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knock

/nɒk/ /nɑk/

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noun

Agotamiento, desfallecimiento

Sudden fatigue as a result of glycogen depletion from not having taken in enough nutrition.

Examples :

"After the long hike, the hiker experienced a knock from lack of energy. "

Después de la larga caminata, el excursionista experimentó un desfallecimiento por falta de energía.

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noun

Golpe, toque

An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.

Examples :

"I heard a knock on my door."

Escuché un golpe en mi puerta.

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noun

Golpe, impacto

A sharp impact.

Examples :

"He took a knock on the head."

Recibió un golpe en la cabeza.

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noun

Crítica, reproche

Examples :

"The teacher's knock on John's work was justified; he hadn't completed his homework. "

La crítica del profesor al trabajo de John estaba justificada; no había completado su tarea.

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noun

Golpe, cascabeleo

Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.

Examples :

"The engine's knock was a worrying sound, signaling possible preignition problems. "

El cascabeleo del motor era un sonido preocupante, que indicaba posibles problemas de preignición.

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noun

Entrada

A batsman's innings.

Examples :

"He played a slow but sure knock of 35."

Jugó una entrada lenta pero segura de 35.

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verb

Llamar a la puerta, tocar

To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.

Examples :

"The student knocked on the classroom door before entering. "

El estudiante llamó a la puerta del aula antes de entrar.

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verb

Criticar, denigrar

To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.

Examples :

"Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it."

No lo critiques hasta que lo hayas probado.

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verb

Pasar el balón, dar un pase

To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.

Examples :

"The soccer player knocked the ball to his teammate. "

El jugador de fútbol pasó el balón a su compañero.

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verb

Impresionar, asombrar

To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.

Examples :

"The comedian's jokes really knocked the audience. "

Los chistes del comediante realmente asombraron al público.

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verb

Golpear, tocar

To bump or impact.

Examples :

"I accidentally knocked my drink off the bar."

Accidentalmente tiré mi bebida de la barra.

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verb

Llamar, golpear

To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.

Examples :

"Knock on the door and find out if they’re home."

Llama a la puerta y averigua si están en casa.

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