| Additional Translations |
| hammer n | (part of a mechanism) (máquina) | percutor nm |
| | Derek pulled the hammer back on his gun. |
| | Derek retiró el percutor del arma. |
| hammer n | (object thrown in sports event) | martillo nm |
| | In this event, athletes throw a hammer weighing over seven kilograms. |
| | En este evento, los atletas lanzar un martillo que pesa más de siete kilos. |
| hammer n | (ear bone: malleus) (anatomía) | martillo nm |
| | The hammer is one of the small bones of the middle ear. |
| | El martillo es uno de los huesecillos del oído medio. |
| hammer⇒ vi | (use a hammer) | golpear con el martillo loc verb |
| | | martillear⇒, martillar⇒ vtr |
| | The smith hammered at the chunk of steel for hours. |
| | El herrero golpeó el trozo de acero con el martillo por horas. |
| hammer vi | (hit, pound) | golpear⇒ vtr |
| | | pegar⇒ vtr |
| | Jim hammered on the door with his fist. |
| | Jim golpeó la puerta con el puño. |
| hammer [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a hammer) | trabajar⇒ vtr |
| | The smith hammered the horseshoe into shape. |
| | El herrero trabajó la herradura hasta darle forma. |
| hammer [sth] into [sb] vtr + prep | figurative (repeat or instill forcefully) | inculcar en vtr + prep |
| | Jon's mother tried very hard to hammer good manners into him during his childhood. |
| | La madre de Jon se esforzó mucho por inculcar buenas maneras en él durante su niñez. |
Locuciones verbales
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| hammer at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (bang repeatedly) | aporrear⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado) | martillear⇒ vtr |
| | Joanne hammered at the door to get John's attention. |
| | Joanne aporreó la puerta para llamar la atención de Juan. |
| hammer away vi phrasal | informal, figurative (persist) | insistir⇒ vi |
| | | perseverar⇒ vi |
| | Harry is very hardworking; he just hammers away until the task is done. |
| hammer away at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (persist) (figurado) | machacar vtr + pron |
| | If you want to finish your novel, you need to just hammer away at it every day. |
| | Si quieres terminar tu novela, debes machacarla todos los días. |
| hammer away at [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (try to persuade) | machacar a vtr + pron |
| | | insistir a vtr + pron |
| | I hammered away at my boss until he finally agreed to give me a raise. |
| | Le machaqué a mi jefe hasta que finalmente accedió a darme un aumento. |
| | (figurado) | martillar a vtr + pron |
| | Le martillé a mi jefe hasta que finalmente accedió a darme un aumento. |
| | (ES, coloquial) | dar la paliza a expr |
| | | dar la tabarra a loc verb |
| | Le di la paliza a mi jefe hasta que finalmente accedió a darme un aumento. |
| | (ES, coloquial) | estar erre que erre expr |
| | (MX, coloquial) | estar duro y duro con lo mismo expr |
| | Le estuve erre con erre a mi jefe hasta que finalmente accedió a darme un aumento. |
| | (AR, coloquial) | hinchar a vtr + prep |
| | | quemar la cabeza a expr |
| | Le hinché a mi jefe hasta que finalmente accedió a darme un aumento. |
hammer [sth] down,
hammer down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (UK, sell at a auction) | vender en una subasta loc verb |
hammer [sth] in,
hammer in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (nail: bang with a hammer) | dar martillazos a algo loc verb |
| | | clavar artillar⇒ vtr |
| | | meter algo a martillazos, meter a martillazos algo loc verb |
| | I hammered in a nail to hang the picture on. |
| | Estuve dándole martillazos al clavo hasta que me di en el dedo. |
hammer [sth] in,
hammer in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (instil by repetition) (figurado) | machacar sobre vi + prep |
| | (ES) | remachar⇒ vtr |
| | | repetir algo una y otra vez loc verb |
| | (MX) | estar duro y dale con algo loc verb |
| | She meticulously reviewed her flashcards to hammer in the new vocabulary words before her exam. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No es machacando todo el día sobre el problema que tus hijos te van a prestar atención. |
| hammer on vi phrasal | (guitar-playing technique) | hacer un ligado ascendente loc verb |
| | (voz inglesa) | hacer un hammer on loc verb |
hammer [sth] out,
hammer out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (beat: a rhythm) | marcar el ritmo loc verb |
| | The drummer hammered out a rhythm and the band began to play. |
| | El batería marcó el ritmo y la banda empezó a tocar. |
hammer [sth] out,
hammer out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (work hard to negotiate) | trabajar duro por loc verb |
| | | hacer el esfuerzo por loc verb |
| | Though they had differing viewpoints, John and Sally hammered out a compromise. |
| | Aunque tenían puntos de vista diferentes, John y Sally trabajaron duro para llegar a un compromiso. |
| | (figurado, coloquial) | romperse el lomo por loc verb |
| | | deslomarse por v prnl + prep |
Compound Forms:
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| air hammer n | (tool: pneumatic hammer) | martillo neumático loc nom m |
| | The construction crew had to use an air hammer to break up the concrete walkway. |
| | Para romper los bloques de cemento usaron un martillo neumático. |
| claw hammer n | (hammer that can remove nails) | martillo de uña nm + loc adj |
| | | martillo de carpintero nm + loc adj |
| | | martillo de orejas nm + loc adj |
| claw hammer n | informal (claw-hammer coat: dress coat) | frac nm |
dress coat,
claw-hammer coat n | (men's formal evening coat) | frac nm |
drop forge,
drop hammer,
drop press n | (metallurgy: shapes metal) | forja nf |
| go under the hammer v expr | figurative (be offered for sale at auction) | en subasta loc adv |
| | | subastado participio |
| | The building, which dates back to the 1870s, is to go under the hammer later this month. |
| | El edificio, que es de 1870,será puesto en subasta este mes. |
| hammer and sickle n | (communist symbol) (comunismo) | la hoz y el martillo loc nom m |
| Note: Used with a singular or plural verb |
| | The hammer and sickle is a communist symbol. |
| | The hammer and sickle are a symbol of communism. |
| hammer and tongs | (with great vigor) | con ganas loc adv |
| | | con toda loc adv |
| | | vigorosamente adv |
hammer [sth] down,
hammer down [sth] vtr + adv | (nail, etc.: insert using hammer) | martillar⇒ vtr |
| | | introducir a martillazos, insertar a martillazos loc verb |
hammer [sth] down,
hammer down [sth] vtr + adv | figurative (plan: fix) | planificar⇒ vtr |
| | (arreglar situación) | crear un plan loc verb |
| | Before we buy the materials, let's hammer down a work schedule. |
| | Antes de comprar los materiales, planifiquemos el horario de trabajo. |
| hammer drill n | (power tool) | martillo perforador nm + adj |
| | | martillo percutor nm + adj |
| hammer-on n | (guitar-playing technique) | ligado ascendente loc nom m |
| | (voz inglesa) | hammer on nm |
| hammer throw n | (sport: throwing event) (deporte) | lanzamiento de martillo loc nom m |
| power hammer n | (mechanical tool) | martillo pilón loc nom m |
| put [sth] under the hammer v expr | often passive (offer for sale at auction) | poner en venta loc verb |
| tack hammer n | (tool for banging in tacks) | martillo de tapicero nm + loc adj |
| trip hammer n | (tool) | martinete nm |
| | | mazo nm |
| war hammer n | (weaponry) | martillo de guerra loc nom m |
| | | martillo de armas loc nom m |
| water hammer n | (sound of stopping water) | golpe de ariete loc nom m |