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buck

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
buck n	US, slang (US dollar)	dólar nm
		dólar estadounidense nm + adj mf
	(AmL: coloquial)	billete verde loc nom m
	(AmL: coloquial)	dolaruco nm
	Bobby bought a pair of pants for only five bucks.
	Bobby compró un par de pantalones por tan solo cinco dólares.
buck n	(male deer)	ciervo nm
	A majestic buck stood in the path ahead of the hikers.
	Un majestuoso ciervo se alzaba en la senda ante los senderistas.
buck n	(male rabbit, hare)	conejo nm
		conejo macho nm + adj
	The buck darted across the road.
	El conejo cruzó como un rayo la carretera.
buck n	(male animal)	macho nm
	To breed goats, you need one buck and several nannies.
	Para criar cabras, se necesita un macho y varias hembras.
buck⇒ vi	(horse: kick back legs)	corcovear⇒ vi
	The cowboy held on desperately as his horse bucked.
	El vaquero se agarró desesperadamente mientras su caballo corcoveaba.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
buck adj	(animal: male)	macho/a adj
	A buck deer paused at the stream and sniffed the air.
	Un ciervo macho paró en el riachuelo y olfateó el aire.
buck n	Can, slang (Canadian dollar)	dólar nm
		dólar canadiense nm + adj mf
	I paid four thousand bucks for that car.
	Pagué cuatro mil dólares por ese coche.
buck n	(act of bucking)	corcovo nm
	(AmL)	corcoveo nm
	After the last buck, which caused Teddy to injure a rib, he wasn't eager to get back on a horse.
	Teddy no tenía muchas ganas de volver a montar a caballo después de que el último corcovo le causara una lesión de costilla.
buck n	South Africa (deer or antelope)	ciervo nm
		antílope nm
	A herd of buck was grazing near the river.
	Un grupo de ciervos pastaba cerca del río.
buck vi	(vehicle: move jerkily)	dar sacudidas loc verb
	My car is bucking all over the place; something's up with the transmission.
	Mi coche va dando sacudidas en todas direcciones: algo pasa con la transmisión.
buck against [sth] vi + prep	figurative (reject, oppose)	ir en contra de loc verb
		volverse contra loc verb
		rebelarse contra loc verb
	Congress bucked against the president's proposal.
	Los congresistas fueron en contra de la propuesta del presidente.
buck [sb]⇒ vtr	(horse: toss rider off)	derribar a vtr + prep
	That black horse bucks anyone who tries to mount it.
	El caballo negro derriba a cualquiera que intente montarlo.
buck [sth]⇒ vtr	figurative (oppose, reject)	rechazar⇒ vtr
		descartar⇒ vtr
	The students bucked the idea of rescheduling the final exam.
	Los estudiantes rechazaron la idea de cambiar la fecha del examen final.

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Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
buck [sb] off vtr phrasal sep	(animal: throw rider off) (cabalgadura: a jinete)	tirar⇒, tumbar⇒ vtr
buck up vi phrasal	informal (become more cheerful)	levantar el ánimo loc verb
		alegrar esa cara loc verb
	Buck up, you'll have another chance tomorrow!
	¡Levanta el ánimo, que mañana tendrás otra oportunidad!
buck [sb] up vtr phrasal sep	informal (make more cheerful)	levantarle el ánimo a loc verb
	Leo's been so down lately, I thought taking him to the cinema might buck him up.
	Leo ha estado tan triste últimamente que pensé que llevarlo al cine podía levantarle el ánimo.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
bachelor party (US), stag night, stag party, stag do (UK), buck's party (AU) n	(party for a husband-to-be)	despedida de soltero loc nom f
	Bachelor parties tend to be wild and crazy.
	We're going to a nightclub for Simon's stag do.
	Las despedidas de soltero suelen ser salvajes y alocadas.
bang for your buck, bang for the buck n	US, slang (value for money)	sacar partido al dinero, sacar provecho al dinero loc verb
	This computer is last year's model, but it has great bang for your buck.
buck naked, buck-naked, butt naked, butt-naked adj	US, informal (completely nude) (desnudo)	en pelotas, en bolas loc adv
	When no one was around, he swam buck naked.
	Cuando no había nadie alrededor, nadaba en pelotas.
buck teeth npl	informal (prominent upper front teeth) (fam)	dientes de conejo nmpl
	No era muy atractivo; moreno, bajito, con dientes de conejo. Pero era muy simpático.
buck the system v expr	informal (do [sth] unconventional)	revolucionar⇒ vtr
buck the system v expr	informal (do [sth] opposed)	contravenir el sistema loc verb
		transgredir⇒ vtr
buck the trend v expr	(go against what is usual)	nadar contra corriente, ir contra corriente loc verb
buck tradition vtr + n	(go against convention)	romper la tradición loc verb
		ir en contra de loc verb
buck up your ideas, buck your ideas up v expr	informal (work harder)	ponerse a trabajar loc verb
buck-toothed adj	(having prominent front teeth)	dentudo adj
make a fast buck v expr	informal (make money quickly) (AR, coloquial)	hacer plata fácil loc verb
pass the buck v expr	slang, figurative (put blame on [sb] else) (AR, coloquial)	cargar el muerto expr
	He never admits to his mistakes at work but always passes the buck instead.
	Nunca admite sus errores en ese trabajo y siempre le carga el muerto a otro.
	(ES, coloquial)	sacudirse las pulgas expr
	Nunca admite sus errores en ese trabajo y siempre se sacude las pulgas.
the buck stops here interj	informal (taking responsibility)	me hago responsable loc interj
		yo soy responsable loc interj
young buck n	dated, figurative (vigorous young man)	joven nm
	I saw a tall young buck go into the barber shop next to the pharmacy.

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