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gammon

/ˈɡæmən/

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noun

Jamón curado

A cut of quick-cured pork leg.

Examples :

"We're having gammon and chips for dinner tonight. "

Esta noche cenaremos jamón curado y patatas fritas.

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verb

Curar con sal (tocino)

To cure bacon by salting.

Examples :

"My grandfather used to gammon his own bacon in the shed behind the house, but he doesn't have the strength for it anymore. "

Mi abuelo solía curar su propio tocino con sal en el cobertizo detrás de la casa, pero ya no tiene fuerzas para hacerlo.

food agriculture process

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noun

Gammon

A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone.

Examples :

"My brother finally achieved a gammon in his backgammon game, winning easily. "

Mi hermano finalmente logró un gammon en su juego de backgammon, ganando fácilmente.

game achievement

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noun

Backgammon

Backgammon (the game itself).

Examples :

"After dinner, we set up the board and played a quick game of gammon. "

Después de cenar, preparamos el tablero y jugamos una partida rápida de backgammon.

game entertainment

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verb

Ganar por gammon

To beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone).

Examples :

""In the backgammon game last night, my opponent was so far ahead that he gammoned me easily; I didn't even get to remove a single checker from the board." "

En el juego de backgammon de anoche, mi oponente estaba tan por delante que me ganó por gammon fácilmente; ni siquiera pude quitar una sola ficha del tablero.

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noun

Una cuerda que sujeta el bauprés a la roda de un barco

A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning).

Examples :

"The shipwright tightened the gammon, securing the bowsprit firmly to the stem of the tall ship. "

El carpintero naval apretó la cuerda, asegurando firmemente el bauprés a la roda del barco alto.

nautical sailing

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verb

Azotar con cuerdas

To lash with ropes (on a ship).

Examples :

"The sailors gammoned the heavy cargo securely to the ship's deck. "

Los marineros azotaron la pesada carga con cuerdas de forma segura a la cubierta del barco.

nautical sailing technical

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noun

Disparates, tonterías

Chatter, ridiculous nonsense.

Examples :

""Don't pay any attention to Sarah's gammon; she's just trying to get a rise out of you." "

No prestes atención a los disparates de Sarah; solo está tratando de provocarte.

language communication

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verb

Engañar, embaucar

To deceive; to lie plausibly to.

Examples :

"He tried to gammon the teacher into believing his dog ate his homework. "

Intentó engañar al profesor para que creyera que su perro se comió su tarea.

character moral attitude communication

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noun

Hombre blanco reaccionario de mediana edad o mayor

A middle-aged or older right-wing, reactionary white man, or such men collectively.

Examples :

""The local newspaper often publishes angry letters from gammon complaining about young people's fashion and political correctness." "

El periódico local a menudo publica cartas airadas de hombres blancos reaccionarios que se quejan de la moda y la corrección política de los jóvenes.

politics culture age person attitude society