| Principal Translations |
| whip n | (cane, lash for punishment) | látigo nm |
| | | rebenque nm |
| | The bosun used his whip to discipline the sailors. |
| | El contramaestre usaba un látigo para disciplinar a los marineros. |
| whip n | (crop: flexible rod for hitting) | látigo nm |
| | (AmL) | fuete nm |
| | The jockey raised his whip, urging the horse onwards. |
| | El jockey chasqueó el látigo para que el caballo se adelante. |
| whip [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (beat, flog a person, animal) (con un látigo) | azotar a vtr + prep |
| | | fustigar a vtr + prep |
| | | azotar⇒, fustigar⇒ vtr |
| | The cart driver whipped the horse to make it go faster. |
| | The slave owner whipped the slave for disobedience. |
| | El chofer del carro azotó al caballo para que fuera más rápido. |
| whip [sth]⇒ vtr | (whisk [sth]) | batir⇒ vtr |
| | Elizabeth whipped some cream to go with the dessert. |
| | Elizabeth batió crema para ir con el postre. |
| whip n | (politics: party official) (política) | jefe de grupo parlamentario, jefa de grupo parlamentario nm, nf + loc adj |
| | The whip ensured that members would be present for the vote. |
| | El jefe del grupo parlamentario aseguró que los miembros estarían presentes para la votación. |
Locuciones verbales
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whip [sth] out,
whip out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (produce quickly) | sacar rápidamente loc verb |
| | The traffic warden whipped out his pad and wrote me a parking ticket. |
| | El agente de tráfico sacó rápidamente su libreta y me anotó una multa de aparcamiento. |
whip [sth] out,
whip out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (produce suddenly or unexpectedly) | sacar de repente loc verb |
| | The conjuror whipped a rabbit out of his hat. |
| | El mago sacó de repente un conejo de su galera. |
| whip [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (generate, stir up) | suscitar⇒ vtr |
| | | despertar⇒ vtr |
| | The tabloids are whipping up a fuss about immigration. |
| | Los periódicos sensacionalistas pretenden suscitar el rechazo hacia la inmigración. |
| whip [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (produce rapidly or ingeniously) | improvisar⇒ vtr |
| | Elizabeth whipped up a costume for the fancy dress party out of a few pieces of old material she had in a drawer. |
| | Elizabeth improvisó un disfraz para su fiesta de disfraces con cosas viejas que tenía en el ropero. |
| whip [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (food: cook or prepare rapidly) (comida) | improvisar⇒ vtr |
| | You just sit there and I'll whip up some breakfast for us. |
| | Usted tome asiento aquí y yo improvisaré rápidamente un desayuno para los dos. |
Compound Forms:
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| buggy whip n | historical (horsewhip) | látigo de carruaje nm + loc adj |
| | In the old days, horse-drawn carriage drivers always carried buggy whips. |
| | En los viejos tiempos los choferes de coches tirados por caballos siempre tenían un látigo de carruaje. |
| chief whip n | (politics: head of whip system) (política, voz inglesa) | jefe del whip loc nom m |
| crack the whip v expr | figurative (be strict with workers) (AR) | tener a raya loc verb |
| | Your lazy employees will never change unless you start cracking the whip. |
| | (figurado) | tratar con mano dura loc verb |
| | | aplicar la ley del rigor loc verb |
| | Sus empleados perezosos nunca cambiarán a menos que empiecen a tratarlos con mano dura. |
| horsewhip n | (riding crop) | látigo nm |
| | (AmL) | fuete nm |
| party whip n | (politics: party official) | consignia de partido loc nom f |
| | Labour MPs vote according to their party whip. |
| pistol-whip [sb]⇒ vtr | (beat [sb] with a firearm) | golpear con culata de un arma a loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | dar un culatazo a loc verb |
tan [sb]'s hide,
whip [sb]'s hide v expr | (beat [sb] as punishment) | dar una paliza a loc verb |
| | | pegar a vtr + prep |
whip [sth] away,
whip away [sth] vtr + adv | (remove quickly) (rápidamente) | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | Glenn whipped away the table cloth, leaving all the crockery and cutlery undamaged. |
| | Glenn sacó el trapo, y dejó intacta la vajilla y los cubiertos. |
| whip [sth] away from [sb] v expr | (confiscate quickly) | sacar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | The teacher whipped the mobile phone away from the student and locked it in her desk. |
| whip hand n | figurative (controlling position) | batuta nf |
| whip [sth] in vtr + adv | (hunting) (perros de caza) | azotar⇒ vtr |
whip [sb] in,
whip [sb] up vtr + adv | (party members: summon) | unir a, unificar a vtr + prep |
whip [sth] off,
whip off [sth] vtr + adv | (remove quickly) | quitarse rápidamente v prnl + adv |
whip [sth] off,
whip off [sth] vtr + adv | (create quickly) | hacer rápidamente vtr + adv |
| | He whipped off a sketch that looked just like her. |
| whip [sth] on vtr + adv | (animal: hit to make move) | fustigar⇒, azotar⇒ vtr |
| whip round vi + adv | (quickly turn around) | girar rápidamente loc verb |
| whip through [sth] vi + prep | (rapidly go through [sth]) | pasar rápidamente loc veb |
| | | repasar rápidamente loc verb |
| | That new translator is great; she really whips through the projects we give her. |
| whip [sth] up vtr + adv | (thicken with a whisk) | batir⇒ vtr |
| | (claras, nata) | montar⇒ vtr |
| | It took me a long time to whip the egg whites up into a meringue. |
| | Tuve que batir las claras de huevo durante un buen rato para conseguir un merengue. |
| whip [sb] up into a frenzy v expr | informal, figurative (enrage, overexcite) | alborotar a alguien en algo, enardecer a alguien en algo loc verb |
| | | poner frenético a alguien en algo loc verb |
| whip [sb] up into a frenzy of [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (enrage, overexcite) | alborotar a alguien en algo, enardecer a alguien en algo loc verb |
| | | poner frenético a alguien en algo loc verb |
| | The politician's speech whipped the crowd up into a frenzy of excitement. |
whipsaw,
whip-saw n | (two-person saw) (sierra con dos mangos) | sierra cabrilla loc nom f |
| | | tronzador nm |
| | | tronzadera nf |
whipsaw,
whip-saw n | figurative (movement in opposite directions) (figurado) | vaivén nm |
| | | fluctuación nf |
| | (economía) | whipsaw nm |
| whipsaw [sth]. whip-saw [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (pull in opposite directions) | empujón en direcciones opuestas nm + loc adj |
| | | sacudida en direcciones opuestas nf + loc adj |
whipsaw [sth],
whip-saw⇒ vtr | (saw with a whipsaw) | serrar⇒ vtr |
| | | aserrar⇒ vtr |