balk en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de balk en el diccionario inglés»español

I.balk [ingl. am. bɔk, ingl. brit. bɔːlk, bɔːk] V. trans.

1. balk attempt/plan:

balk

obstaculizar

we were balked at every turn

nos vimos frustrados a cada paso

we were balked at every turn

tropezamos con una dificultad a cada paso

2. balk (avoid) ingl. brit.:

balk question/issue

evitar

balk question/issue

eludir

II.balk [ingl. am. bɔk, ingl. brit. bɔːlk, bɔːk] V. intr.

to balk at sth the horse balked at the first fence

el caballo rehusó or se plantó en el primer obstáculo

he balked at the suggestion

se mostró reacio a aceptar la sugerencia

III.balk [ingl. am. bɔk, ingl. brit. bɔːlk, bɔːk] SUST.

1.1. balk CONSTR.:

balk

viga f de madera

1.2. balk AGR. GANAD.:

balk

caballón m

2. balk (in baseball):

balk

balk m (movimiento antirreglamentario del lanzador)

3. balk (in billiards, snooker):

balk

cabaña f

Traducciones de balk en el diccionario español»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

taimarse

to balk

balk en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de balk en el diccionario inglés»español

I.balk [bɔ:k] SUST.

balk

viga f

II.balk [bɔ:k] V. intr.

to balk at sth

resistirse a algo

Traducciones de balk en el diccionario español»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

respingar

to balk

balk Ejemplos de uso en el diccionario PONS (revisados por la redacción)

to balk at sth

resistirse a algo

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

She balks and then goes downtown to run some errands leaving the gang in charge.

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At first, he balked and told reporters he would not attend the breakaway convention.

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Personal oaths of loyalty and fingerprinting caused many older members to balk at joining.

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After county commissioners balked on the construction, $500,000 in public funds were paid to cancel signed contracts and undo the progress made during site preparation.

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Although they balked at first, the employers agreed to sit down with both white and black union leaders.

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But she balks, stating she can not do it.

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Publishers had balked at her insistence on color pictures of food, so she had the book published privately at her own expense.

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Even if brought up to be a good, submissive wife, she balks at the idea of sharing the conjugal bed.

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While humanitarian enough to accept reforms in principle, they balked when such reforms threatened their way of life.

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The conservative management balked at using an untried system for mission-critical applications and declined.

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