sucker

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsʌkər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsʌkɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sukər)

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InglésEspañol
sucker n slang, figurative (gullible person, fool)inocentón, inocentona nm, nf
  inocente n común
  imbécil n común
  (AR, UY: coloquial)boludo, boluda nm, nf
 Rick is such a sucker; he'll believe anything you tell him.
 Rick es un inocentón. Se cree todo lo que le dicen.
a sucker for [sth] n slang (unable to resist [sth])fanático de algo, fanática de algo loc nm, loc nf
  (informal)estar loco por algo v cop + loc adj
 Amanda is a sucker for a hard luck story.
 Amanda es una fanática de las historias de pena.
sucker n (animal: suction part)ventosa nf
 The squid attached itself to the ship's hull with its suckers.
 El calamar se sujetó al casco del barco con sus ventosas.
sucker n (plant: shoot)retoño nm
  serpollo nm
 Simon pinched out the suckers on his tomato plant.
 Simon le arrancó los retoños a su tomatera.
sucker n (suction cup)ventosa nf
 This soap dish can be attached to the tiles with a sucker.
 El plato del jabón se puede pegar a los azulejos con una ventosa.
sucker n (tube on suction device)tubo de succión, tubo de aspiración nm + loc adj
 This device has a sucker for clearing the nasal passages.
 Este dispositivo tiene un tubo de succión para limpiar los conductos nasales.
sucker n informal, dated (lollipop, candy)piruleta nf
  (AmS)chupete nm
  (AR, MX, UY)paleta nf
  (ES, ®; de forma esférica)chupa chups loc nom m
 The little boy bought a bag of suckers to share with his friends.
 El niño pequeño se trajo una bolsa de piruletas para compartir con sus amigos.
sucker n US, slang ([sth], [sb] challenging) (vulgar)cabrón, cabrona nm, nf
 I almost caught that sucker, but he was too quick for me.
 Casi atrapo a ese cabrón, pero fue demasiado rápido para mí.
sucker [sb] into doing [sth] v expr slang, figurative (fool)embaucar a vtr + prep
  (PR, coloquial)coger de bobo a loc verb
  (MX, coloquial)verle la cara a loc verb
 The boss suckered Jim into working overtime again.
 El jefe embaucó a Jim de nuevo para que trabaje horas extras.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
hog sucker,
hogmolly
n
(fish)hogsucker del norte loc nom m
sucker lamb n AU (young sheep farmed for meat)cordero lechal nm + adj
sucker punch n informal (unexpected punch)golpe sorpresa nm + adj
  golpe inesperado nm + adj
sucker-punch [sb] vtr informal (punch unexpectedly)dar un golpe sorpresa a loc verb
  golpear por sorpresa a loc verb
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Collocations: the sucker [stick, wrapper], dealt the sucker [blow, punch], you're such a sucker!, more...

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