lash

pestaña

Cada uno de los pelos cortos que crecen en el borde del párpado.

En inglés sencillo: One of the short hairs along the edge of your eyelid.

• A lash fell onto her cheek.
• She brushed mascara onto her lashes.
• Are those your natural lashes?

Sinónimos: eyelash

Expresiones frecuentes: long lash, false lash, lash extensions

latigazo

Golpe fuerte dado con un látigo o una cuerda.

En inglés sencillo: A sharp hit with a whip or rope.

• The lash struck his back.
• One lash was enough to leave a mark.
• He flinched at each lash of the rope.

Cómo se usa: lash of something (He felt the lash of the whip on his back.)

Sinónimos: stroke, blow

Expresiones frecuentes: a cruel lash, lash of something, receive a lash, a painful lash

intento

Esfuerzo que se hace para conseguir o realizar algo.

En inglés sencillo: An attempt to do something.

• I will have a lash.
• Give the puzzle a lash before asking for help.
• She had a lash at repairing the old radio.

Cómo se usa: have a lash at something (I will have a lash at fixing the bike.)

Sinónimos: try, go, attempt

Expresiones frecuentes: have a lash, give something a lash

azotar, golpear

Dar golpes con un látigo o algo parecido, o golpear con mucha fuerza.

En inglés sencillo: To hit someone or something with a whip or similar object; to strike forcefully.

• Rain lashed the windows.
• The guard lashed the prisoner with a whip.
• Huge waves were lashing the shore.

Cómo se usa: lash someone/something with something (He lashed the horse with a rope.)

Sinónimos: whip, beat, strike

Expresiones frecuentes: lash someone’s back, lash the coast, lash someone with

atar, amarrar

Sujetar algo con firmeza o unir varias cosas usando cuerdas o materiales similares.

En inglés sencillo: To tie things together or fasten something firmly using rope or similar material.

• Lash the poles together.
• They lashed the boxes to the deck.
• Have you lashed the load down securely?

Cómo se usa: lash something to something (They lashed the bags to the roof.); lash something together (We lashed the poles together with rope.)

Sinónimos: tie, fasten, bind

Antónimos: untie

Expresiones frecuentes: lash something together, lash something down, lash something to

genial, estupendo

En el habla de algunas regiones, muy bueno o agradable.

En inglés sencillo: Very good or enjoyable, in some local speech.

• That party was lash!
• We had a lash weekend by the sea.
• The music was absolutely lash.

Sinónimos: great, excellent, brilliant

Antónimos: awful

Expresiones frecuentes: a lash night, absolutely lash