hack Meaning | BeDict

noun

Hacha

A tool for chopping.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a sharp hack to chop the wood for the new bookshelf. "

El carpintero usó un hacha afilada para cortar la madera para la nueva estantería.

utensil weapon

noun

Tajo, golpe

A hacking blow.

Examples :

"The blacksmith delivered a powerful hack with his hammer, shaping the metal into a new tool. "

El herrero dio un golpe poderoso con su martillo, dando forma al metal para convertirlo en una nueva herramienta.

action weapon

noun

Muesca, corte

A gouge or notch made by such a blow.

Examples :

"The carpenter made a small hack in the wooden plank to help the nail fit better. "

El carpintero hizo una pequeña muesca en la tabla de madera para ayudar a que el clavo encajara mejor.

mark action work

noun

Tos seca

A dry cough.

Examples :

"My little brother had a terrible hack all night. "

Mi hermanito tuvo una tos seca terrible toda la noche.

medicine disease body

noun

Tos, hackeo

A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.

Examples :

"During the presentation, the student had a slight hack, interrupting his flow of words. "

Durante la presentación, el estudiante tuvo una ligera tos, interrumpiendo el flujo de sus palabras.

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noun

Intento, prueba

A try, an attempt.

Examples :

"He took a hack at fixing the leaky faucet, but it didn't work. "

Hizo un intento de arreglar el grifo con fugas, pero no funcionó.

action

noun

El punto de apoyo tradicionalmente cortado en el hielo desde el cual la persona que lanza la piedra se impulsa para el lanzamiento.

The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.

Examples :

"The ice-fishing enthusiast used the hack to launch his fishing line. "

El entusiasta de la pesca en hielo usó el punto de apoyo para lanzar su línea de pesca.

sport game

noun

Pico

A mattock or a miner's pickaxe.

Examples :

"The miner used his heavy hack to break through the rock face. "

El minero usó su pico pesado para romper la pared de roca.

utensil machine work agriculture

noun

Solución provisional, parche

An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date.

Examples :

"The software team implemented a hack to fix the website's slow loading issue for the school's upcoming open house. "

El equipo de software implementó un parche para solucionar el problema de carga lenta del sitio web para la jornada de puertas abiertas de la escuela.

technology computing technical

noun

Un logro técnico interesante, particularmente en programación informática

An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.

Examples :

"The new student's coding hack for calculating grades was impressive. "

El hack de codificación del nuevo estudiante para calcular las calificaciones fue impresionante.

computing technology achievement internet

noun

Truco, atajo, habilidad

A trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.

Examples :

"Putting your phone in a sandwich bag when you go to the beach is such a great hack."

Poner tu teléfono en una bolsa de sándwich cuando vas a la playa es un truco genial.

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noun

Hackeo, intrusión ilegal

An illegal attempt to gain access to a computer network.

Examples :

"The student's attempt to access the school's network was a dangerous hack. "

El intento del estudiante de acceder a la red de la escuela fue un hackeo peligroso.

computing internet technology

noun

Modificación, alteración

A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.

Examples :

"My younger brother downloaded a hack for the new racing game, so he could always win. "

Mi hermano menor descargó una modificación para el nuevo juego de carreras, para que siempre pudiera ganar.

computing internet game technology electronics

noun

Control de tiempo

Time check.

Examples :

"The teacher announced a ten-minute hack before lunch. "

El profesor anunció un control de tiempo de diez minutos antes del almuerzo.

time communication

noun

Batazo

A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter.

Examples :

"He took a few hacks, but the pitcher finally struck him out."

Dio unos cuantos batazos, pero el lanzador finalmente lo ponchó.

sport action game

noun

Patada en las espinillas

A kick on the shins in football.

Examples :

"The football player received a hack during the game. "

El jugador de fútbol recibió una patada en las espinillas durante el partido.

sport action

noun

Encierro, castigo

Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.

Examples :

"The captain issued a hack to the first officer for failing to follow protocol. "

El capitán ordenó el encierro del primer oficial por no seguir el protocolo.

military nautical

verb

Cortar toscamente, tajar

To chop or cut down in a rough manner.

Examples :

"They hacked the brush down and made their way through the jungle."

Cortaron la maleza y se abrieron paso por la jungla.

action work

verb

Toser

To cough noisily.

Examples :

"The little boy hacked loudly, trying to clear his throat before the teacher called on him. "

El niño pequeño tosió ruidosamente, tratando de aclarar su garganta antes de que el maestro lo llamara.

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verb

Soportar, aguantar

To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.

Examples :

"Can you hack it out here with no electricity or running water?"

¿Puedes aguantar aquí sin electricidad ni agua corriente?

situation ability attitude

verb

Hacer un cambio rápido en el código para parchear un programa informático

To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.

Examples :

"To save time, the programmer hacked the school's attendance software to quickly fix a reporting error. "

Para ahorrar tiempo, el programador modificó el software de asistencia de la escuela para solucionar rápidamente un error de informe.

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verb

Hackear, programar

To accomplish a difficult programming task.

Examples :

"He can hack like no one else and make the program work as expected."

Él puede hackear como nadie y hacer que el programa funcione como se espera.

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verb

Hackear, manipular

To work with something on an intimately technical level.

Examples :

"The computer programmer had to hack the code to fix the malfunctioning software. "

El programador informático tuvo que hackear el código para arreglar el software defectuoso.

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verb

hackear, encontrar un atajo

(by extension) To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.

Examples :

"I read up on dating tips so I can hack my sex life."

Leí consejos sobre citas para hackear mi vida sexual.

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verb

Hackear, acceder ilegalmente

To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.

Examples :

"The student tried to hack into the school's computer network to cheat on the exam. "

El estudiante intentó hackear la red informática de la escuela para hacer trampa en el examen.

computing internet technology electronics

verb

Hackear, acceder ilegalmente

(by extension) To gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).

Examples :

"The student tried to hack into the school's computer system to see the exam answers. "

El estudiante intentó hackear el sistema informático de la escuela para ver las respuestas del examen.

computing internet technology

verb

Golpear la pierna de un oponente con el palo de hockey

To strike an opponent's leg with one's hockey stick.

Examples :

"The hockey player hacked at his opponent's leg, trying to disrupt his skating. "

El jugador de hockey golpeó la pierna de su oponente con su palo, tratando de interrumpir su patinaje.

sport action

verb

Golpear torpemente

To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.

Examples :

"The hockey player awkwardly hacked at the puck, but missed completely. "

El jugador de hockey golpeó torpemente el disco, pero falló por completo.

sport game action

verb

Golpear

To swing at a pitched ball.

Examples :

"The batter hacked at the fastball, but missed completely. "

El bateador golpeó la bola rápida, pero falló por completo.

sport action

verb

Dar una patada en las espinillas

(soccer and rugby) To kick (a player) on the shins.

Examples :

"The opposing team's player hacked the midfielder during the soccer game. "

El jugador del equipo contrario dio una patada en las espinillas al centrocampista durante el partido de fútbol.

sport action

verb

Cortar, golpear

To strike in a frantic movement.

Examples :

"The child hacked at the air, trying to swat the fly buzzing around his head. "

El niño golpeó el aire frenéticamente, tratando de matar a la mosca que zumbaba alrededor de su cabeza.

action weapon

verb

Golpear ligeramente

To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.

Examples :

"The masseuse gently hacked the patient's back during the deep tissue massage. "

La masajista golpeó ligeramente la espalda del paciente durante el masaje de tejido profundo.

medicine body

noun

Tabla donde se coloca la comida del halcón

A board which the falcon's food is placed on; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.

Examples :

"The falconer placed the small bird's meal on the hack. "

El cetrero colocó la comida del pequeño pájaro en la tabla.

animal bird agriculture

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Estante para comida (ganado)

A food-rack for cattle.

Examples :

"The farmer used the sturdy hack to store hay for his cattle. "

El granjero usó el estante resistente para guardar heno para su ganado.

agriculture animal

noun

Estante, tendedero

A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.

Examples :

"The farmer used a wooden hack to dry the freshly caught fish. "

El granjero usó un estante de madera para secar el pescado recién pescado.

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noun

Reja

A grating in a mill race.

Examples :

"The old-fashioned flour mill used a wooden hack to control the water flow in the race. "

El molino de harina anticuado usaba una reja de madera para controlar el flujo de agua en el canal.

architecture machine part

verb

Colocar (ladrillos) en un estante para secar

To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.

Examples :

"The mason hacked the bricks onto the drying rack to prepare them for the new house's foundation. "

El albañil colocó los ladrillos en el estante de secado para prepararlos para los cimientos de la nueva casa.

architecture material building

verb

Entrenar

To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.

Examples :

"The falconer was hacking the young hawks to strengthen their hunting skills. "

El cetrero estaba entrenando a los jóvenes halcones para fortalecer sus habilidades de caza.

animal bird agriculture

noun

Caballo de alquiler

A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.

Examples :

"The farmer used his old hack to get to the market. "

El granjero usó su viejo caballo de alquiler para ir al mercado.

vehicle animal

noun

Escritor asalariado, plumífero

A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.

Examples :

"I got by on hack work for years before I finally published my novel."

Sobreviví con trabajos de plumífero durante años antes de finalmente publicar mi novela.

media job person writing

noun

Mercenario, sicario

Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.

Examples :

"The construction company hired a skilled hack to help with the roof repairs. "

La empresa constructora contrató a un sicario experto para ayudar con las reparaciones del tejado.

job work business person

noun

Taxista

A taxicab (hackney cab) driver.

Examples :

"The hack took Mr. Smith to the airport. "

El taxista llevó al Sr. Smith al aeropuerto.

vehicle job person service traffic

noun

Taxi, coche de alquiler

A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney coach, now typically a taxicab.

Examples :

"The student took a hack to the train station. "

El estudiante tomó un taxi a la estación de tren.

vehicle service

noun

Coche fúnebre

A hearse.

Examples :

"The funeral home sent a black hack to pick up the grieving family. "

La funeraria envió un coche fúnebre negro para recoger a la familia en duelo.

vehicle

noun

Escritor mediocre, mal escritor

(authorship) An untalented writer.

Examples :

"Dason is nothing but a two-bit hack."

Dason no es más que un mal escritor.

literature writing person character

noun

Mediocre, chapucero

One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)

Examples :

"The film director was a hack, earning a lot of money despite the generally poor reviews. "

El director de la película era un chapucero, que ganaba mucho dinero a pesar de las críticas generalmente malas.

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noun

Escritor a sueldo

A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.

Examples :

"The marketing team hired a hack to write a compelling ad copy for their new product launch. "

El equipo de marketing contrató a un escritor a sueldo para redactar un texto publicitario convincente para el lanzamiento de su nuevo producto.

writing literature job media communication word language person

noun

Agitador político

A political agitator. (slightly derogatory)

Examples :

"The school board meeting was disrupted by a few vocal hacks who were trying to stir up trouble. "

La reunión de la junta escolar fue interrumpida por unos pocos agitadores políticos vocales que intentaban causar problemas.

politics person government

noun

Escritor mediocre, plagiario

A writer who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge.

Examples :

"The hack struggled through another long day at the newspaper, writing articles on everything from local council meetings to pet adoption. "

El escritor mediocre luchó durante otro largo día en el periódico, escribiendo artículos sobre todo, desde las reuniones del consejo local hasta la adopción de mascotas.

literature writing word job person character

noun

Alcahueta

A procuress.

Examples :

"The school's new drama teacher was known as a hack, because she was always arranging for students to meet influential actors. "

La nueva profesora de drama de la escuela era conocida como alcahueta, porque siempre estaba arreglando que los estudiantes conocieran a actores influyentes.

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verb

Vulgarizar, trivializar

To make common or cliched; to vulgarise.

Examples :

"The comedian's jokes were so predictable, they just hacked the whole concept of humor. "

Los chistes del comediante eran tan predecibles que vulgarizaron todo el concepto del humor.

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verb

Montar a caballo, cabalgar

To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).

Examples :

"My grandfather used to hack his horse along the country road to visit his sister. "

Mi abuelo solía cabalgar con su caballo por el camino rural para visitar a su hermana.

sport animal vehicle

verb

Prostituirse

To be exposed or offered or to common use for hire; to turn prostitute.

Examples :

"The struggling artist was forced to hack to survive, offering her skills for meager wages. "

La artista en apuros se vio obligada a prostituirse para sobrevivir, ofreciendo sus habilidades por salarios miserables.

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verb

Trabajar duro

To live the life of a drudge or hack.

Examples :

"My brother has been hacking away at his work all day, barely taking breaks. "

Mi hermano ha estado trabajando duro todo el día, casi sin tomar descansos.

work job style

verb

Hackear, alquilar

To use as a hack; to let out for hire.

Examples :

"The school hired a substitute teacher to hack the class for the week. "

La escuela contrató a un maestro sustituto para hackear la clase durante la semana.

business service

verb

Usar en exceso, desgastar

To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.

Examples :

"The comedian hacked jokes about traffic, making them seem tired and uninteresting. "

El comediante usó en exceso chistes sobre el tráfico, haciéndolos parecer cansados y poco interesantes.

language communication media

noun

Pelota de hacky sack

A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.

Examples :

"My little sister uses a colorful hack for playing hackeysack at recess. "

Mi hermana pequeña usa una colorida pelota de hacky sack para jugar al hacky sack en el recreo.

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verb

Jugar al hacky sack

To play hackeysack.

Examples :

"The children were playing hackeysack during their recess. "

Los niños estaban jugando al hacky sack durante su recreo.

sport entertainment

Meanings

Hacha

Examples :

"The carpenter used a sharp hack to chop the wood for the new bookshelf. "

El carpintero usó un hacha afilada para cortar la madera para la nueva estantería.

Tajo, golpe

Examples :

"The blacksmith delivered a powerful hack with his hammer, shaping the metal into a new tool. "

El herrero dio un golpe poderoso con su martillo, dando forma al metal para convertirlo en una nueva herramienta.

Muesca, corte

Examples :

"The carpenter made a small hack in the wooden plank to help the nail fit better. "

El carpintero hizo una pequeña muesca en la tabla de madera para ayudar a que el clavo encajara mejor.

Tos seca

Examples :

"My little brother had a terrible hack all night. "

Mi hermanito tuvo una tos seca terrible toda la noche.

Tos, hackeo

Examples :

"During the presentation, the student had a slight hack, interrupting his flow of words. "

Durante la presentación, el estudiante tuvo una ligera tos, interrumpiendo el flujo de sus palabras.

Intento, prueba

Examples :

"He took a hack at fixing the leaky faucet, but it didn't work. "

Hizo un intento de arreglar el grifo con fugas, pero no funcionó.

El punto de apoyo tradicionalmente cortado en el hielo desde el cual la persona que lanza la piedra se impulsa para el lanzamiento.

Examples :

"The ice-fishing enthusiast used the hack to launch his fishing line. "

El entusiasta de la pesca en hielo usó el punto de apoyo para lanzar su línea de pesca.

Pico

Examples :

"The miner used his heavy hack to break through the rock face. "

El minero usó su pico pesado para romper la pared de roca.

Solución provisional, parche

Examples :

"The software team implemented a hack to fix the website's slow loading issue for the school's upcoming open house. "

El equipo de software implementó un parche para solucionar el problema de carga lenta del sitio web para la jornada de puertas abiertas de la escuela.

Un logro técnico interesante, particularmente en programación informática

Examples :

"The new student's coding hack for calculating grades was impressive. "

El hack de codificación del nuevo estudiante para calcular las calificaciones fue impresionante.

Truco, atajo, habilidad

Examples :

"Putting your phone in a sandwich bag when you go to the beach is such a great hack."

Poner tu teléfono en una bolsa de sándwich cuando vas a la playa es un truco genial.

Hackeo, intrusión ilegal

Examples :

"The student's attempt to access the school's network was a dangerous hack. "

El intento del estudiante de acceder a la red de la escuela fue un hackeo peligroso.

Modificación, alteración

Examples :

"My younger brother downloaded a hack for the new racing game, so he could always win. "

Mi hermano menor descargó una modificación para el nuevo juego de carreras, para que siempre pudiera ganar.

Control de tiempo

Examples :

"The teacher announced a ten-minute hack before lunch. "

El profesor anunció un control de tiempo de diez minutos antes del almuerzo.

Batazo

Examples :

"He took a few hacks, but the pitcher finally struck him out."

Dio unos cuantos batazos, pero el lanzador finalmente lo ponchó.

Patada en las espinillas

Examples :

"The football player received a hack during the game. "

El jugador de fútbol recibió una patada en las espinillas durante el partido.

Encierro, castigo

Examples :

"The captain issued a hack to the first officer for failing to follow protocol. "

El capitán ordenó el encierro del primer oficial por no seguir el protocolo.

Cortar toscamente, tajar

Examples :

"They hacked the brush down and made their way through the jungle."

Cortaron la maleza y se abrieron paso por la jungla.

Toser

Examples :

"The little boy hacked loudly, trying to clear his throat before the teacher called on him. "

El niño pequeño tosió ruidosamente, tratando de aclarar su garganta antes de que el maestro lo llamara.

Soportar, aguantar

Examples :

"Can you hack it out here with no electricity or running water?"