buck Meaning | BeDict

noun

Macho, ciervo, antílope, oveja, cabra, conejo

A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret and shad.

Examples :

"The farmer saw a large buck in his field. "

El granjero vio un gran macho en su campo.

noun

Carnero

An uncastrated sheep, a ram.

Examples :

"The farmer brought the young buck to the market for sale. "

El granjero llevó el carnero joven al mercado para venderlo.

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noun

joven, muchacho

A young buck; an adventurous, impetuous, dashing, or high-spirited young man.

Examples :

"The new buck in the office, fresh out of college, was already making a name for himself with his bold ideas. "

El nuevo muchacho de la oficina, recién salido de la universidad, ya se estaba haciendo un nombre con sus ideas audaces.

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noun

Dandi, petimetre

A fop or dandy.

Examples :

"The new student, a real buck in a bright red blazer, was the talk of the school. "

El nuevo estudiante, un verdadero dandi con una blazer rojo brillante, era el tema de conversación de la escuela.

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noun

Hombre negro

A black or Native American man.

Examples :

"The new history teacher was a young buck, recently hired to teach at the high school. "

El nuevo profesor de historia era un hombre negro joven, contratado recientemente para enseñar en la escuela secundaria.

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noun

Dólar

A dollar (one hundred cents).

Examples :

"Can I borrow five bucks?"

¿Puedo pedir prestado cinco dólares?

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Rand

A rand (currency unit).

Examples :

"My uncle just received 500 bucks from his investment. "

Mi tío acaba de recibir 500 rands de su inversión.

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Dinero, dólar

(by extension) Money.

Examples :

"Corporations will do anything to make a buck."

Las corporaciones harán cualquier cosa para ganar dinero.

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noun

Cien dólares

One hundred.

Examples :

"The farmer sold his produce for a buck a pound. "

El granjero vendió sus productos a cien dólares la libra.

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noun

Ficha, señal

An object of various types, placed on a table to indicate turn or status; such as a brass object, placed in rotation on a US Navy wardroom dining table to indicate which officer is to be served first, or an item passed around a poker table indicating the dealer or placed in the pot to remind the winner of some privilege or obligation when his or her turn to deal next comes.

Examples :

"The "buck" was passed around the table, indicating whose turn it was to choose the movie for the family's movie night. "

La "ficha" se pasó alrededor de la mesa, indicando a quién le tocaba elegir la película para la noche de cine familiar.

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noun

Culpa, responsabilidad

(in certain metaphors or phrases) Blame; responsibility; scapegoating; finger-pointing.

Examples :

"pass the buck"

pasar la culpa

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noun

El cuerpo de un molino de poste

The body of a post mill, particularly in East Anglia. See Wikipedia:Windmill machinery.

Examples :

"The old post mill's buck was heavily weathered, showing years of wind and rain. "

El cuerpo del antiguo molino de poste estaba muy desgastado, mostrando años de viento y lluvia.

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noun

Un millón de dólares

One million dollars.

Examples :

"The lottery winner received a buck. "

El ganador de la lotería recibió un millón de dólares.

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Euro

A euro.

Examples :

"My cousin just received a payment of 50 bucks for his part-time job. "

Mi primo acaba de recibir un pago de 50 euros por su trabajo a tiempo parcial.

economy finance essential

noun

Caballete para cortar leña

A frame on which firewood is sawed; a sawhorse; a sawbuck.

Examples :

"The carpenter used the sawbuck to hold the pieces of wood while he worked. "

El carpintero usó el caballete para cortar leña para sostener los trozos de madera mientras trabajaba.

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noun

Potro

A leather-covered frame used for gymnastic vaulting

Examples :

"The gymnast practiced her vaulting routine on the sturdy buck. "

La gimnasta practicó su rutina de salto en el potro resistente.

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noun

Plantilla

A wood or metal frame used by automotive customizers and restorers to assist in the shaping of sheet metal bodywork. See Street Rodder "Making a Wood Buck".

Examples :

"The car customizer used a wooden buck to carefully shape the fender. "

El personalizador de automóviles usó una plantilla de madera para dar forma cuidadosamente al guardabarros.

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verb

Aparearse

To copulate, as bucks and does.

Examples :

"The male deer buckled the female deer during mating season. "

El ciervo macho se apareó con la cierva durante la época de apareamiento.

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noun

Baile buck

A type of African American traditional clogging.

Examples :

"The dance instructor taught the students a new type of buck, a traditional African American clogging style. "

El instructor de baile enseñó a los estudiantes un nuevo tipo de baile buck, un estilo tradicional de claqué afroamericano.

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noun

Mulo

The generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.

Examples :

"The farmer showed the class a young buck, a hybrid animal. "

El granjero mostró a la clase un mulo joven, un animal híbrido.

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noun

Híbrido

The generally sterile hybrid offspring of any two species of animals.

Examples :

"The mule is a buck, a hybrid animal created from a horse and a donkey. "

La mula es un híbrido, un animal híbrido creado a partir de un caballo y un burro.

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noun

Híbrido

A hybrid plant.

Examples :

"The farmer carefully cultivated a new buck of roses, a hybrid variety. "

El granjero cultivó cuidadosamente un nuevo híbrido de rosas, una variedad híbrida.

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noun

Persona terca

A stubborn person.

Examples :

"The young buck refused to complete his homework, even though his teacher explained it multiple times. "

El joven terco se negó a completar su tarea, a pesar de que su profesor se lo explicó varias veces.

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noun

Mula, camello

A person paid to smuggle drugs.

Examples :

"The police arrested the drug buck who was bringing cocaine into the country. "

La policía arrestó a la mula que estaba introduciendo cocaína en el país.

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noun

Moneda, medalla

A coin or medal minted with obverse and reverse designs not normally seen on the same piece, either intentionally or in error.

Examples :

"The antique coin collection contained a rare buck, a fifty-cent piece with an unusual design on both sides. "

La colección de monedas antiguas contenía una moneda rara, una moneda de cincuenta centavos con un diseño inusual en ambas caras.

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noun

Personaje, compañero

A MMORPG character, or NPC companion in a tabletop RPG, used mainly to store extra inventory for the owner's primary character.

Examples :

"My online game character has a buck that carries all my extra gear. "

Mi personaje de juego en línea tiene un compañero que lleva todo mi equipo extra.

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noun

Cualquiera de un grupo de cócteles que involucran ginger ale o ginger beer, jugo de cítricos y varios licores

Any of a group of cocktails involving ginger ale or ginger beer, citrus juice, and various liquors.

Examples :

"My dad made a delicious buck for everyone at the family gathering. "

Mi padre preparó un delicioso buck para todos en la reunión familiar.

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noun

Vela de proa

A kind of triangular sail for a yacht.

Examples :

"The sailboat had a large, sturdy buck sail. "

El velero tenía una vela de proa grande y resistente.

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Máquina de hilar algodón

A kind of cotton-spinning machine.

Examples :

"The textile factory used a large buck to spin cotton for their new line of shirts. "

La fábrica textil usó una gran máquina de hilar algodón para hilar algodón para su nueva línea de camisas.

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noun

Zapato sin talón

A shoe that has no fitting or strap around the heel, but which covers the foot.

Examples :

"My grandfather wore comfortable bucks to walk in the garden. "

Mi abuelo usaba zapatos sin talón cómodos para caminar en el jardín.

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verb

Doblarse, pandearse

To bend; buckle.

Examples :

"The old wooden chair buckled under the weight of the large stack of books. "

La vieja silla de madera se dobló bajo el peso de la gran pila de libros.

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verb

Dar un salto, corcovar

(of a horse or similar saddle or pack animal) To leap upward arching its back, coming down with head low and forelegs stiff, forcefully kicking its hind legs upward, often in an attempt to dislodge or throw a rider or pack.

Examples :

"The horse bucked violently, throwing the young boy off its back. "

El caballo dio un salto violento, arrojando al joven muchacho de su espalda.

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verb

Dar un respingo, corcovear

(of a horse or similar saddle or pack animal) To throw (a rider or pack) by bucking.

Examples :

"The horse bucked, throwing the young rider to the ground. "

El caballo dio un respingo, arrojando al joven jinete al suelo.

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verb

Castigar

To subject to a mode of punishment which consists of tying the wrists together, passing the arms over the bent knees, and putting a stick across the arms and in the angle formed by the knees.

Examples :

"The unruly student was buckled for disruptive behavior in the classroom. "

El estudiante rebelde fue castigado por su comportamiento disruptivo en el aula.

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verb

Resistir, oponerse

(by extension) To resist obstinately; oppose or object strongly.

Examples :

"The student bucked against the strict rules of the school, refusing to complete the required homework assignments. "

El estudiante se resistió a las estrictas reglas de la escuela, negándose a completar las tareas requeridas.

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verb

Dar un respingo, encabritarse

(by extension) To move or operate in a sharp, jerking, or uneven manner.

Examples :

"The motor bucked and sputtered before dying completely."

El motor dio un respingo y traqueteó antes de pararse por completo.

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verb

Superar, resistir

(by extension) To overcome or shed (e.g., an impediment or expectation), in pursuit of a goal; to force a way through despite (an obstacle); to resist or proceed against.

Examples :

"The student had to buck the pressure of failing grades to achieve her academic goals. "

La estudiante tuvo que superar la presión de las malas notas para lograr sus objetivos académicos.

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verb

Contratacar

(riveting) To press a reinforcing device (bucking bar) against (the force of a rivet) in order to absorb vibration and increase expansion. See Wikipedia: Rivet:Installation.

Examples :

"The mechanic had to buck the rivet to ensure a strong connection in the bicycle frame. "

El mecánico tuvo que contratacar el remache para asegurar una conexión fuerte en el cuadro de la bicicleta.

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verb

Cortar un árbol talado en trozos más cortos

To saw a felled tree into shorter lengths, as for firewood.

Examples :

"The carpenter buckled the fallen tree trunk into smaller pieces for the fireplace. "

El carpintero cortó el tronco del árbol caído en trozos más pequeños para la chimenea.

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verb

Reducir el voltaje

To output a voltage that is lower than the input voltage. See Wikipedia: Buck converter

Examples :

"The power supply in the lab equipment bucks the voltage down from 12 volts to 5 volts for the circuit to work properly. "

La fuente de alimentación del equipo de laboratorio reduce el voltaje de 12 voltios a 5 voltios para que el circuito funcione correctamente.

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noun

Haya

The beech tree.

Examples :

"The park ranger identified the tall, sturdy tree as a buck. "

El guardabosques identificó el árbol alto y robusto como una haya.

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Lejía

Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.

Examples :

"The laundrywoman used a strong buck to whiten the white shirts. "

La lavandera usó lejía fuerte para blanquear las camisas blancas.

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noun

Ropa lavada

The cloth or clothes soaked or washed.

Examples :

"After the rain, the boy's school uniform was a soggy buck, needing to be hung out to dry. "

Después de la lluvia, el uniforme escolar del niño era ropa lavada empapada, que necesitaba ser colgada para secarse.

material wear essential

verb

Remojar, lavar

To soak, steep or boil in lye or suds, as part of the bleaching process.

Examples :

"The laundromat worker used lye to buck the whites, making them brighter. "

El trabajador de la lavandería usó lejía para remojar las prendas blancas, haciéndolas más brillantes.

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verb

Lavar, enjabonar

To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water.

Examples :

"My grandmother used to buck the laundry on wash day, beating the clothes against stones in the creek. "

Mi abuela solía lavar la ropa el día de lavado, golpeando la ropa contra las piedras en el arroyo.

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verb

Triturar, pulverizar

To break up or pulverize, as ores.

Examples :

"The miners used special machines to buck the ore into smaller pieces for easier transport. "

Los mineros usaron máquinas especiales para triturar el mineral en pedazos más pequeños para facilitar el transporte.

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Meanings

Macho, ciervo, antílope, oveja, cabra, conejo

Examples :

"The farmer saw a large buck in his field. "

El granjero vio un gran macho en su campo.

Carnero

Examples :

"The farmer brought the young buck to the market for sale. "

El granjero llevó el carnero joven al mercado para venderlo.

joven, muchacho

Examples :

"The new buck in the office, fresh out of college, was already making a name for himself with his bold ideas. "

El nuevo muchacho de la oficina, recién salido de la universidad, ya se estaba haciendo un nombre con sus ideas audaces.

Dandi, petimetre

Examples :

"The new student, a real buck in a bright red blazer, was the talk of the school. "

El nuevo estudiante, un verdadero dandi con una blazer rojo brillante, era el tema de conversación de la escuela.

Hombre negro

Examples :

"The new history teacher was a young buck, recently hired to teach at the high school. "

El nuevo profesor de historia era un hombre negro joven, contratado recientemente para enseñar en la escuela secundaria.

Dólar

Examples :

"Can I borrow five bucks?"

¿Puedo pedir prestado cinco dólares?

Rand

Examples :

"My uncle just received 500 bucks from his investment. "

Mi tío acaba de recibir 500 rands de su inversión.

Dinero, dólar

Examples :

"Corporations will do anything to make a buck."

Las corporaciones harán cualquier cosa para ganar dinero.

Cien dólares

Examples :

"The farmer sold his produce for a buck a pound. "

El granjero vendió sus productos a cien dólares la libra.

Ficha, señal

Examples :

"The "buck" was passed around the table, indicating whose turn it was to choose the movie for the family's movie night. "

La "ficha" se pasó alrededor de la mesa, indicando a quién le tocaba elegir la película para la noche de cine familiar.

Culpa, responsabilidad

Examples :

"pass the buck"

pasar la culpa

El cuerpo de un molino de poste

Examples :

"The old post mill's buck was heavily weathered, showing years of wind and rain. "

El cuerpo del antiguo molino de poste estaba muy desgastado, mostrando años de viento y lluvia.

Un millón de dólares

Examples :

"The lottery winner received a buck. "

El ganador de la lotería recibió un millón de dólares.

Euro

Examples :

"My cousin just received a payment of 50 bucks for his part-time job. "

Mi primo acaba de recibir un pago de 50 euros por su trabajo a tiempo parcial.

Caballete para cortar leña

Examples :

"The carpenter used the sawbuck to hold the pieces of wood while he worked. "

El carpintero usó el caballete para cortar leña para sostener los trozos de madera mientras trabajaba.

Potro

Examples :

"The gymnast practiced her vaulting routine on the sturdy buck. "

La gimnasta practicó su rutina de salto en el potro resistente.

Plantilla

Examples :

"The car customizer used a wooden buck to carefully shape the fender. "

El personalizador de automóviles usó una plantilla de madera para dar forma cuidadosamente al guardabarros.

Aparearse

Examples :

"The male deer buckled the female deer during mating season. "

El ciervo macho se apareó con la cierva durante la época de apareamiento.

Baile buck

Examples :

"The dance instructor taught the students a new type of buck, a traditional African American clogging style. "

El instructor de baile enseñó a los estudiantes un nuevo tipo de baile buck, un estilo tradicional de claqué afroamericano.

Mulo

Examples :

"The farmer showed the class a young buck, a hybrid animal. "