hammer out

negociar, alcanzar un acuerdo

Llegar a un acuerdo tras conversaciones largas y difíciles.

En inglés sencillo: To reach an agreement after long, difficult discussions.

• They hammered out a deal.
• The two sides hammered out an agreement after days of talks.
• Have the lawyers hammered out a settlement yet?

Cómo se usa: hammer out something with someone (The union hammered out a deal with the company.)

Sinónimos: negotiate, work out

Expresiones frecuentes: hammer out agreements, hammer out deals, hammer out settlements

elaborar con esfuerzo

Crear un plan, una idea o un texto dedicándole mucho trabajo.

En inglés sencillo: To produce a plan, idea, or piece of writing through hard work.

• We hammered out a plan.
• She hammered out the first chapter over the weekend.
• Can we hammer out the details before Friday?

Cómo se usa: hammer out something (We spent the afternoon hammering out a new plan.)

Sinónimos: work out, develop

Expresiones frecuentes: hammer out plans, hammer out ideas, hammer out drafts

aplanar a martillazos, dar forma a martillazos

Aplanar metal o darle forma golpeándolo repetidamente con una herramienta pesada.

En inglés sencillo: To make metal flat or give it a shape by hitting it repeatedly with a heavy tool.

• They hammer out hot iron.
• She hammered out the sheet until it was thin.
• Can you hammer this copper out flat?

Cómo se usa: hammer out something (She hammered out the copper until it was flat.); hammer something out (He heated the metal and hammered it out.)

Sinónimos: flatten, shape

Expresiones frecuentes: hammer out metal, hammer out iron, hammer out copper

fabricar a martillazos, reparar a martillazos

Fabricar un objeto de metal o arreglar sus partes deformadas golpeándolo con una herramienta pesada.

En inglés sencillo: To make a metal object or fix its bent parts by hitting the metal with a heavy tool.

• He hammered out the dent.
• She hammers out small bowls from copper sheets.
• Can they hammer out the damage to this panel?

Cómo se usa: hammer out something (The worker hammered out a bowl from a copper sheet.); hammer something out (She found a dent in the door and hammered it out.)

Expresiones frecuentes: hammer out dents, hammer out bowls, hammer out something

sacar a martillazos

Sacar algo atascado golpeándolo con una herramienta pesada.

En inglés sencillo: To remove something stuck in place by hitting it with a heavy tool.

• We hammered out the pin.
• The bolt was stuck, so she hammered it out.
• Can you hammer the rusty nail out of the board?

Cómo se usa: hammer something out of something (We hammered the pin out of the frame.)

Sinónimos: knock out

Expresiones frecuentes: hammer out bolts, hammer out pins, hammer out something

tocar a golpes

Producir una melodía, un ritmo o un mensaje sonoro fuerte golpeando algo repetidamente.

En inglés sencillo: To make a loud tune, beat, or message by hitting something repeatedly.

• She hammered out a rhythm.
• The children were hammering out tunes on the piano.
• He hammered out a warning signal on the metal door.

Cómo se usa: hammer out something on something (He hammered out a tune on the old piano.)

Sinónimos: bang out

Expresiones frecuentes: hammer out tunes, hammer out rhythms, hammer out signals