dip

mojar, sumergir

Meter algo brevemente o solo en parte en un líquido.

En inglés sencillo: To put something briefly or partly into a liquid.

• Dip the bread in the soup.
• She dipped her fingers into the water.
• He was dipping strawberries in melted chocolate.

Cómo se usa: dip something in/into something (Dip the brush into the paint.)

Sinónimos: immerse, dunk

Expresiones frecuentes: dip into something, dip in something, dip bread

poner las luces cortas

Cambiar los faros del vehículo para que iluminen más abajo y no deslumbren a otros conductores.

En inglés sencillo: To make a vehicle’s front lights shine lower so they do not hurt other drivers’ eyes.

• Please dip your headlights.
• She dipped her lights as a car approached.
• Drivers should dip their headlights on this road.

Expresiones frecuentes: dip headlights, dip your lights

arriar la bandera para saludar

Bajar una bandera brevemente como señal de respeto o saludo.

En inglés sencillo: To lower a flag briefly as a sign of respect or a greeting.

• The sailor dipped the flag.
• Ships sometimes dip their flags in greeting.
• The crew prepared to dip the ensign as the vessel passed.

Sinónimos: lower

Expresiones frecuentes: dip a flag, dip the ensign

salsa

Salsa espesa en la que se mojan trozos de comida antes de comerlos.

En inglés sencillo: A thick sauce that you put pieces of food into before eating them.

• Try this cheese dip.
• She served raw vegetables with a spicy dip.
• We made three different dips for the party.

Sinónimos: dipping sauce

Expresiones frecuentes: cheese dip, spicy dip, dip for something

depresión, hondonada

Parte de un terreno o una carretera que queda más baja que sus alrededores.

En inglés sencillo: A place where the ground or a road becomes lower than the area around it.

• Watch out for the dip ahead.
• Water collected in a dip in the field.
• The road has several sharp dips.

Cómo se usa: dip in something (There is a dip in the path near the gate.)

Sinónimos: hollow, depression

Expresiones frecuentes: dip in something, steep dip

chapuzón

Baño breve, generalmente para refrescarse.

En inglés sencillo: A short swim, often to cool down or feel fresh.

• Let’s take a dip.
• A quick dip in the sea cooled us down.
• Did you enjoy your morning dip?

Cómo se usa: dip in something (We went for a dip in the lake.)

Sinónimos: swim

Expresiones frecuentes: take a dip, quick dip, dip in something

activo a la baja

Inversión cuyo precio ha bajado y que algunos compran esperando que vuelva a subir.

En inglés sencillo: An investment whose price has fallen, which some people buy because they expect it to rise again.

• Some investors always buy the dip.
• She bought the dip, expecting prices to recover.
• Buying every dip can be risky.

Expresiones frecuentes: buy the dip, buy every dip