Schluck in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Schluck in the English»Spanish Dictionary

schlock [Am ʃlɑk, Brit ʃlɒk], shlock N Am inf

schlock

porquerías fpl inf

I.schlep, schlepp [Am ʃlɛp, Brit ʃlɛp] <pres part schlepping; pt, pp schlepped> VB intr Am inf

I'm not going to schlep across town to see him

no me voy a pegar la paliza de cruzar la ciudad solo para verlo inf

II.schlep, schlepp [Am ʃlɛp, Brit ʃlɛp] <pres part schlepping; pt, pp schlepped> VB trans

schlep shopping/furniture:

schlep

arrastrar

potluck [ˌpɑtˈlək] N U

to take potluck

conformarse con lo que haya

I.pluck [Am plək, Brit plʌk] VB trans

1. pluck (pull feathers, hair from):

pluck chicken

desplumar

to pluck one's eyebrows

depilarse las cejas

2. pluck (pull, pick):

pluck fruit/flower

arrancar

to pluck sth/sb from sth

arrancar algo/a alguien de algo

he was plucked from the bosom of his family

fue arrancado del seno de su familia

to pluck sb from the jaws of death

arrancar a alguien de las garras de la muerte

she plucked a thorn from my finger

me sacó una espina del dedo

3. pluck MUS:

pluck string/guitar

puntear

II.to pluck at VB intr

to pluck at

tirar de

to pluck at

jalar de LatAm excl CSur

to pluck at a guitar

puntear la guitarra

III.pluck [Am plək, Brit plʌk] N U inf

pluck

valor m

pluck

coraje m

it takes real pluck to …

hace falta valor or hay que tener coraje para …

I.cluck [Am klək, Brit klʌk] VB intr

cluck hen:

cloquear

cluck person:

chascar la lengua

cluck person:

chasquear la lengua

II.cluck [Am klək, Brit klʌk] N

1. cluck (sound):

cluck (of hen)

cloqueo m

cluck (of person)

chasquido m (de la lengua)

2. cluck (fool) Am:

cluck inf

idiota mf inf

happy-go-lucky [Am ˈˌhæpi ˌɡoʊ ˈləki, Brit ˌhapɪɡəʊˈlʌki] ADJ

happy-go-lucky

despreocupado

lucky <luckier, luckiest> [Am ˈləki, Brit ˈlʌki] ADJ

1. lucky person:

lucky

con suerte

lucky

afortunado

lucky

suertudo LatAm inf

who's the lucky man/woman?

¿quién es el afortunado/la afortunada?

he was born lucky

nació con suerte

if we're lucky …

si tenemos suerte …

if we're lucky …

con un poco de suerte …

you can think yourself lucky I didn't tell her

puedes darte por contento de que no se lo dijera

to be lucky to + infin he's lucky to be alive

tuvo suerte de no matarse

she was lucky enough to be selected

tuvo la suerte de que la seleccionaran

you'll be lucky to find him there

me extrañaría que lo encontraras allí

lucky you/him! inf

¡qué suerte (tienes/tiene)!

borrow my car? you should be so lucky or Brit you'll be lucky inf

¿que te preste el coche? ¡ni soñarlo! or ¡ni lo sueñes! inf

a pay increase? I should be so lucky inf

¿un aumento de sueldo? ¡qué más quisiera (yo)! inf

third time lucky

la tercera es la vencida

2. lucky (fortuitous):

it was just a lucky guess

acertó (or acerté etc.) por pura casualidad

he had a lucky escape

se salvó de milagro

a lucky break

un golpe de suerte

it was lucky for you he didn't find out

tuviste suerte de que él no se enterara

it was lucky (that) you were there

fue una suerte que estuvieras ahí

it was lucky (that) you were there

menos mal que estabas ahí

3. lucky (bringing luck):

seven is my lucky number

el siete es mi número de la suerte

it's my lucky day

hoy estoy de suerte

he was born under a lucky star

nació con (buena) estrella

luckily [Am ˈləkəli, Brit ˈlʌkɪli] ADV sentence adv

luckily

por suerte

luckily

afortunadamente

luckily, there were a few seats left

por suerte or afortunadamente, quedaban algunos asientos

lucky dip N Brit

lucky dip

≈ pesca f milagrosa

plucky <pluckier, pluckiest> [Am ˈpləki, Brit ˈplʌki] ADJ

plucky person

valiente

plucky person

corajudo

plucky team

con garra inf

plucky attempt

valeroso

Schluck in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Schluck in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pluck up VB trans

to pluck up one's courage

armarse de valor

to pluck up the courage to do sth

armarse de valor para hacer algo

pluck out VB trans

pluck out

arrancar

cluck [klʌk] VB intr

cluck

cloquear

cluck fig

parlotear

I.pluck [plʌk] N

1. pluck (sharp pull):

pluck

tirón m

2. pluck (courage):

pluck

valor m

to have a lot of pluck

tener agallas

it takes a lot of pluck

hace falta mucho valor

II.pluck [plʌk] VB trans

1. pluck (remove quickly):

pluck

arrancar

2. pluck (remove hair or feathers):

to pluck a chicken

desplumar un pollo

to pluck one's eyebrows

depilarse las cejas

3. pluck MUS:

pluck

puntear

III.pluck [plʌk] VB intr

to pluck at sb's sleeve

tirar a alguien de la manga

unlucky [ʌnˈlʌki] ADJ

1. unlucky (unfortunate):

unlucky

desgraciado, -a

unlucky at cards, in love

desafortunado, -a

to be unlucky enough to get a cold

tener la mala suerte de coger un resfriado

2. unlucky form (bringing bad luck):

to be unlucky

ser nefasto, -a

to be unlucky day

ser funesto, -a

happy-go-lucky [ˌhæpigəʊˈlʌki, Am -goʊˈ-] ADJ

happy-go-lucky

despreocupado, -a

lucky <-ier, -iest> [ˈlʌki] ADJ

lucky

afortunado, -a

to be lucky in love

tener suerte en el amor

to be lucky in that

tener la suerte de que +subj

to make a lucky guess

acertar por pura casualidad

lucky day

día m de suerte

lucky number

número m de la suerte

plucky <-ier, -iest> [ˈplʌki] ADJ

plucky

valiente