hook

gancho, anzuelo

Pieza curva de metal que sirve para atrapar, sujetar o tirar de algo.

En inglés sencillo: A curved piece of metal used to catch, hold, or pull something.

• The fish swallowed the hook.
• He pulled the box closer with a hook.
• Be careful of the sharp hooks in that bag.

Expresiones frecuentes: fishing hook, sharp hook, hook and line, wall hook

gancho

Puñetazo lanzado desde un lado con el brazo doblado.

En inglés sencillo: A punch made by moving a bent arm sideways towards someone.

• He landed a left hook.
• The boxer dodged two powerful hooks.
• A quick hook to the jaw ended the fight.

Expresiones frecuentes: left hook, right hook, powerful hook

enganchar

Fijar algo con una pieza curva de metal que lo mantiene en su sitio.

En inglés sencillo: To attach something using a curved metal piece that holds it in place.

• Hook your bag onto the rail.
• He hooked the rope to the boat.
• The curtain hooks easily onto these rings.

Cómo se usa: hook something onto something (Hook the strap onto the ring.); hook something to something (She hooked the rope to the metal frame.)

Sinónimos: attach, fasten

Antónimos: unhook

Expresiones frecuentes: hook something on, hook something onto, hook a bag

enganchar, cautivar

Hacer que alguien desee tanto algo que le cueste dejarlo.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone want something so much that they find it hard to stop.

• The first episode hooked me.
• He got hooked on cigarettes as a teenager.
• Her exciting stories hook readers from the first page.

Cómo se usa: be hooked on something (She is hooked on that new detective series.); get hooked on something (He got hooked on online games.)

Sinónimos: captivate, addict

Expresiones frecuentes: hook someone, hook the audience, hook a reader

enganchar

Doblar un dedo o brazo alrededor de algo, o pasarlo por dentro, para sujetarlo.

En inglés sencillo: To bend a finger, arm, or similar part around or through something to hold it.

• She hooked her finger through the ring.
• He hooked an arm around the branch.
• I hooked my thumbs into my pockets.

Cómo se usa: hook something through something (She hooked her thumb through a belt loop.); hook something around something (He hooked his arm around my shoulder.)

Sinónimos: curl

Expresiones frecuentes: hook a finger, hook an arm, hook something around