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flipping

/ˈflɪpɪŋ/

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verb

Voltear, lanzar

To throw so as to turn over.

Examples :

"You need to flip the pancake onto the other side."

Necesitas voltear el panqueque hacia el otro lado.

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verb

Hacer girar con un chasquido de dedos

To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.

Examples :

"The boy was flipping his paper airplane, making it spin quickly in the air. "

El niño estaba haciendo girar su avión de papel, haciéndolo girar rápidamente en el aire.

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verb

Voltear, cambiar

To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections

Examples :

"Wisconsin had been Democratic for decades, but the Republicans flipped it in 2016."

Wisconsin había sido demócrata durante décadas, pero los republicanos lo cambiaron en 2016.

politics government state

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verb

Declarar contra, delatar

To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.

Examples :

"The mafioso flipped on his superiors to get a lighter sentence."

El mafioso declaró contra sus superiores para obtener una sentencia más leve.

law government politics police

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verb

Hacer que alguien testifique contra sus cómplices

To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.

Examples :

"The district attorney was able to strengthen his case against the bank robber by flipping the getaway driver."

El fiscal de distrito pudo fortalecer su caso contra el ladrón de bancos al hacer que el conductor de la fuga testificara.

law government police state action

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verb

Volverse loco, enloquecer

To go berserk or crazy.

Examples :

"When her son spilled juice all over her new rug, she started flipping out and yelling. "

Cuando su hijo derramó jugo por toda su alfombra nueva, ella empezó a volverse loca y a gritar.

mind action character emotion

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verb

Comprar un activo (generalmente una casa), mejorarlo y venderlo rápidamente para obtener ganancias

To buy an asset (usually a house), improve it and sell it quickly for profit.

Examples :

"Maria made a good profit by flipping houses in her neighborhood. "

María obtuvo una buena ganancia al comprar, mejorar y vender rápidamente casas en su vecindario.

property business finance economy asset

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verb

Invertir, voltear

To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.

Examples :

"The encryption software is flipping bits in the data to scramble it and make it secure. "

El software de encriptación está invirtiendo bits en los datos para codificarlos y hacerlos seguros.

computing electronics technology

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noun

La práctica de comprar bienes raíces, hacerles mejoras y revenderlos a un precio más alto

The practice of buying real estate, making improvements to it, and reselling it for a higher price.

Examples :

"Her family's wealth came primarily from flipping houses in the suburbs. "

La riqueza de su familia provino principalmente de la práctica de comprar y revender casas en los suburbios.

property business finance economy

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adjective

maldito, condenado

A mild intensifier.

Examples :

"That movie was flipping awesome! "

¡Esa película fue maldita sea increíble!

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adverb

Jodidamente, malditamente

Fucking; used as an intensifier to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs

Examples :

"That was flipping awesome! "

¡Eso fue jodidamente increíble!

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