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| Principal Translations |
| scuttling n | (law: sinking ship on purpose) | hundimiento de buque a propósito grupo nom |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
scuttle,
scuttle along,
scuttle away,
scuttle off vi | (insect: crawl quickly) | escabullirse⇒ v prnl |
| | A beetle scuttled along the rail. |
| | Un escarabajo se escabulló por la barandilla. |
scuttle,
scuttle along vi | (person: move hurriedly) | correr deprisa vi + adv |
| | | escabullirse⇒ v prnl |
| | Richard was watching people scuttle along the busy road. |
| | Richard estaba observando a la gente que corría deprisa por la calle concurrida. |
| | Richard estaba observando a la gente que se escabullía por la concurrida calle. |
| scuttle n | (hurried run) | carrera nf |
| | | huida nf |
| | | escapada nf |
| | The boy took off at a scuttle so that he would not be late for school. |
| | El niño salió a la carrera para no llegar tarde al colegio. |
| | El niño se dio a la huida para no llegar tarde al colegio. |
| | El niño hizo una escapada para no llegar tarde al colegio. |
scuttle,
coal scuttle n | (bucket for coal) | cubo del carbón nm + loc adj |
| | (AR) | balde para el carbón nm + loc adj |
| | A scuttle full of coal sat next to the stove. |
| | Junto a la estufa se encontraba el cubo del carbón. |
| | Junto a la estufa se encontraba el balde para el carbón. |
| Additional Translations |
| scuttle n | (ship: opening) | escotilla nf |
| | The sailor went down through the scuttle. |
scuttle,
scuttle away,
scuttle off vi | (leave hurriedly) | escabullirse⇒ v prnl |
| | The small man scuttled off quietly. |
| scuttle [sth]⇒ vtr | (sink ship on purpose) | hundir⇒ vtr |
| | Having taken everything they wanted from it, the pirates scuttled the ship. |
| scuttle [sth] vtr | (cause [sth] to fail on purpose) | sabotear⇒ vtr |
| | John was fired when it was discovered that he had scuttled the project. |
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