hook1
/hʊk/Translation
n [c]
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⇨ gancho
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⇨ percha
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⇨ anzuelo
by hook or by crook
⇨ de cualquier manera
off the hook (el teléfono)
⇨ descolgado,da
to fall for sth hook, line and sinker (un engaño)
⇨ tragarse algo entero
to get sb off the hook (inform)
⇨ sacar a alguien de un apuro
to let sb off the hook (inform)
⇨ dejar que alguien se escape
(Definition of hook n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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