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verb

Enganchar, sujetar con un gancho

To attach a hook to.

Examples :

"Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away."

Engancha la bolsa aquí, y el transportador se la llevará.

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verb

Enganchar, pescar con anzuelo

To catch with a hook (hook a fish).

Examples :

"He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water."

Enganchó una serpiente accidentalmente y se asustó tanto que dejó caer su caña en el agua.

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verb

Tejer con ganchillo

To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.

Examples :

"Grandma is hooked on crocheting blankets for the new baby. "

La abuela está tejiendo mantas con ganchillo para el nuevo bebé.

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verb

Enganchar

To insert in a curved way reminiscent of a hook.

Examples :

"He hooked his fingers through his belt loops."

Enganchó sus dedos en las trabillas del cinturón.

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verb

Enganchar, atrapar

To ensnare or obligate someone, as if with a hook.

Examples :

"A free trial is a good way to hook customers."

Una prueba gratuita es una buena manera de enganchar a los clientes.

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verb

Robar, hurtar

Examples :

"Someone hooked my bike from in front of the library. "

Alguien robó mi bicicleta de enfrente de la biblioteca.

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verb

Conectar, enganchar

To connect (hook into, hook together).

Examples :

"The teacher hooked the students' attention by starting the lesson with a surprising question. "

El profesor enganchó la atención de los estudiantes comenzando la lección con una pregunta sorprendente.

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verb

Enganchar, cautivar

(usually in passive) To make addicted; to captivate.

Examples :

"He had gotten hooked on cigarettes in his youth."

Se había enganchado a los cigarrillos en su juventud.

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verb

Jugar un gancho

To play a hook shot.

Examples :

"The basketball player hooked the ball for a basket. "

El jugador de baloncesto jugó un gancho para hacer una canasta.

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verb

Lograr sacar el balón del scrum

To succeed in heeling the ball back out of a scrum (used particularly of the team's designated hooker).

Examples :

"The hooker hooked the ball cleanly, giving his team possession after the scrum. "

El hooker logró sacar el balón limpiamente del scrum, dando la posesión a su equipo después del scrum.

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verb

Enganchar, hacer zancadilla

To engage in the illegal maneuver of hooking (i.e., using the hockey stick to trip or block another player)

Examples :

"The referee blew his whistle because the defenseman hooked the forward, preventing him from scoring. "

El árbitro hizo sonar su silbato porque el defensa hizo una zancadilla al delantero, impidiéndole marcar.

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verb

Curvar la pelota

To swerve a ball; kick a ball so it swerves or bends.

Examples :

"The soccer player hooked the ball, sending it curving towards the goal. "

El jugador de fútbol curvó la pelota, enviándola hacia la portería.

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verb

Prostituirse

To engage in prostitution.

Examples :

"I had a cheap flat in the bad part of town, and I could watch the working girls hooking from my bedroom window."

Tenía un piso barato en la parte mala de la ciudad, y podía ver a las prostitutas prostituirse desde la ventana de mi dormitorio.

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verb

Enganchar

(Scrabble) To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word.

Examples :

"In Scrabble, she hooked "at" onto the end of "cat" to make "cat." "

En Scrabble, ella enganchó "at" al final de "cat" para formar "cat."

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verb

Manipular con astucia

Examples :

"The teacher hooked the students' interest in history by telling a captivating story about ancient Egypt. "

El profesor manipuló el interés de los estudiantes en la historia contando una historia cautivadora sobre el antiguo Egipto.

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verb

Cornear, empitonar

To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore.

Examples :

"The bull hooked the farmer's leg, causing him to fall. "

El toro corneó la pierna del granjero, haciéndolo caer.

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verb

Doblar, girar bruscamente

To move or go with a sudden turn.

Examples :

"The skateboarder hooked left to avoid the parked car. "

El skater dobló a la izquierda para evitar el coche estacionado.

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adjective

Enganchado, ganchudo

Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.

Examples :

"a hooked nose"

Una nariz ganchuda

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adjective

Enganchado, adicto

Addicted; unable to resist or cease doing.

Examples :

"He will never leave her because he is hooked on her chocolate chip cookies."

Nunca la dejará porque está enganchado a sus galletas con chispas de chocolate.

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