WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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hammer [sth] out, hammer out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (beat: a rhythm) | marcar el ritmo loc verb |
| The drummer hammered out a rhythm and the band began to play. |
| El batería marcó el ritmo y la banda empezó a tocar. |
hammer [sth] out, hammer out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (work hard to negotiate) | trabajar duro por loc verb |
| | hacer el esfuerzo por loc verb |
| Though they had differing viewpoints, John and Sally hammered out a compromise. |
| Aunque tenían puntos de vista diferentes, John y Sally trabajaron duro para llegar a un compromiso. |
| (figurado, coloquial) | romperse el lomo por loc verb |
| | deslomarse por v prnl + prep |