull the trigger.

La política es saber cuándo apretar el gatillo.

Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger.

Sólo tienes que apretar el gatillo.

You just have to pull the trigger.

Tom no tuvo el valor de apretar el gatillo.

Tom didn’t have the courage to pull the trigger.