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gouge

/ɡaʊdʒ/

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noun

Gubia

Senses relating to cutting tools.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a sharp gouge to carve the intricate design into the wooden bowl. "

El carpintero usó una gubia afilada para tallar el intrincado diseño en el cuenco de madera.

utensil technical machine

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noun

Corte, ranura

A cut or groove, as left by a gouge or something sharp.

Examples :

"The nail left a deep gouge in the tire."

El clavo dejó una ranura profunda en el neumático.

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noun

Estafa, timo

(originally United States) An act of gouging.

Examples :

"The repairman's estimate felt like a gouge, charging far more than the actual work was worth. "

El presupuesto del reparador parecía una estafa, cobrando mucho más de lo que realmente valía el trabajo.

business economy finance

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noun

Estafa, fraude

A cheat, a fraud; an imposition.

Examples :

"The used car salesman's high price was a clear gouge. "

El alto precio del vendedor de coches usados era una clara estafa.

business finance economy moral

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noun

Impostor, estafador

Examples :

""The new professor seemed knowledgeable at first, but after a few weeks, we realized he was a gouge; he clearly didn't have the expertise he claimed." "

El nuevo profesor parecía conocedor al principio, pero después de unas semanas, nos dimos cuenta de que era un impostor; claramente no tenía la experiencia que afirmaba tener.

character person

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noun

Ganga

Soft material lying between the wall of a vein and the solid vein of ore.

Examples :

"The miner carefully chipped away the gouge of clay to expose the valuable ore vein. "

El minero quitó cuidadosamente la ganga de arcilla para exponer la valiosa veta de mineral.

geology material mineral

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noun

Información

Examples :

"The journalist received a valuable gouge about the politician's secret dealings. "

El periodista recibió información valiosa sobre los tratos secretos del político.

info communication

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verb

Ahuecar, socavar

To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge.

Examples :

"Japanese and Chinese printers used to gouge characters in wood."

Los impresores japoneses y chinos solían socavar los caracteres en la madera.

mark action utensil

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verb

Estafar, timar

To cheat or impose upon; in particular, to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price.

Examples :

"The company has no competition, so it tends to gouge its customers."

La empresa no tiene competencia, por lo que tiende a estafar a sus clientes.

business economy moral finance

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verb

Sacar, extirpar

To dig or scoop (something) out with or as if with a gouge; in particular, to use a thumb to push or try to push the eye (of a person) out of its socket.

Examples :

"The angry boy tried to gouge his brother's eye. "

El niño enfadado intentó sacar el ojo de su hermano.

body action inhuman

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verb

Usar una gubia

To use a gouge.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a gouge to carve the intricate design into the wooden bowl. "

El carpintero usó una gubia para tallar el intrincado diseño en el cuenco de madera.

utensil action work