crow

cuervo, corneja

Ave grande, generalmente negra, con un graznido fuerte y áspero.

En inglés sencillo: A large, usually black bird with a loud, rough call.

• A crow landed on the fence.
• Crows gathered in the empty field.
• Did you hear that crow calling?

Expresiones frecuentes: black crow, crow on something, flock of crows

palanca, barra de hierro

Barra resistente de hierro con un extremo doblado, usada para levantar cosas o abrirlas a la fuerza.

En inglés sencillo: A strong iron bar with a bent end, used to lift things or force them open.

• He lifted the stone with a crow.
• They used an iron crow to open the crate.
• The worker pushed the crow under the heavy lid.

Sinónimos: crowbar, pry bar

Expresiones frecuentes: iron crow, use a crow, crow bar

cantar, gritar de alegría

Emitir un grito fuerte y agudo, como el de un gallo, o gritar de alegría.

En inglés sencillo: To make a loud, sharp cry, as a male chicken does, or to cry out with joy.

• The rooster crowed at dawn.
• The baby crowed with pleasure when she saw her toy.
• I heard a cock crow outside my window.

Cómo se usa: crow with something (The baby crowed with delight.)

Sinónimos: cry out

Expresiones frecuentes: rooster crow, crow with delight, crow at dawn

jactarse, presumir

Hablar de los propios éxitos con orgullo y en voz alta, a menudo de manera molesta.

En inglés sencillo: To talk proudly and loudly about your success, often in an annoying way.

• Stop crowing about your success.
• She crowed that she had beaten everyone.
• The winners were still crowing over their victory the next morning.

Cómo se usa: crow about something (He kept crowing about his promotion.); crow over something (They crowed over their rivals’ defeat.)

Sinónimos: boast, brag, gloat

Expresiones frecuentes: crow about something, crow over something

abrir con palanca

Forzar la apertura de algo usando una barra u otra herramienta como palanca.

En inglés sencillo: To force something open using a bar or another tool as a lever.

• They tried to crow the door open.
• He crowed the boards away from the frame.
• We finally crowed open the heavy crate.

Cómo se usa: crow something open (They crowed the lid open with an iron bar.)

Sinónimos: pry, prise

Expresiones frecuentes: crow something open, crow a door