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shark

/ʃɑːk/ /ʃɑɹk/

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noun

Tiburón

A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.

Examples :

"The shark swam silently in the deep ocean. "

El tiburón nadaba silenciosamente en el océano profundo.

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verb

Pescar tiburones

To fish for sharks.

Examples :

"The fishermen were sharking for a few days to catch enough sharks for the market. "

Los pescadores estuvieron pescando tiburones durante unos días para atrapar suficientes para el mercado.

fish sport nautical sailing ocean animal

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noun

Tiburón, explotador

Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.

Examples :

"The landlord was a shark who charged exorbitant rent, taking advantage of tenants' desperation. "

El propietario era un tiburón que cobraba un alquiler exorbitante, aprovechándose de la desesperación de los inquilinos.

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noun

Abogado sin escrúpulos, tiburón

A sleazy and amoral lawyer

Examples :

"The lawyer was known as a shark, always trying to win cases by any means necessary, even if it meant taking advantage of others. "

El abogado era conocido como un tiburón, siempre tratando de ganar casos por cualquier medio necesario, incluso si eso significaba aprovecharse de los demás.

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Tiburón, abogado sin escrúpulos

An ambulance chaser.

Examples :

"The lawyer was known as a shark, aggressively pursuing cases against the school district. "

El abogado era conocido como un tiburón, persiguiendo agresivamente casos contra el distrito escolar.

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Tiburón, persona despiadada

A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.

Examples :

"The new marketing team was a shark, relentlessly pursuing new clients. "

El nuevo equipo de marketing era un tiburón, que perseguía implacablemente a nuevos clientes.

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noun

Tiburón, un muy buen jugador de póquer

A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).

Examples :

"My uncle is a shark at poker; he always wins. "

Mi tío es un tiburón en el póquer; siempre gana.

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noun

Tiburón, estafador

A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.

Examples :

"The new student was a shark, pretending not to understand the math problems to get help from others in the class. "

El nuevo estudiante era un tiburón, fingiendo no entender los problemas de matemáticas para obtener ayuda de otros en la clase.

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verb

Estafar, timar

To steal or obtain through fraud.

Examples :

"My friend tried to shark the class by copying answers on the test. "

Mi amigo intentó estafar a la clase copiando las respuestas en el examen.

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Estafar, timar

To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.

Examples :

"He was always sharking his classmates out of their lunch money. "

Siempre estaba estafando a sus compañeros de clase para quitarles el dinero del almuerzo.

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verb

Estafar, timar

To live by shifts and stratagems.

Examples :

"To get a good grade in math, Sarah had to shark her way through the tough questions, using clever tricks and different approaches. "

Para obtener una buena nota en matemáticas, Sarah tuvo que estafar las preguntas difíciles, utilizando trucos inteligentes y diferentes enfoques.

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verb

Estafar, timar

To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly.

Examples :

"The student sharked up all the notes from the classmates before the test. "

El estudiante estafó todas las notas de sus compañeros antes del examen.

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