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pocket1

UK: /ˈpɒk.ɪt/ US: /ˈpɑː.kɪt/

Translation

n [c]
bolsillo
to put something in your pocket
meter algo en el bolsillo
to take something out of your pocket
sacar algo del bolsillo
foco
núcleo
a pocket of resistance
un núcleo de resistencia
to be out of pocket
terminar perdiendo [dinero]
salir perdiendo [dinero]
Véase tb: to pick sb's pocket
(Definition of pocket n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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