hole

agujero, hueco

Espacio vacío en algo sólido donde falta una parte del material.

En inglés sencillo: An empty space in something solid, where some material is missing.

• There’s a hole in the wall.
• We filled the holes with wet sand.
• How did that hole appear in the roof?

Cómo se usa: a hole in something (There is a hole in the wall.)

Sinónimos: gap, opening

Expresiones frecuentes: hole in something, fill a hole, make a hole

hoyo, cavidad

Espacio hueco que se adentra en algo, especialmente un hoyo excavado en el suelo.

En inglés sencillo: A hollow space extending into something, especially a pit dug in the ground.

• Dig a hole for the tree.
• The dog buried its bone in a hole.
• We found several deep holes beside the path.

Cómo se usa: a hole in something (They dug a hole in the ground.)

Sinónimos: pit, cavity

Expresiones frecuentes: dig a hole, deep hole, hole in something

agujero

Abertura que atraviesa por completo un material, como tela, madera o metal.

En inglés sencillo: An opening that passes completely through material, such as cloth, wood, or metal.

• My shirt has a hole in it.
• Rain came through a hole in the tent.
• She patched the holes in his socks.

Cómo se usa: a hole in something (My sock has a hole in it.)

Sinónimos: opening, perforation

Expresiones frecuentes: hole in something, hole through something, small hole

perforar, agujerear

Hacer una o varias aberturas en una superficie o un objeto.

En inglés sencillo: To make an opening or openings in a surface or object.

• A bullet holed the boat.
• The ship was holed below the waterline.
• Flying stones had holed several metal panels.

Sinónimos: pierce, puncture, perforate

Expresiones frecuentes: hole a ship, hole the hull

destruir, demoler

Destruir por completo algo, como un argumento o un plan, dejando que ya no sirva.

En inglés sencillo: To completely damage or defeat something, such as an argument or plan.

• That fact holed his argument.
• The new evidence completely holed their case.
• Her criticism holed the theory before anyone could defend it.

Sinónimos: destroy, demolish

Expresiones frecuentes: hole an argument, hole a theory, hole someone’s case