verb Descargar 🔗Compartir Hundir, hacer agujeros To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose. Examples : "The pirates were scuttling the captured ship so it wouldn't be used against them. " Los piratas estaban hundiendo el barco capturado para que no se usara contra ellos. nautical sailing military Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
verb Descargar 🔗Compartir Hundir deliberadamente To deliberately sink one's ship or boat by any means, usually by order of the vessel's commander or owner. Examples : "Fearing capture by the enemy, the captain ordered the crew to begin scuttling the ship. " Temiendo ser capturados por el enemigo, el capitán ordenó a la tripulación que comenzara a hundir deliberadamente el barco. nautical military action war sailing vehicle ocean Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
verb Descargar 🔗Compartir Socavar, sabotear (by extension, in figurative use) Undermine or thwart oneself (sometimes intentionally), or denigrate or destroy one's position or property; compare scupper. Examples : "The candidate had scuttled his chances with his unhinged outburst." El candidato había socavado sus posibilidades con su arrebato desquiciado. action business position negative Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
verb Descargar 🔗Compartir Escabullirse, corretear To move hastily, to scurry. Examples : "The mouse was scuttling across the kitchen floor when the cat appeared. " El ratón correteaba por el suelo de la cocina cuando apareció el gato. action way animal Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
noun Descargar 🔗Compartir Escabullida, huida The motion of one who scuttles. Examples : "scuttlings back and forth" Escabullidas de un lado a otro action way Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
noun Descargar 🔗Compartir El acto de hundir un barco The act by which a vessel is scuttled. Examples : "The deliberate scuttling of the old fishing boat created a new artificial reef. " El acto deliberado de hundir el viejo barco de pesca creó un nuevo arrecife artificial. nautical action sailing military Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura