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buck1

/bʌk/

Translation

n [c]
(inform)
dólar americano o australiano
(de algunos animales como el ciervo o el conejo)
macho
the buck stops here
yo soy el último responsable
yo soy la última responsable
to make a buck
ganar dinero
to make a quick buck (inform)
hacer pasta rápidamente col.
hacer dinero fácil col.
to pass the buck (inform)
escurrir el bulto col.
Instead of facing the problem he passed the buck
No se enfrentó al problema y escurrió el bulto
pasar la pelota col.
(Definition of buck n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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