¿Significado visual de 'sucker'? - aprender con imágenes, ejemplos de la vida diaria

noun

Cría, mamífero lactante

A person or animal that sucks, especially a breast or udder; especially a suckling animal, young mammal before it is weaned.

"The baby suckler was happily nursing at its mother's breast. "

La cría mamaba felizmente del pecho de su madre.

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Ilustración visual de sucker: Vástago, chupona - Image 1

noun

Vástago, chupona

An undesired stem growing out of the roots or lower trunk of a shrub or tree, especially from the rootstock of a grafted plant or tree.

"The rose bush had a small sucker growing from its base, which needed to be removed to prevent it from taking nutrients away from the main plant. "

El rosal tenía un pequeño vástago que crecía desde su base, que necesitaba ser removido para evitar que le quitara nutrientes a la planta principal.

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Ilustración visual de sucker: Parásito, sanguijuela - Image 1

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Parásito, sanguijuela

(by extension) A parasite; a sponger.

"The new student was a sucker, always asking others for help with their homework. "

El nuevo estudiante era un parásito, siempre pidiendo ayuda a otros con sus deberes.

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Ilustración visual de sucker: Ventosa - Image 1

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Ventosa

An organ or body part that does the sucking; especially a round structure on the bodies of some insects, frogs, and octopuses that allows them to stick to surfaces.

"The octopus used its sucker to firmly grip the glass wall of the aquarium. "

El pulpo usó su ventosa para agarrarse firmemente a la pared de cristal del acuario.

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noun

Ventosa

A thing that works by sucking something.

"The vacuum cleaner's strong sucker easily picked up the crumbs on the floor. "

La fuerte ventosa de la aspiradora recogió fácilmente las migas del suelo.

thing device machine

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Émbolo, válvula de una bomba

The embolus, or bucket, of a pump; also, the valve of a pump basket.

"The pump's sucker was broken, so the water wouldn't come up into the bucket. "

El émbolo de la bomba estaba roto, por lo que el agua no subía al cubo.

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Ilustración visual de sucker: Tubo de succión - Image 1

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Tubo de succión

A pipe through which anything is drawn.

"The aquarium used a long sucker to remove dirt from the bottom of the tank. "

El acuario usó un tubo de succión largo para eliminar la suciedad del fondo del tanque.

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Ventosa

A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; formerly used by children as a plaything.

"The children used their suckers to lift small rocks in the park. "

Los niños usaron sus ventosas para levantar pequeñas rocas en el parque.

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Ventosa

A suction cup.

"The little boy used a sucker to hang his drawing on the refrigerator door. "

El niño pequeño usó una ventosa para colgar su dibujo en la puerta del refrigerador.

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noun

Ventosa

An animal such as the octopus and remora, which adhere to other bodies with such organs.

"The remora, a type of suckerfish, attached itself to the underside of the boat. "

La rémora, un tipo de pez ventosa, se adhirió a la parte inferior del bote.

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Ilustración visual de sucker: Chupador - Image 1

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Chupador

Any fish in the family Catostomidae of North America and eastern Asia, which have mouths modified into downward-pointing, suckerlike structures for feeding in bottom sediments.

"The biologist carefully examined the sucker, noting its distinctive downward-facing mouth adapted for feeding on river bottom mud. "

El biólogo examinó cuidadosamente el chupador, observando su distintiva boca orientada hacia abajo, adaptada para alimentarse del barro del fondo del río.

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Chupetín, piruleta

A lollipop; a piece of candy which is sucked.

"The little girl enjoyed her strawberry sucker after her doctor's appointment. "

La niña disfrutó de su chupetín de fresa después de la cita con el médico.

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Borracho, bebedor

A hard drinker.

"My uncle's known as a real sucker; he can drink a whole case of beer in one evening. "

Mi tío es conocido como un verdadero borracho; puede beber una caja entera de cerveza en una noche.

drink person

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Habitante de Illinois

An inhabitant of Illinois.

"My cousin, a proud sucker, is planning to move to Illinois for college next year. "

Mi primo, un orgulloso habitante de Illinois, planea mudarse a Illinois para la universidad el próximo año.

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Minero de plomo migrante (en el área de Driftless)

A migrant lead miner working in the Driftless Area of northwest Illinois, southwest Wisconsin, and northeast Iowa, working in summer and leaving for winter, so named because of the similarity to the migratory patterns of the North American Catostomidae.

"During the summer months, the small town bustled with activity as "suckers" arrived to work in the lead mines, hoping to earn enough to sustain themselves through the harsh winter. "

Durante los meses de verano, la pequeña ciudad bullía de actividad cuando los "mineros de plomo migrantes" llegaban para trabajar en las minas de plomo, con la esperanza de ganar lo suficiente para mantenerse durante el duro invierno.

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