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slams

/slæmz/

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verb

Golpear, cerrar de golpe

To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.

Examples :

"The angry teenager slams the door to their bedroom. "

El adolescente enfadado golpea la puerta de su dormitorio.

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verb

Golpear, azotar

To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)

Examples :

"The angry student slams his textbook onto the desk. "

El estudiante enfadado golpea su libro de texto sobre el escritorio.

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verb

Golpear con fuerza

To strike forcefully with some implement.

Examples :

"The carpenter slams the nail into the wood with his hammer. "

El carpintero golpea el clavo en la madera con su martillo.

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Golpear, azotar

To strike against suddenly and heavily.

Examples :

"The boat slammed into the bank and we were almost thrown into the river."

El bote golpeó la orilla y casi nos caemos al río.

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verb

Criticar duramente, atacar

To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.

Examples :

"Critics slammed the new film, calling it violent and meaningless."

Los críticos criticaron duramente la nueva película, calificándola de violenta y sin sentido.

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verb

Clavar, machacar

To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.

Examples :

"During the basketball game, the player slams the ball into the hoop. "

Durante el partido de baloncesto, el jugador clava el balón en el aro.

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verb

Pujar

To make a slam bid.

Examples :

"In the card game bridge, the player slams to show they believe they can win all but one trick. "

En el juego de cartas bridge, el jugador puja para demostrar que cree que puede ganar todas las bazas excepto una.

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verb

Hacer un slam

To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.

Examples :

""At the end of the game, Sarah slams her friends, winning every single trick and all the points." "

Al final del juego, Sarah hace un slam a sus amigos, ganando cada baza y todos los puntos.

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verb

Cambiar de proveedor (por ejemplo, de registro de dominio o de compañía telefónica) para un cliente sin su consentimiento claro (si lo hay)

To change providers (e.g. of domain registration or telephone carrier) for a customer without clear (if any) consent.

Examples :

"The phone company slams customers by switching their long-distance service without asking them first. "

La compañía telefónica cambia a los clientes de proveedor cambiando su servicio de larga distancia sin preguntarles primero.

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verb

Tragar, beber de un trago

To drink off, to drink quickly.

Examples :

"After the basketball game, Mark slams his water bottle in one long gulp. "

Después del partido de baloncesto, Mark se traga su botella de agua de un trago largo.

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verb

Competir en un slam de poesía

To compete in a poetry slam.

Examples :

"My sister slams at the poetry competition every year at school. "

Mi hermana compite en el slam de poesía en la escuela cada año.

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verb

Inyectarse, drogarse por vía intravenosa

To inject intravenously; shoot up.

Examples :

"The addict slams heroin into his arm, desperate for a fix. "

El adicto se inyecta heroína en el brazo, desesperado por una dosis.

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verb

Ganar todas las bazas

To defeat by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.

Examples :

""My grandpa slams his opponents in every bridge game at the senior center." "

Mi abuelo gana todas las bazas a sus oponentes en cada juego de bridge en el centro de mayores.