sting

picar

Clavar un aguijón e inyectar veneno, como hacen ciertos insectos y otros animales.

En inglés sencillo: If an insect or animal does this, it pushes a sharp body part into you and releases poison.

• A wasp stung my hand.
• Do these jellyfish sting?
• Bees may sting if you disturb their nest.

Cómo se usa: sting someone on something (A bee stung her on the neck.)

Expresiones frecuentes: sting someone, sting your hand, bee can sting

escocer, doler

Sentir un dolor punzante o ardiente, o sufrir por lo que alguien dice o hace.

En inglés sencillo: To feel a sharp or burning pain, or feel hurt by something someone says or does.

• My eyes sting from the smoke.
• The cut stung when I washed it.
• His rejection still stings after all these years.

Sinónimos: burn, hurt

Expresiones frecuentes: eyes sting, sting badly, still sting

herir, doler

Causar dolor físico o emocional a alguien, o cobrarle una cantidad tan alta que le resulte dolorosa.

En inglés sencillo: To cause someone physical pain or hurt feelings, or make them pay an unpleasantly high amount.

• Her cruel words stung him.
• The icy wind stung our faces.
• The hotel stung us for extra towels.

Cómo se usa: sting someone for an amount (The garage stung me for fifty pounds just to check the car.)

Sinónimos: hurt

Expresiones frecuentes: sting someone, sting your pride, sting someone for

estafar, timar

Engañar a alguien para que pierda dinero.

En inglés sencillo: To cheat someone so that they lose money.

• That seller stung me.
• She was stung for hundreds of pounds by a fake travel company.
• Buyers can get stung if they pay before checking the goods.

Cómo se usa: sting someone for an amount (The dishonest dealer stung us for two thousand pounds.)

Sinónimos: cheat, con, swindle

Expresiones frecuentes: sting someone, sting someone for, get stung

picadura

Lesión causada cuando un insecto o animal similar clava su aguijón en la piel.

En inglés sencillo: An injury caused when an insect or similar animal pushes its sharp body part into your skin.

• I felt a sting on my leg.
• A bee sting made his hand hurt.
• She had an allergic reaction after several wasp stings.

Expresiones frecuentes: bee sting, wasp sting, painful sting

escozor, ardor

Dolor repentino y punzante o ardiente en una pequeña zona de la piel.

En inglés sencillo: A sudden sharp pain in a small part of your skin.

• I felt a sting on my arm.
• The soap left a sting around the cut.
• Cold water eased the sting in her fingers.

Sinónimos: burn

Expresiones frecuentes: sharp sting, sting of soap, feel a sting

aguijón

Parte puntiaguda del cuerpo que ciertos insectos y otros animales usan para inyectar veneno y hacer daño.

En inglés sencillo: A sharp body part that some insects and similar animals use to hurt others by releasing poison.

• A wasp has a sting.
• The scorpion raised its tail and showed its sting.
• The bee left its sting in his skin.

Sinónimos: stinger

Expresiones frecuentes: wasp sting, bee sting, scorpion’s sting

operación encubierta

Operación secreta en la que la policía finge participar en un delito para atrapar a los delincuentes.

En inglés sencillo: A secret police plan to catch criminals by pretending to take part in a crime.

• Police caught him in a sting.
• The undercover sting exposed a group selling stolen cars.
• Officers arranged two stings to catch the dealers.

Sinónimos: undercover operation

Expresiones frecuentes: police sting, undercover sting, sting operation