hustle

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhʌsəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhʌsəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(husəl)

Inflections of 'hustle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
hustles
v 3rd person singular
hustling
v pres p
hustled
v past
hustled
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
hustle n (activity, bustle)ajetreo nm
 The hustle in the city was disorienting for Jim, who had just arrived from his farm.
 There's always a lot of hustle in the office when we have a deadline coming up.
 El ajetreo de la ciudad desorientaba a Jim, que acababa de llegar de su granja.
hustle n US, informal (confidence trick, fraud)timo nm
 The corporate boss was arrested for organizing a huge insurance hustle.
 El jefe empresarial fue arrestado por organizar un gran timo relacionado con las aseguradoras.
hustle vi (act quickly)apresurarse v prnl
  moverse deprisa loc verb
  darse prisa loc verb
 Dan was late for work so he had to hustle to avoid getting in trouble.
 If we hustle, we should be able to get the work done before the deadline.
 Dan iba tarde al trabajo así que tuvo que apresurarse para no meterse en problemas.
hustle [sb] vtr (jostle [sb])empujar a vtr + prep
 Sarah was hustled by passengers trying to get onto the subway as she tried to get off.
 Los pasajeros que intentaban entrar en el metro empujaban a Sarah mientras ella intentaba salir.
hustle [sb] into doing [sth] v expr (coerce, urge [sb] to do)apurar a vtr + prep
  (formal)apremiar a vtr + prep
  (formal)exhortar a vtr + prep
 The strange man on the corner was trying to hustle passers-by into buying cocaine.
 El desconocido en la esquina estaba intentando apurar a los que pasaban para que compraran cocaína.
hustle [sth] vtr informal (sell [sth])vender vtr
 Jon hustled life insurance for a living after he lost his job working as a real estate agent.
 Jon vendió seguros de vida para mantenerse después de perder su trabajo como agente de bienes raíces.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
hustle vi US, informal (be a prostitute)prostituirse v prnl
 When she lost her job, Brittany started hustling on the corner.
 Cuando perdió su trabajo, Brittany empezó a prostituirse en una esquina.
hustle vtr (quickly move [sb/sth])urgir a vtr + prep
  apremiar a vtr + prep
 Security hustled the politician out of the room after the assassination attempt.
 El equipo de seguridad urgió al político a salir de la habitación después del intento de asesinato.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
hustle and bustle n (activity)ajetreo nm
  trajín nm
 I prefer the hustle and bustle of a big city to the quiet of the countryside.
 Prefiero el ajetreo de la ciudad a la tranquilidad del campo.
side hustle n informal (second job)segundo trabajo adj + nm
  trabajo adicional nm + adj mf
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Collocations: would like to see more hustle [out there, on the court], need to see more hustle [out there], that was good hustle (out there), more...

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