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Principal Translations |
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. |
Additional Translations |
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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