nobble

UK: /ˈnɒb.l̩/ US: /ˈnɑː-/ [nobbled, nobbling] UK

Translation

› (inform) (a un caballo de carreras)

⇨ drogar

The horse may have been nobbled to prevent a double win

Puede que hayan drogado al caballo para evitar una doble victoria

› (inform)

⇨ sobornar

to nobble the jury

sobornar al jurado

⇨ coaccionar

(Definition of nobble v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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