| Principal Translations |
| lash n | (whip) | látigo nm |
| | | rebenque nm |
| | Charles used a lash on the cattle to get them moving. |
| | Charles usaba un látigo para arrear al ganado. |
| lash n | (stroke of whip) | latigazo nm |
| | | restalleo nm |
| | The criminal was sentenced to five lashes. |
| | El criminal fue sentenciado a cinco latigazos. |
| lash n | usually plural (eyelash) | pestaña nf |
| | Amy bought some mascara for her lashes. |
| | Amy compró máscara para sus pestañas. |
| lash [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (strike with whip) | azotar a vtr + prep |
| | | dar latigazos a loc verb + prep |
| | | azotar⇒ vtr |
| | | dar latigazos loc verb |
| | The guard lashed the criminal in front of a crowd. |
| | El guardia azotó al criminal en frente de una multitud. |
| lash [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (bind, fasten) | amarrar a, atar a vtr + prep |
| | | amarrar⇒, atar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Followed by a preposition or an adverb. |
| | Odysseus asked his crew to lash him to the mast of his ship. |
| | Odiseo le pidió a sus hombres que lo amarren al mástil de su barco. |
| Additional Translations |
| lash n | (impact against [sth]) | azote nm |
| | | golpeteo nm |
| | | impacto nm |
| | The lash of the wind against the sails damaged them. |
| | Las velas se dañaron por el azote del viento. |
| lash⇒ vi | figurative (move like whip) | dar coletazos vtr + nm |
| | | estirarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The cat lashed its tail irritably. |
| | El gato daba coletazos irritadamente. |
| lash vi | (impact against) (figurado) | azotar⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado) | golpear⇒ vtr |
| | The waves lashed against the side of the boat. |
| | Las olas azotaban uno de los lados del barco. |
| lash vtr | (strike forcefully) | golpear⇒ vtr |
| | | azotar⇒ vtr |
| | Waves lashed the cliffs. |
| | Las olas golpeaban el acantilado. |
Locuciones verbales
lash | lashed |
| lash down vi phrasal | (rain: fall heavily, forcefully) | llover torrencialmente vi + adv |
| lash out vi phrasal | (try to strike) | atacar⇒ vi |
| | | intentar golpear loc verb |
| | Joyce was stroking the cat when it suddenly lashed out. |
| | Joyce estaba acariciando el gato cuando de repente este atacó. |
| lash out vi phrasal | figurative (attack verbally) | atacar verbalmente vi + adv |
| | | atacar de palabra vi + loc adv |
| | Ian has a tendency to lash out if he thinks that he is being personally criticized. |
| | Ian tiende a atacar verbalmente si cree que lo están criticando. |
| lash out vi phrasal | UK, informal (extravagantly spend money) | despilfarrar dinero loc verb |
| | | malgastar dinero loc verb |
| | For our last holiday, we lashed out and booked a posh hotel. |
| | En nuestras últimas vacaciones despilfarramos dinero y reservamos un hotel caro. |
| lash out on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK, informal (extravagantly spend money on) | despilfarrar un montón de dinero en algo loc verb + prep |
| | (informal) | despilfarrar un montón en algo loc verb + prep |
| | (AmL) | despilfarrar un montón de plata en algo loc verb + prep |
| | For his 50th, James lashed out on a sports car. |
| | Cuando cumplió 50 años, James despilfarró un montón de dinero en un auto deportivo. |
| lash out against [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (attack verbally) | tirarse en contra loc verb |
| | (figurado, coloquial) | tirarse a la yugular loc verb |
| | She bottles up her anger towards her mother and then lashes out against her husband for no reason. |
| | Reprime la rabia hacia su madre y luego se tira en contra de su marido. |
| lash out at [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (try to strike) | atacar a vtr + prep |
| | (formal) | arremeter contra vi + prep |
| | Davies suddenly lashed out at his victim, punching Mr. Jackson to the ground. |
| | Davies atacó a su víctima de repente y derribó al Sr. Jackson de un puñetazo. |
| lash out at [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (attack verbally) | atacar verbalmente vtr + adv |
| | | atacar de palabra vtr + loc adv |
| | | agredir verbalmente vtr + adv |
| | Adam's always lashing out at everyone. |
| | Adam siempre agrede verbalmente a todo el mundo. |