lurch in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for lurch in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.lurch¹ [Am lərtʃ, Brit ləːtʃ] VB intr

lurch vehicle:

dar bandazos

lurch vehicle:

dar sacudidas

lurch person:

tambalearse

the train lurched to a halt

el tren dio una sacudida y se paró

he came lurching toward me

venía tambaleándose hacia mí

II.lurch¹ [Am lərtʃ, Brit ləːtʃ] N

lurch

bandazo m

lurch

sacudida f

to give a lurch

dar un bandazo or una sacudida

lurch² [Am lərtʃ, Brit ləːtʃ] N

to leave sb in the lurch inf

dejar a alguien plantado or en la estacada inf

Translations for lurch in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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dejar a alg. en la estacada

to leave sb in the lurch inf

quedar(se) en la estacada

to be left in the lurch inf

dejar a alg. en las astas del toro

to leave sb in the lurch

dejar a alg. en bragas (en una situación difícil)

to leave sb in the lurch inf

sacudida (de un tren, coche)

lurch

sacudón (de un vehículo)

lurch

me dejó colgado y tuve que hacerlo todo yo

she didn't turn up o she left me in the lurch o she let me down and I had to do it all myself

va de chasco en chasco

he seems to lurch from one disappointment to another

lurch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lurch in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.lurch [lɜ:tʃ, Am lɜ:rtʃ] -es VB intr

lurch people

tambalearse

lurch car, train

dar sacudidas

II.lurch [lɜ:tʃ, Am lɜ:rtʃ] -es N

lurch

sacudida f

Phrases:

to leave sb in the lurch inf

dejar a alguien colgado

Translations for lurch in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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vaivén (sacudida)

lurch

dejar a alguien en la estacada

to leave sb in the lurch

quedarse en la estacada

to be left in the lurch

dejar colgado a alguien

to leave sb in the lurch

bandazo

lurch

dejar tirado a alguien (en situación difícil)

to leave in the lurch

¡dejarnos plantados: eso es muy de María!

to leave us in the lurch: that is typical of María!

lurch Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to leave sb in the lurch inf

dejar a alguien colgado

to leave us in the lurch: that is typical of María!

¡dejarnos plantados: eso es muy de María!

to leave sb in the lurch

dejar a alguien en la estacada

to be left in the lurch

quedarse en la estacada

to leave sb in the lurch

dejar colgado a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At around 7:45 p.m. the ship lurched to port and capsized.

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He grows bored and walks off, leaving the models and production staff in the lurch.

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The chaotic conditions usually left the commuters in a lurch.

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Once the two meet, the man is horrified to observe that his date is masculine, grunting, and lurching.

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The phenomenon was known as porpoising, as the car appeared to be lifting and squatting at different speeds, causing it to lurch violently through corners.

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It lurched across the road towards the loch 20yd m away, leaving only a trail of broken undergrowth in its wake.

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To compensate, the trunk lurches to the weakened side to attempt to maintain a level pelvis throughout the gait cycle.

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The car lurched to the side of the highway and stopped.

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As he stops and checks, his supposed girlfriend leaves him in the lurch with the valuable postage stamp.

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The trunk lurches back on the stance phase side hyperextending.

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