nab

agarrar, pillar

Tomar o conseguir algo rápidamente, a menudo antes de que lo haga otra persona.

En inglés sencillo: To quickly take or get something, often before someone else can.

• I nabbed the last seat.
• She managed to nab a cheap ticket.
• Can you nab some sandwiches before they disappear?

Sinónimos: grab, snatch, get

Expresiones frecuentes: nab a seat, nab something quickly, nab the last ticket

atrapar, detener

Atrapar y detener a alguien sospechoso de haber cometido un delito.

En inglés sencillo: To catch and arrest someone who is believed to have committed a crime.

• Police nabbed the thief.
• Officers nabbed two suspects outside the bank.
• They finally nabbed him after a long chase.

Cómo se usa: nab someone for something (Police nabbed him for stealing cars.)

Sinónimos: catch, arrest, capture

Antónimos: release

Expresiones frecuentes: nab a thief, nab a suspect, nab someone for something

copiar, plagiar

Copiar una publicación ajena de internet, a menudo presentándola como propia.

En inglés sencillo: To copy another person's online post, often presenting it as your own.

• Don't nab other people's posts.
• Someone nabbed my post without giving me credit.
• She accused him of nabbing content from her page.

Cómo se usa: nab something from someone (He nabbed that post from another user.)

Sinónimos: copy, steal, plagiarize

Expresiones frecuentes: nab someone's post, nab online content

cima, cumbre

Punto más alto de una colina.

En inglés sencillo: The highest point of a hill.

• We climbed to the nab.
• The rocky nab offered a view of the valley.
• Clouds covered the nab before we reached it.

Sinónimos: summit, hilltop, peak

Expresiones frecuentes: hill's nab, rocky nab

martillo, percutor

Pieza móvil del mecanismo de un arma antigua que ayuda a iniciar el disparo.

En inglés sencillo: The moving part of an old gun's firing mechanism that helps start the shot.

• He raised the pistol's nab.
• The nab held a small piece of flint.
• A damaged nab prevented the musket from firing.

Sinónimos: cock, hammer

Expresiones frecuentes: gun's nab, raise the nab

cerradero

Pieza del marco de una puerta donde encaja el pasador metálico de la cerradura al cerrar con llave.

En inglés sencillo: The part of a door frame that receives the lock's metal bolt when the door is locked.

• The bolt slid into the nab.
• The carpenter fitted a new nab to the frame.
• A loose nab made the old door difficult to lock.

Sinónimos: keeper, strike box

Expresiones frecuentes: lock's nab, fit the nab