yank in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for yank in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.yank [Am jæŋk, Brit jaŋk] VB trans

1. yank (tug):

yank rope

tirar de

yank rope

jalar de LatAm excl CSur

he yanked the drawer right out

sacó el cajón de un tirón

2. yank (withdraw) Am:

yank inf

retirar

II.yank [Am jæŋk, Brit jaŋk] VB intr

yank

tirar

yank

jalar LatAm excl CSur

to yank at/on sth

tirar de algo

to yank at/on sth

jalar de algo LatAm excl CSur

she yanked at my hair

me tiró del pelo

she yanked at my hair

me jaló del pelo LatAm excl CSur

he yanked on the rope

tiró de la cuerda

he yanked on the rope

jaló de la cuerda LatAm excl CSur

III.yank [Am jæŋk, Brit jaŋk] N

yank

tirón m

yank

jalón m LatAm excl CSur

give it a good yank

dale un buen tirón

give it a good yank

dale un buen jalón LatAm excl CSur

Yank [Am jæŋk, Brit jaŋk] N Brit inf often pej

Yank

yanqui mf

Translations for yank in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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jalonazo

yank

gabardino (gabardina)

Yank inf, pej

yancófilo (yancófila)

Yank-loving inf

yancófilo (yancófila)

Yank-lover inf

yanqui

Yank inf

jalada

yank

gringo (gringa) (norteamericano)

Yank Brit inf, pej

jalón LatAm excep. CSur inf

yank

yank in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for yank in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.yank [jæŋk] VB trans inf

to yank sth

tirar de algo

to yank sth

jalar de algo LatAm

II.yank [jæŋk] VB intr inf

to yank (on sth)

tirar (de algo)

to yank (on sth)

jalar (de algo)

she yanked at his hair

le tiró del pelo

III.yank [jæŋk] N inf

yank

tirón m

yank

jalón m LatAm

to give sth a yank

dar un tirón [o jalón LatAm] a algo

Yank [jæŋk] N, Yankee [ˈjæŋki] N pej inf

Yank

yanqui mf

Yank

gringo(-a) m (f) LatAm

yank out VB trans (remove forcefully)

yank out

sacar de un tirón

to yank out a tooth

arrancar un diente

Translations for yank in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cimbronazo

yank

gringo (-a)

Yank(ee)

yanqui HISTORY

Yank

yank Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to yank sth

tirar de algo

to yank sth

jalar de algo LatAm

to yank (on sth)

tirar (de algo)

to yank (on sth)

jalar (de algo)

to give sth a yank

dar un tirón [o jalón LatAm] a algo

to yank out a tooth

arrancar un diente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Yanks restores all aircraft to airworthy condition, in the restoration of these rare aircraft, only original factory specifications and materials are used.

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Its line of credit was yanked, and it was unable to meet daily expenses.

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The baggy-eyed rodent crawls out of bed, climbs the steps to the beacon, and yanks the plug out of the outlet to turn it off.

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They were always yanking off my glasses and pulling out tufts of hair, which was very, very painful.

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Yanks master craftsmen restore and repair using proper materials in wood, fabric, metal and electrical.

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Yank is shown to be a leader among them.

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