flog

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈflɒg/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/flɑg, flɔg/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(flog, flôg)

Inflections of 'flog' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
flogs
v 3rd person singular
flogging
v pres p
flogged
v past
flogged
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
flog [sb/sth]⇒ vtr (beat, whip)azotar a vtr + prep
  dar una paliza a loc verb
 The mutinous sailors were flogged for their insubordination.
 Los marineros amotinados fueron azotados por su insubordinación.
flog [sth]⇒ vtr slang (sell)vender⇒ vtr
 Kyle went door to door flogging household goods.
 Kyle iba de puerta en puerta vendiendo artículos para el hogar.
flog [sth] vtr UK, figurative, slang (publicize)publicitar⇒ vtr
  publicitar agresivamente loc verb
  promocionar⇒ vtr
 The publisher has spent a large amount of money flogging the author's newest book.
 La editorial ha gastado mucho dinero publicitando el nuevo libro del autor.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
beat a dead horse,
flog a dead horse v expr		 figurative (pursue a hopeless cause)machacar en hierro frío loc verb
  perder el tiempo loc verb
  esforzarse en vano v prnl + loc adv
 I tried to convince him to come with us, but felt that I was beating a dead horse.
 Traté de convencerlo de que nos acompañara, pero sentí que estaba machacando en hierro frío.
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'flog' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
birch - swinge - taw - whip
Spanish:
meter caña - azotar - dar caña - flagelar - llegar a las escurriduras


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