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rope1

UK: /rəʊp/ US: /roʊp/

Translation

n [c, u]
cuerda
to pull on the rope
tirar de la cuerda
soga
mecate amér.
Distinto de clothing (ropa)
to be on the ropes US
estar contra las cuerdas
to {know/learn} the ropes
aprender un oficio
Véase tb: jump rope; skipping rope
(Definition of rope n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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