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Old June 07, 2009, 09:35 AM
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What does it mean to "tirar en pelotas"?

"Tira en pelotas en el patio."

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Old June 07, 2009, 12:02 PM
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tirarse en pelotas = jump naked
en el patio = in the yard

Tirar/tirarse can have a lot of different meanings, so more context would be needed to properly translate it.
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Old June 07, 2009, 02:01 PM
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What does it mean to "tirar en pelotas"?

"Tira en pelotas en el patio."

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En pelotas, as Rusty told you, means naked, but the sentence as a whole doesn't make sense. Do you have a context?
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That is so funny!

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That is so funny!

Entonces.. en pelotas/desnudo = naked? jeje

Estoy corriendo en pelotas en la calle
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Eso se llama ......... streaking!

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Entonces.. en pelotas/desnudo = naked? jeje

Estoy corriendo en pelotas en la calle
Correcto.

And as Rusty mentioned tirar also has a lot of meanings

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