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lowball

/ˈloʊbɔl/

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noun

La posición de la bola en una señal de bola de ferrocarril estadounidense que indicaba Parar

The position of the ball on an American railroad ball signal that indicated Stop.

Examples :

"The engineer saw the lowball on the signal, confirming that he needed to bring the train to a complete stop. "

El ingeniero vio la bola en la señal, confirmando que necesitaba detener por completo el tren.

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Lowball

A form of poker in which the lowest-ranking poker hand wins the pot. Usually the ace is the lowest-ranking card, straights and flushes do not count making the best possible hand being A, 2, 3, 4, 5 regardless of suits (in contrast to deuce-to-seven lowball.)

Examples :

"The lowball poker game at the family reunion was exciting; everyone was trying to get the lowest possible hand. "

El juego de póquer lowball en la reunión familiar fue emocionante; todos intentaban obtener la mano más baja posible.

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Cribbage lowball

A form of cribbage in which the first to score 121 (or 61) is the loser.

Examples :

"We decided not to play regular cribbage today and opted for a game of lowball instead, where the goal is to score the fewest points. "

Decidimos no jugar al cribbage normal hoy y optamos por una partida de cribbage lowball en su lugar, donde el objetivo es obtener la menor cantidad de puntos.

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Trago corto

An unmixed alcohol drink served on ice or water in a short glass.

Examples :

"After a long day, he enjoyed a simple lowball on the rocks while relaxing on the porch. "

Después de un largo día, disfrutó de un trago corto con hielo mientras se relajaba en el porche.

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verb

Ofrecer un precio bajo, subestimar

To give an intentionally low estimate of anything, not necessarily with deceptive intent.

Examples :

"The contractor tried to lowball us on the roof repair, hoping we wouldn't get other quotes. "

El contratista intentó ofrecernos un precio bajo para la reparación del techo, con la esperanza de que no obtuviéramos otras cotizaciones.

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verb

Ofrecer un precio engañosamente bajo, regatear

To give (a customer) a deceptively low price or cost estimate that one has no intention of honoring or to prepare a cost estimate deliberately and misleadingly low.

Examples :

"The car salesman tried to lowball me by offering a price much lower than the car was actually worth, knowing he'd raise it later with hidden fees. "

El vendedor de coches intentó regatearme ofreciéndome un precio mucho más bajo de lo que realmente valía el coche, sabiendo que luego lo subiría con tarifas ocultas.

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verb

Hacer una oferta muy por debajo del valor real

To make an offer well below an item's true value, often to take advantage of the seller's desperation or desire to sell the item quickly.

Examples :

"Seeing that Maria needed money urgently, the buyer tried to lowball her on the price of her car. "

Al ver que María necesitaba dinero urgentemente, el comprador intentó hacerle una oferta muy por debajo del valor de su coche.

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