fence

valla, cerca

Barrera alrededor de un terreno, generalmente de madera o alambre, que impide la entrada o salida de personas o animales.

En inglés sencillo: A barrier around land, often made of wood or wire, that keeps people or animals in or out.

• The dog jumped over the fence.
• We built a fence around our garden.
• Who painted these fences blue?

Sinónimos: barrier

Expresiones frecuentes: wooden fence, garden fence, fence around something

perista, reducidor

Persona que compra objetos robados y luego los vende a otras personas.

En inglés sencillo: A person who buys stolen things and sells them to other people.

• The thief knew a fence.
• They sold the stolen watches to a fence.
• Police arrested two fences who were buying stolen phones.

Sinónimos: stolen goods dealer

Expresiones frecuentes: sell to a fence, a local fence

vallar, cercar

Rodear un terreno con una barrera de madera o alambre.

En inglés sencillo: To put a wooden or wire barrier around an area of land.

• They fenced the field.
• We need to fence this land before buying sheep.
• The dangerous area has been fenced off.

Cómo se usa: fence something off (They fenced off the building site.); fence something in (We fenced the garden in to keep the dog safe.)

Sinónimos: enclose

Expresiones frecuentes: fence a field, fence something off, fence something in, fence an area

practicar esgrima

Combatir como deporte con espadas ligeras y ropa protectora.

En inglés sencillo: To fight with light swords as a sport, wearing protective clothing.

• My brother likes to fence.
• She fenced for her school last year.
• Have you ever fenced against him?

Cómo se usa: fence against someone (She fenced against the national champion.)

Expresiones frecuentes: fence against someone, learn to fence

vender objetos robados

Vender objetos robados a alguien que se dedica a comerciar con ellos.

En inglés sencillo: To sell stolen things to someone who trades in them.

• He fenced the stolen watch.
• They tried to fence the jewellery that night.
• She was arrested for fencing stolen laptops.

Expresiones frecuentes: fence stolen goods, fence stolen jewellery