hawk

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɔːk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hɔk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hôk)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
hawk n (bird of prey)halcón nm
 The hawk swooped when he saw the field mouse.
 El halcón se lanzó de cabeza cuando vio al ratón de campo.
hawk,
war hawk n		 (politics) (política)halcón nm
 The new congressman is a hawk and is trying to raise defense spending again.
 El nuevo congresista es un halcón y está tratando de que vuelva a aumentar el presupuesto de defensa.
hawk [sth]⇒ vtr (sell) (mercancías)vender⇒ vtr
 Ken likes watching people hawk their wares in the markets.
 A Ken le gusta observar a la gente que vende su mercancía en los mercados.
hawk⇒ vi (clear throat noisily)carraspear⇒ vi
 The old man hawked and then spat on the ground.
 El viejo carraspeó y luego escupió en el suelo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
Black Hawk n (military helicopter)helicóptero armado Black Hawk n propio m
chicken hawk,
hen hawk n		 US (hawk that eats chickens)gavilán nm
  azor nm
chicken hawk n (man who has sex with young boys)hombre que tiene sexo con hombres más jóvenes nm + loc adj
  (con niños menores)pederasta, pedófilo nm
hawk moth,
hummingbird moth,
sphinx moth,
sphingid n		 (type of moth)polilla halcón loc nom f
hawk owl,
hawk-owl n		 (bird of prey)búho gavilán loc nom m
  lechuza gavilana loc nom f
hawk [sth] up,
hawk up [sth] vtr + adv		 (phlegm, etc.: clear from throat)expulsar⇒, escupir⇒ vtr
  (coloquial)toser⇒ vtr
  (formal)expectorar⇒ vtr
hawk-eyed adj figurative (observant, keen sighted)observador/a adj
  que tiene ojos de lince loc adj
 Old Mr. Williams is hawk-eyed; he doesn't miss a thing.
 El anciano Sr. Williams es muy observador, no se le pasa una.
merlin,
pigeon hawk n		 (zoology: bird)esmerejón nm
mosquito hawk,
skeeter hawk n		 US, regional (dragonfly)mosca grulla loc nom f
  zancudo gigante loc nom m
nighthawk,
bullbat,
mosquito hawk n		 (bird)cordeilino nm
  ñacundá nm
  añapero nm
northern harrier (US),
marsh hawk (US),
hen harrier (UK) n		 (bird)aguilucho pálido, gavilán rastrero loc nom m
red-shouldered hawk n (North American bird of prey)busardo hombrorrojo loc nom m
red-tailed hawk n (bird: Buteo jamaicensis)busardo colirrojo loc nom m
  ratonero de cola roja loc nom m
sharp-shinned hawk n (small bird of prey) (ave falcónida)gavilán pajarero, azor rojizo, esparvero chico nm
Note: Nombre científico: Accipiter striatus.
sparrow hawk n (small bird of prey)gavilán nm
 Contra el cielo plomizo se recortó la característica figura de un gavilán, cerniéndose sobre el campo.
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'hawk' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
buzzard - chicken hawk - goshawk - harrier - hawkish - kite - tomato hornworm
Spanish:
aguililla - esparavel - pregonar - halcón - aguileño - chamarilear - esfinge - gavilán - nariz aguileña

Collocations: am watching you like a hawk, the [boss, teacher] is always watching me like a hawk, I can't. My [boss] is watching me like a hawk, more...

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