dash

raya, guion largo

Línea horizontal que se usa al escribir para separar palabras, partes de una oración o números.

En inglés sencillo: A horizontal line used in writing to separate words, parts of sentences, or numbers.

• Put a dash before the last phrase.
• She used two dashes to mark a break in the sentence.
• Is that a dash or a hyphen?

Expresiones frecuentes: em dash, en dash, insert a dash

carrera corta, esprint

Carrera rápida de corta distancia, a veces como competición.

En inglés sencillo: A short, fast run, sometimes as a race.

• We made a dash for the door.
• She won the hundred metre dash.
• His sudden dash across the road startled the drivers.

Cómo se usa: a dash for something (We made a dash for the bus.); a dash to something (It was a short dash to the shelter.)

Sinónimos: sprint, rush

Expresiones frecuentes: make a dash, hundred metre dash, dash for freedom

pizca, chorrito

Cantidad muy pequeña de algo que se añade a una comida o bebida.

En inglés sencillo: A very small amount of something added to food or drink.

• Add a dash of salt.
• I like a dash of milk in my tea.
• She stirred a few dashes of hot sauce into the soup.

Cómo se usa: a dash of something (Add a dash of lemon juice to the sauce.)

Sinónimos: drop, splash, touch

Expresiones frecuentes: dash of salt, dash of milk, dash of pepper

salpicadero, tablero

Panel delante del conductor donde están los mandos y los indicadores del coche.

En inglés sencillo: The panel in front of a driver that holds the car’s controls and displays.

• My keys are on the dash.
• A warning light appeared on the dash.
• He wiped dust from the car’s dash.

Sinónimos: dashboard, instrument panel

Expresiones frecuentes: car dash, on the dash, dash lights

toque, pizca

Pequeña cantidad de una cualidad que se mezcla con otras.

En inglés sencillo: A small amount of a particular quality mixed with other qualities.

• Her speech had a dash of humour.
• The scarf adds a dash of colour.
• He brings a dash of charm to every meeting.

Cómo se usa: a dash of something (The story combines adventure with a dash of romance.)

Sinónimos: touch, hint, trace

Expresiones frecuentes: dash of humour, dash of charm, dash of colour

brío, garbo

Energía viva y segura que llama la atención o despierta admiración.

En inglés sencillo: Lively, confident energy that attracts attention or admiration.

• The young officer was full of dash.
• She rode with dash and confidence.
• His youthful dash impressed the guests.

Sinónimos: flair, spirit, verve, panache

Expresiones frecuentes: full of dash, youthful dash, dash and spirit

correr, salir disparado

Correr o moverse rápidamente, normalmente una distancia corta.

En inglés sencillo: To run or move quickly, usually over a short distance.

• She dashed to the door.
• We dashed across the street before the lights changed.
• The children are dashing around the garden.

Cómo se usa: dash to/into/out of somewhere (She dashed into the kitchen to answer the phone.); dash across something (He dashed across the road to catch the bus.)

Sinónimos: rush, sprint, race

Expresiones frecuentes: dash across something, dash to something, dash off, dash past someone

frustrar, destruir

Destruir las esperanzas, los planes o las posibilidades de éxito de alguien.

En inglés sencillo: To destroy someone’s hopes, plans, or chances of success.

• The news dashed our hopes.
• Rain dashed their plans for a picnic.
• His dreams of playing professionally were dashed by injury.

Cómo se usa: dash someone’s hopes of doing something (The injury dashed her hopes of winning the race.)

Sinónimos: ruin, destroy, shatter

Expresiones frecuentes: dash someone’s hopes, dash someone’s dreams, dash someone’s expectations