| Principal Translations |
| hacking n | (computing: illegal access) (informática) | piratería nf |
| | Hacking probably isn't something you should write on your resume. |
| | Piratería no es algo que debas poner en tu currículum. |
| hacking adj | (cough: dry, rough) (tos) | seco/a adj |
| | (tos) | perruna adj |
| | Gretchen went to the doctor because she had a hacking cough. |
| | Gretechen fue al médico porque tenía una tos seca. |
| hacking n | (dry, rough coughing) | tos seca loc nom f |
| | (coloquial) | carraspera nf |
| | (coloquial) | tos de perro loc nom f |
| | The old woman's hacking kept everyone awake at night. |
| | La tos seca de la vieja anciana mantuvo despiertos a todos anoche. |
| Principal Translations |
hack [sth],
hack [sb]⇒ vtr | (cut with an axe) | dar hachazos loc verb |
| | | machetear⇒ vtr |
| | The butcher hacked the meat in the back while his wife managed the store in the front. |
| | El carnicero daba hachazos a la carne en la trastienda mientras su esposa estaba al frente de la tienda. |
| hack [sth]⇒ vtr | (access without authorization) (voz inglesa) | hackear⇒ vtr |
| | Someone hacked our servers last night. |
| | Alguien hackeó nuestros servidores anoche. |
| hack into [sth] vi + prep | (access illegally) (voz inglesa) | hackear⇒ vtr |
| | | acceder ilegalmente a loc verb |
| | He was tried and convicted of hacking into the CIA central database. |
| | Anyone who tries to hack into a government site is in big trouble. |
| | Fue investigado y condenado por hackear la principal base de datos de la CIA. |
| hack n | (computing: alteration) (voz inglesa) | hack nm |
| | Kyle developed an awesome hack for this program. |
| | Kyle desarrolló un hack asombroso para ese programa. |
| hack n | pejorative (inferior journalist) (peyorativo) | escritorzuelo, escritorzuela nm, nf |
| | | gacetillero, gacetillera nm, nf |
| | Tom's writing is terrible; he's a hack. |
| | Los escritos de Tom son horribles, es un escritorzuelo. |
| hack n | pejorative ([sb] amateurish) | aficionado, aficionada nm, nf |
| | This salesman tried to sell a car to a homeless guy, what a hack. |
| | El vendedor intentó venderle un coche a un hombre sin hogar, menudo aficionado. |
| Additional Translations |
| hack n | pejorative (worn out horse) | jamelgo nm |
| | | jaco nm |
| | | rocín nm |
| | That hack is fit for the knacker's yard. |
| hack n | UK (horse for hire) | caballo de alquiler nm + loc adj |
| hack n | UK (horse ride) | paseo a caballo nm + loc adj |
| hack n | pejorative ([sb] lacking integrity) | corrupto, corrupta nm, nf |
| | | persona vil nf + adj mf |
| | That guy is a political hack, just in it for the money and the power; he'd do anything to get votes. |
| | Ese tipo es un corrupto y solo está en la política por el dinero y el poder; haría cualquier cosa para obtener votos. |
| hack n | (curling: foothold) (voz inglesa) | hack nm |
| hack n | informal (easy way to do [sth]) | truco nm |
| | (voz inglesa) | hack nm |
| | (voz inglesa) | tip nm |
| | This video demonstrates a hack for folding a shirt in three seconds. |
| | Este video muestra un truco para doblar una camisa en tres segundos. |
| hack n | (cut, gash) | tajo nm |
| | | corte nm |
| hack⇒ vi | (cough) | toser⇒ vi |
| | | escupir⇒ vi |
| | Grandma was hacking so much that she was having trouble breathing. |
| | La abuela tosía tanto que le costaba respirar. |
| hack through vi + prep | (cut through jungle) | abrirse camino a machetazos loc verb |
| | | ir a machetazos loc verb |
| | We hacked through the jungle for hours. |
| | Durante horas nos abrimos camino a machetazos en la jungla. |
| hack [sth]⇒ vtr | informal, figurative (produce hastily, roughly) (coloquial) | hacer algo a las apuradas loc verb |
| | The deadline was approaching fast, so Kelly just hacked something out and handed it in. |
| | La fecha de entrega se acercaba, así que Kelly hizo algo a las apuradas y lo entregó. |
| hack [sth] vtr | (cope, tolerate) | resolver⇒ vtr |
| | | lidiar⇒ vtr |
| | Dan couldn't hack the workload at his new job, so he got fired. |
| | Dan no lo pudo resolver la cantidad de trabajo en su nueva oficina y lo despidieron. |
Locuciones verbales
hack | hacking |
| hack [sth/sb] apart vtr phrasal sep | (chop into pieces) | cortar en pedazos loc verb |
| hack [sth/sb] apart vtr phrasal sep | figurative (critique harshly) (figurado) | hacer pedazos loc verb |
| hack away at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (keep chopping at [sth]) | despedazar⇒ vtr |
| | | hachar⇒ vtr |
| | The loggers hacked away at the conifers. |
| | Los leñadores despedazaron las coníferas. |
| hack away vi phrasal | figurative (keep working) | hachar⇒ vtr |
| | (MX: coloquial) | darle v pron |
| | We hacked away all night to get all the information we needed. |
| hack away at [sth] vi phrasal | figurative (decrease [sth] over time) (figurado) | entrar⇒ vtr |
| hack in vi phrasal | (computing: breach security) (voz inglesa, coloquial) | hackear⇒ vtr |
| | She hacked in and changed the information on his website. |
| | Le hackeó la cuenta y cambió la información en su página web. |
| hack [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (sever) | cercenar⇒ vtr |
| | The polar explorer hacked off his gangrenous finger with a penknife. |
| | El explorador se cercenó el dedo engangrenado con un cuchillo. |
| hack [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | slang (irritate, anger) (coloquial, figurado) | reventar a alguien, sacar a alguien loc verb |
| | The way he talks down to me really hacks me off! |
| | Me revienta cómo no te deja hablar. |
| hack [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (cut up, chop) | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | The cook hacked up the meat into several pieces. |
| | El cocinero cortó la carne en varios pedazos. |
| hack [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | slang (bring up by coughing) (medicina, formal) | expectorar⇒ vtr |
| | | escupir⇒ vtr |
| | I'm so glad I've never smoked after seeing what he's just hacked up. |
| | Me alegro de no haber fumado nunca después de ver lo que él acaba de expectorar. |
| hack [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (computing: modify quickly) | parchear⇒ vtr |