hamper

obstaculizar, entorpecer

Hacer más difícil el movimiento, el trabajo o el progreso.

En inglés sencillo: To make movement, work, or progress more difficult.

• Heavy rain hampered our work.
• A lack of money is hampering the project.
• Will these rules hamper future growth?

Sinónimos: hinder, impede, obstruct

Antónimos: help, facilitate

Expresiones frecuentes: hamper progress, hamper efforts, hamper recovery

meter en una cesta

Poner cosas o animales pequeños en una cesta grande para transportarlos.

En inglés sencillo: To put things or small animals into a large basket for transport.

• We hamper the pigeons before each race.
• The birds were hampered for the journey.
• Workers hampered the birds before loading the truck.

Sinónimos: basket

Expresiones frecuentes: hamper pigeons, hamper the birds

encadenar

Poner cadenas u otras ataduras a alguien para limitar sus movimientos.

En inglés sencillo: To put chains or other things on someone to limit their movement.

• They hampered the captive with chains.
• The prisoners were hampered at the ankles.
• Iron rings hampered his legs.

Cómo se usa: hamper someone with something (The guards hampered the prisoner with heavy chains.)

Sinónimos: shackle, fetter, hobble

Antónimos: unshackle

Expresiones frecuentes: hamper someone, hamper with chains

cesto de ropa sucia

Cesto donde se pone la ropa que necesita lavarse.

En inglés sencillo: A basket used to hold clothes that need washing.

• Put your socks in the hamper.
• The laundry hamper was full of towels.
• We keep separate hampers for light and dark clothes.

Sinónimos: laundry basket

Expresiones frecuentes: laundry hamper, clothes hamper, empty the hamper

cesta de regalo

Cesta o caja llena de comida, bebidas u otras cosas que se entrega como regalo.

En inglés sencillo: A basket or box filled with food, drinks, or other things given as a present.

• They sent us a Christmas hamper.
• This hamper contains cheese and chocolate.
• The shop sells gift hampers for birthdays.

Sinónimos: gift basket

Expresiones frecuentes: gift hamper, christmas hamper, luxury hamper

cesta

Cesta grande con tapa que sirve para transportar o guardar cosas.

En inglés sencillo: A large basket with a lid, used to carry or store things.

• We packed our lunch in a hamper.
• Two hampers stood beside the picnic table.
• She carried a covered hamper full of bottles.

Sinónimos: basket

Expresiones frecuentes: picnic hamper, wicker hamper, hamper of wine

grillete, traba

Algo que limita el movimiento de una persona o animal, especialmente una cadena alrededor de las piernas.

En inglés sencillo: Something that holds a person or animal back, especially a chain around their legs.

• The prisoner struggled against the iron hamper.
• His debts were a hamper on his freedom.
• They removed the hampers from the captive animals.

Sinónimos: fetter, shackle, restraint

Expresiones frecuentes: iron hamper, hamper on freedom