stalk

acosar

Seguir o contactar repetidamente a alguien de una manera que le causa miedo o inseguridad.

En inglés sencillo: To repeatedly follow or contact someone in a way that makes them feel frightened or unsafe.

• Her ex was stalking her.
• He reported the man who stalked him outside work.
• She receives unwanted messages from someone stalking her online.

Sinónimos: harass

Expresiones frecuentes: stalk someone, stalk an ex, stalk someone online

acechar

Acercarse despacio y en silencio a alguien o algo para que no note tu presencia.

En inglés sencillo: To move slowly and quietly towards someone or something without being noticed.

• The cat stalked a bird.
• Hunters stalked the deer through the forest.
• A tiger was stalking towards the water without making a sound.

Cómo se usa: stalk someone/something (The lion stalked a zebra through the grass.)

Sinónimos: creep up on, steal up on

Expresiones frecuentes: stalk prey, stalk a deer, stalk towards something

stalkear, cotillear

Mirar detenidamente o una y otra vez las publicaciones de alguien en redes sociales, normalmente sin contactarlo.

En inglés sencillo: To look closely or repeatedly at someone’s social media posts, usually without contacting them.

• I stalked his profile yesterday.
• She’s been stalking her favourite actor’s Instagram.
• Do you ever stalk old classmates on social media?

Expresiones frecuentes: stalk someone’s profile, stalk someone online, stalk someone’s instagram

tallo

Parte principal de una planta que crece hacia arriba y sostiene hojas, flores o semillas.

En inglés sencillo: The main upright part of a plant that supports its leaves, flowers, or seeds.

• The plant has a thick stalk.
• Dry corn stalks filled the field.
• She cut the sunflower’s stalk near the ground.

Sinónimos: stem

Expresiones frecuentes: corn stalk, wheat stalk, a tall stalk

rabillo, pedúnculo, pecíolo

Parte delgada que une una hoja, flor o fruto al tallo principal de la planta.

En inglés sencillo: A thin part that connects a leaf, flower, or fruit to a plant’s main stem.

• Remove each cherry stalk.
• The leaf stalk connects the leaf to the branch.
• She held the flower by its slender stalk.

Sinónimos: stem

Expresiones frecuentes: leaf stalk, flower stalk, cherry stalk