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balked

/bɔkt/ /bɑkt/

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verb

Vaciló, retrocedió

To pass over or by.

Examples :

"The delivery driver balked at the address on the package, realizing he'd been there already that day and was in the wrong neighborhood. "

El repartidor vaciló al ver la dirección del paquete, dándose cuenta de que ya había estado allí ese día y que estaba en el vecindario equivocado.

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verb

Omitir, pasar por alto

To omit, miss or overlook by chance.

Examples :

"The teacher quickly read through the student's answers and balked at a crucial step in the calculation, marking the entire problem wrong despite the mostly correct method. "

El profesor leyó rápidamente las respuestas del estudiante y pasó por alto un paso crucial en el cálculo, marcando todo el problema como incorrecto a pesar del método en su mayoría correcto.

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verb

Evitar, rehusar

To miss intentionally; to avoid.

Examples :

"The student balked at answering the difficult question during the exam. "

El estudiante rehusó responder a la pregunta difícil durante el examen.

action attitude tendency

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verb

Vacilar, detener, bloquear

To stop, check, block.

Examples :

"The horse balked at the muddy puddle, refusing to cross it. "

El caballo se detuvo ante el charco embarrado, negándose a cruzarlo.

action attitude

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verb

Resistirse, oponerse

To stop short and refuse to go on.

Examples :

"The horse balked."

El caballo se resistió.

action attitude

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verb

Vacilar, negarse

To refuse suddenly.

Examples :

"The horse balked at the jump and refused to go any further. "

El caballo se negó a saltar y se negó a seguir adelante.

action attitude

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verb

Decepcionar, frustrar

To disappoint; to frustrate.

Examples :

"to balk expectation"

Frustrar la expectativa.

attitude action emotion

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verb

Vacilar, oponerse

To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.

Examples :

"My sister balked at the idea of cleaning her room, arguing it wasn't necessary. "

Mi hermana se opuso a la idea de limpiar su habitación, argumentando que no era necesario.

attitude action

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verb

Rehusar, oponerse

To leave or make balks in.

Examples :

"The farmer balked the field, leaving uneven ridges of soil after plowing. "

El granjero se opuso a arar el campo, dejando surcos desiguales de tierra después de arar.

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verb

Amontonar, apilar

To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

Examples :

"After the storm, fallen branches and leaves balked against the fence. "

Después de la tormenta, las ramas y hojas caídas se amontonaron contra la valla.

agriculture action environment

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verb

Indicar, señalar

To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.

Examples :

"The fisherman on the shore balked to the boats, signaling the direction the herring shoal had moved. "

El pescador en la orilla indicó a los botes, señalando la dirección que había tomado el banco de arenques.

nautical fish communication signal direction