dub

llamar, apodar, bautizar

Dar un nombre o título a alguien o algo, a menudo por una característica particular.

En inglés sencillo: To give someone or something a name or title, often because of a particular quality.

• They dubbed him the Professor.
• The press dubbed the village a hidden gem.
• Fans have dubbed her the fastest woman alive.

Cómo se usa: dub someone/something something (Fans dubbed her the queen of pop.)

Sinónimos: call, name, nickname

Expresiones frecuentes: dub someone something, dub someone a hero

armar caballero

Otorgar oficialmente a alguien el título de caballero en una ceremonia.

En inglés sencillo: To officially make someone a knight in a ceremony.

• The queen dubbed him a knight.
• He knelt before the king, who dubbed him Sir Robert.
• Several soldiers were dubbed knights after the battle.

Cómo se usa: dub someone a knight (The king dubbed him a knight for his service.)

Sinónimos: knight

Expresiones frecuentes: dub someone knight, dub someone sir

considerar, juzgar

Describir o considerar a alguien o algo como poseedor de una cualidad determinada.

En inglés sencillo: To describe or judge someone or something as having a particular quality.

• Critics dubbed the plan unworkable.
• The review dubbed the film disappointing.
• Experts dubbed the new method unreliable.

Cómo se usa: dub someone/something adjective (Critics dubbed the proposal unrealistic.)

Sinónimos: deem, consider, judge

Expresiones frecuentes: dub something unfair, dub something dangerous, dub something worthless

adornar, vestir

Vestir a alguien con ropa especial, o adornar a una persona o una cosa.

En inglés sencillo: To dress someone in special clothing or decorate someone or something.

• They dubbed the statue with flowers.
• The attendants dubbed her in silver robes.
• He stood dubbed in his finest clothes.

Cómo se usa: dub someone/something with something (They dubbed the figure with gold ornaments.); dub someone in something (The attendants dubbed him in fine robes.)

Sinónimos: adorn, dress, decorate

Expresiones frecuentes: dub with jewels, dub in robes

doblaje, versión doblada

Versión de una película o dibujo animado cuyas voces originales se sustituyen por otras, a menudo en otro idioma.

En inglés sencillo: A version of a film or cartoon with recorded voices replacing the original ones, often in another language.

• I prefer the original to the dub.
• The English dub has some excellent voice actors.
• Is there a French dub of this cartoon?

Cómo se usa: a dub of something (We watched an English dub of the Japanese film.)

Sinónimos: dubbed version

Expresiones frecuentes: english dub, watch the dub, dub of something

grafiti metálico

Grafiti pintado con un color metálico y un borde negro grueso.

En inglés sencillo: A piece of graffiti painted in a metallic color with a thick black border.

• A silver dub covered the wall.
• The artist added a thick outline to the dub.
• Several dubs appeared along the railway overnight.

Expresiones frecuentes: silver dub, paint a dub, large dub

bolsa de marihuana de veinte dólares

Bolsa de marihuana que se vende por veinte dólares.

En inglés sencillo: A bag of marijuana sold for twenty dollars.

• He bought a dub of weed.
• The dealer charged twenty dollars for a dub.
• She said the bag was only a dub.

Sinónimos: twenty bag

Expresiones frecuentes: buy a dub, sell a dub, dub of weed

llanta grande

Aro metálico grande de una rueda, con un diámetro de al menos veinte pulgadas.

En inglés sencillo: A large metal wheel rim, at least twenty inches across.

• He bought a shiny dub for his car.
• The truck has four chrome dubs.
• Will this dub fit my wheel?

Sinónimos: rim

Expresiones frecuentes: chrome dub, custom dub