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fink

/fɪŋk/

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noun

Individuo despreciable, soplón

A contemptible person.

Examples :

""Don't be a fink and tell the teacher who was talking." "

No seas un soplón y no le digas al profesor quién estaba hablando.

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noun

Soplón, chivato

Examples :

"Maria was labeled a fink after she told the teacher who had cheated on the test. "

A María la tildaron de chivata después de que le dijera al profesor quién había hecho trampas en el examen.

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noun

Esquirol

A strikebreaker.

Examples :

"The union workers were angry at the fink who crossed the picket line and went to work. "

Los trabajadores del sindicato estaban enfadados con el esquirol que cruzó la línea de piquete y fue a trabajar.

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verb

Delatar, chivar

To betray a trust; to inform on.

Examples :

""Mark promised not to tell, but he finked on me and told the teacher I was skipping class." "

Mark prometió no contar, pero me chivó y le dijo al profesor que estaba faltando a clase.

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verb

Reflexionar, meditar

To ponder, to go over in one's head.

Examples :

"Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be."

Ociosamente, el detective pensó cuál debería ser su próximo movimiento.

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verb

Pensar, reflexionar

To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.

Examples :

"I thought for three hours about the problem and still couldn’t find the solution."

Pensé durante tres horas en el problema y aún no pude encontrar la solución.

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verb

Concebir, imaginar

To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).

Examples :

"I tend to think of her as rather ugly."

Tiendo a concebirla como bastante fea.

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verb

Opinar, considerar, juzgar

To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.

Examples :

"At the time I thought his adamant refusal to give in right."

En ese momento, pensé que su rotunda negativa a ceder era correcta.

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verb

Adivinar, calcular

To guess; to reckon.

Examples :

"I think she’ll pass the examination."

Creo que aprobará el examen.

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verb

Planear, pretender

To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).

Examples :

"I fink I'll go to the library after school. "

Pienso ir a la biblioteca después de la escuela.

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verb

Atrreverse, aventurarse

To presume; to venture.

Examples :

""I didn't know the answer, but I decided to fink a guess and hope for the best on the quiz." "

No sabía la respuesta, pero decidí atreverme a adivinar y esperar lo mejor en el cuestionario.

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verb

Parecer, aparentar

To seem, to appear.

Examples :

"From a distance, the small boat finked like a toy on the vast ocean. "

Desde la distancia, el pequeño bote parecía un juguete en el vasto océano.

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noun

Pinzones

Any of several birds in the family Ploceidae native to southern Africa.

Examples :

"While visiting the aviary, I learned that a weaver bird, also known as a fink, builds incredibly intricate nests. "

Mientras visitaba el aviario, aprendí que un ave tejedora, también conocida como pinzón, construye nidos increíblemente intrincados.

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