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/tʃek/Translation
n [c]
›
⇨ revisión
⇨ comprobación
›to do a check on sth
comprobar algo
› US (UK bill)
⇨ cuenta
⇨ factura
› US (UK tick)
⇨ visto bueno
⇨ marca
› US (UK cheque)
⇨ cheque
› (en ajedrez)
⇨ jaque
n [c, u]
Véase tb: rain check; sound check; spell check; spot check›
⇨ tela de cuadros
›a check shirt
una camisa de cuadros
to {hold/keep} sth in check
⇨ contener algo
⇨ controlar algo
You should start to keep your expenses in check Deberías empezar a controlar tus gastos
(Definition of check nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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