Hook in spanish
Gancho
pronunciation: gɑntʃoʊ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: gɑntʃoʊ part of speech: noun
In gestures
hook1 = gancho, anzuelo.
Example: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.more:
» by hook or by crook = por las buenas o por las malas.
Example: She wrote a paper with the title 'by hook or by crook: planning a year's syllabus for professionally-qualified students'.» crochet hook = aguja de hacer croché, aguja de hacer ganchillo, aguja de croché, aguja de ganchillo.
Example: Like with crochet hooks, knitting needles come in a variety of materials and the choice of which one to use is a matter of personal preference.» fishhook = anzuelo.
Example: No survivor at sea should be without fishing equipment but if you are, improvise fishhooks as shown in Chapter 8.» fishing hook = anzuelo.
Example: Oesophageal perforation was associated in the majority of the cases with ingestion of fishing hooks.» have + a butcher's (hook) = echar una ojeada, echar una mirada. [Expresión tomada del argot 'Cockney' de Londres que rima con 'have a look']
Example: The exhibition will be on for another week -- closes on the 18th, so plenty of time to come have a butcher's hook.» hook(ed) nose = nariz aguileña, nariz ganchuda.
Example: In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a hooked nose.» hook-up = conexión.
Example: I & R manuals stress the importance of conference telephone facilities that enable threeway hook-ups to take place between client, I & R service and outside agency.» left hook = gancho de izquierda.
Example: He dominated the fight and floored his opponent with a left hook in the second round.» let + Nombre + off the hook = perdonar, excusar, dejar impune.
Example: This would imply not trying to duplicate the market reached, for example, by the paperback -- a policy which might, amongst other things, help let the library off the hook as far as the old problem of stocking lowgrade literature is concerned.» right hook = gancho de derecha.
Example: On the second round, He beautifully countered and dropped Henderson with a right hook to the temple.hook2 = conectar, enganchar, engarzar.
Example: I don't think that is a very liberating experience, especially a terminal that's hooked to a large computer that almost no one understands, no one but a very few people.more:
» hook up = conectar.
Example: People are going to want to hook up different pieces of software and expect them to work.» hook up with = enrollarse con, ponerse en contacto con.
Example: He's such a sex fiend he's started hooking up with guys.» unhook = desenganchar, desengarzar, desabrochar, desconectar.
Example: The battery went dead so I unhooked it to charge it and now the radio will not work.