scoop

bola, cucharada

Cantidad de alimento que se recoge de una vez con una cuchara honda y redonda.

En inglés sencillo: An amount of food taken up with a deep, round spoon.

• I had one scoop of ice cream.
• She served two scoops of mashed potatoes.
• Would you like another scoop?

Cómo se usa: a scoop of something (I would like a scoop of vanilla ice cream.)

Sinónimos: spoonful, helping

Expresiones frecuentes: a scoop of something, one scoop each, another scoop please

primicia, exclusiva

Noticia que un periodista o medio descubre y publica antes que los demás.

En inglés sencillo: A news story that one reporter or news organization discovers and reports before anyone else.

• The reporter got a major scoop.
• Her scoop appeared on the front page.
• The editor hoped for another scoop about the scandal.

Cómo se usa: a scoop on/about something (The paper got a scoop on the mayor's resignation.)

Sinónimos: exclusive

Expresiones frecuentes: get a scoop, a major scoop, scoop on something, an exclusive scoop

cuchara de helado, cuchara de servir

Cuchara honda y redonda usada para servir alimentos, especialmente helado.

En inglés sencillo: A deep, round spoon used to serve food, especially ice cream.

• Use a scoop for the ice cream.
• She washed the serving scoop after dinner.
• This scoop has a comfortable wooden handle.

Sinónimos: serving spoon

Expresiones frecuentes: ice cream scoop, serving scoop, use a scoop, a metal scoop

pala, cucharón

Utensilio con forma de cuenco pequeño, normalmente con mango, para recoger materiales sueltos o blandos.

En inglés sencillo: A tool shaped like a small bowl, usually with a handle, for lifting loose or soft material.

• A scoop sits in the flour bin.
• He filled the bucket with a plastic scoop.
• These scoops are used for measuring animal feed.

Sinónimos: scooper

Expresiones frecuentes: feed scoop, plastic scoop, a scoop for something, use a scoop

cuchara, cazo

Pieza grande y curva situada delante de una máquina cargadora, que excava y levanta materiales.

En inglés sencillo: The large, curved part at the front of a loading machine that digs up and lifts material.

• The loader's scoop was full of gravel.
• He lowered the scoop into the pile of earth.
• The machine lifted its scoop above the truck.

Sinónimos: bucket, loader bucket

Expresiones frecuentes: loader scoop, lower the scoop, a hydraulic scoop, fill the scoop

recoger, sacar con una cuchara

Levantar o reunir algo con un utensilio curvo, las manos o un movimiento parecido.

En inglés sencillo: To lift or gather something with a curved tool, your hands, or a similar movement.

• Scoop the ice cream into bowls.
• He scooped water with his hands.
• She scooped up the kitten and carried it inside.

Cómo se usa: scoop something into something (She scooped the rice into a bowl.); scoop something out of something (He scooped the seeds out of the melon.); scoop someone/something up (She scooped the baby up in her arms.)

Sinónimos: ladle, gather, lift

Expresiones frecuentes: scoop something up, scoop out something, scoop into something, scoop ice cream

ahuecar, excavar

Hacer un agujero o una cavidad excavando o retirando material.

En inglés sencillo: To make a hole or hollow space by digging or removing material.

• He scooped a hole in the sand.
• We scooped out the pumpkin with a spoon.
• She scooped a small hollow in the soft earth.

Cómo se usa: scoop a hole in something (The children scooped a hole in the sand.); scoop something out (She scooped the pumpkin out before carving it.)

Sinónimos: hollow out, dig out, excavate

Antónimos: fill

Expresiones frecuentes: scoop a hole, scoop out something, scoop out a hollow

adelantarse a

Adelantarse a otro periódico o periodista al publicar una noticia.

En inglés sencillo: To publish a news story before another newspaper or reporter does.

• The local paper scooped its rivals.
• She scooped every other reporter with her interview.
• Who scooped us on the hospital closure?

Cómo se usa: scoop someone on something (Our reporter scooped the national papers on the election story.)

Sinónimos: beat

Expresiones frecuentes: scoop a rival, scoop someone on something