| Principal Translations |
| hedge n | (row of dense shrubs) | seto nm |
| | | seto vivo, seto verde loc nom m |
| | Ashley spent her Saturday trimming the hedge. |
| | Ashley se pasó el sábado podando el seto. |
| hedge n | (protection against financial risk) (de riesgos) | cobertura nf |
| | Seth bought property and invested in foreign currencies as a hedge against inflation. |
| | Seth compró propiedades e invirtió en moneda extranjera como una cobertura contra la inflación. |
| hedge⇒ vtr | (surround with dense shrubs) | cubrir con un seto loc verb |
| | The farmer is hedging her fields. |
| | El granjero está cubriendo con un seto sus campos. |
| hedge vtr | figurative (be less direct) | dar vueltas loc verb |
| | | dar evasivas loc verb |
| | | no ir al grano loc verb |
| | Kelsey always hedged her statements to avoid offending people. |
| | Kelsey siempre daba vuelta sus argumentos para evitar ofender a otras personas. |
| hedge [sth]⇒ vtr | (protect: against financial risk) | asegurar⇒ vtr |
| | | cubrir⇒ v prnl |
| | Brian hedged his investments to keep his retirement fund safe. |
| | Brian aseguró sus inversiones para mantener a salvo su fondo jubilatorio. |
| Additional Translations |
| hedge [sb/sth] in vtr + prep | often passive (surround, encircle) | rodear a vtr + prep |
| | There was no escape; we were hedged in. |
| | No había escapatoria: nos habían rodeado. |
| hedge [sb] in vtr + prep | often passive, figurative (restrict, surround) | estar limitado por loc verb |
| | | sentirse encerrado por loc verb |
| | Ike was hedged in by the schoolwork at his university, so he dropped out to start his business. |
| | Ike estaba limitado por las tareas de la universidad, así que abandonó para empezar su propio negocio. |
| hedge- adj | pejorative (inadequate, inferior) (desaprobación) | de segunda, de cuarta loc adj |
| | We need proper legal advice; there's no point in consulting that hedge-lawyer! |
| | Necesitamos un verdadero consejo legal, no tiene sentido consultar con ese abogado de segunda. |
| hedge n | (linguistics: mitigating word) (lingüística) | palabra atenuante nf + adj mf |
| | A hedge is used in speaking or writing to soften an assertion. |
| | Las palabras atenuantes se usan al hablar o escribir para suavizar las afirmaciones. |
| hedge n | figurative (barrier) (figurado) | barrera nf |
| | The politician had to make her way through a hedge of microphones outside her office. |
| | La política tuvo que atravesar una barrera de micrófonos a la salida de su oficina. |
| hedge n | figurative (evasion) | evasiva nf |
| | The senator used a series of hedges to avoid answering the question. |
| | El senador usó una serie de evasivas para no contestar la pregunta. |
| hedge⇒ vi | figurative (be evasive) | ser evasivo loc verb |
| | | dar evasivas loc verb |
| | | evadir⇒ vtr |
| | The politician always hedged to avoid really answering any questions. |
| | El político era evasivo y evitaba contestar realmente las preguntas. |