suck

ser una porquería, ser pésimo

En lenguaje informal, ser muy malo o desagradable.

En inglés sencillo: If something does this, it is very bad or unpleasant.

• This movie sucks.
• It sucks that we have to leave early.
• I used to suck at cooking.

Cómo se usa: suck at something (I suck at tennis.)

Sinónimos: be awful, be terrible

Expresiones frecuentes: suck at something, really suck

succionar, chupar

Hacer entrar líquido en la boca aspirándolo con los labios y la boca.

En inglés sencillo: To draw liquid into your mouth by pulling with your lips and mouth.

• The baby sucked milk from the bottle.
• Suck the juice through this straw.
• The newborn is learning to suck.

Cómo se usa: suck something through something (You can suck the juice through a straw.)

Expresiones frecuentes: suck through a straw, suck milk

chupar

Mantener algo en la boca y mover los labios o la lengua sobre ello.

En inglés sencillo: To keep something in your mouth and move your lips or tongue around it.

• The baby sucks her thumb.
• He sucked on a sweet during the journey.
• Try sucking a small piece of ice.

Cómo se usa: suck on something (He sucked on a piece of ice.)

Expresiones frecuentes: suck a sweet, suck your thumb, suck on something