bulldog

bulldog

Perro fuerte, de pelo corto, cabeza ancha y cara achatada.

En inglés sencillo: A strong dog with short hair, a broad head, and a flat face.

• Their bulldog sleeps by the door.
• She adopted a bulldog puppy.
• Bulldogs often have folds of skin around their faces.

Expresiones frecuentes: pet bulldog, bulldog puppy, French bulldog

bulldog inglés

Raza de perro inglesa con cuerpo pesado, patas cortas y cara ancha y achatada.

En inglés sencillo: An English dog breed with a heavy body, short legs, and a broad, flat face.

• An English bulldog won the prize.
• Their bulldog has short legs and a heavy chest.
• The breeder specializes in English bulldogs.

Sinónimos: English bulldog

Expresiones frecuentes: English bulldog, pedigree bulldog

persona tenaz, luchador

Persona que sigue esforzándose con firmeza y se niega a rendirse o cambiar de opinión.

En inglés sencillo: Someone who keeps trying firmly and refuses to give up or change their mind.

• Our lawyer is a real bulldog.
• She was a bulldog when defending her team.
• We need a bulldog who will keep demanding answers.

Sinónimos: fighter

Expresiones frecuentes: a real bulldog, bulldog lawyer

revestimiento refractario

Material obtenido al calentar intensamente residuos metálicos, usado para recubrir el interior de un horno.

En inglés sencillo: A material made by strongly heating metal waste, used to line the inside of a furnace.

• The furnace was lined with bulldog.
• Workers made bulldog by heating waste from the mill.
• This old manual describes the use of bulldog in furnace linings.

Expresiones frecuentes: bulldog lining, prepare bulldog

abrirse paso

Avanzar abriéndose camino con mucha fuerza o determinación.

En inglés sencillo: To push your way forward with great force or determination.

• He bulldogged his way through the crowd.
• She bulldogged through every obstacle in her path.
• They bulldogged their way into the packed room.

Cómo se usa: bulldog your way through something (We bulldogged our way through the waiting crowd.)

Sinónimos: push, force

Expresiones frecuentes: bulldog through something, bulldog your way

derribar un novillo

Perseguir a caballo a un novillo y derribarlo girándole los cuernos.

En inglés sencillo: To chase a young bull on horseback and pull it down by turning its horns.

• The cowboy tried to bulldog a steer.
• She bulldogged the animal in seconds.
• Riders must learn how to bulldog safely.

Sinónimos: steer-wrestle

Expresiones frecuentes: bulldog a steer, bulldog the animal