troll

trol

Persona que publica comentarios en internet para molestar o provocar discusiones por diversión.

En inglés sencillo: Someone who posts comments online to upset people or start arguments for amusement.

• Ignore the troll in the comments.
• Several trolls tried to spoil the discussion.
• She blocked a troll who kept insulting her posts.

Sinónimos: provocateur, troublemaker

Expresiones frecuentes: internet troll, online troll, ignore a troll

trol

Criatura fea parecida a una persona en los cuentos tradicionales; suele vivir bajo puentes o en cuevas.

En inglés sencillo: An ugly creature like a person in traditional stories, often living under bridges or in caves.

• A troll lived under the bridge.
• The children drew pictures of trolls.
• In the story, a clever girl tricks the hungry troll.

Sinónimos: trow

Expresiones frecuentes: mountain troll, troll under a bridge, wicked troll

trol político

Persona que difunde mentiras o provoca discusiones, a menudo en internet, para apoyar una campaña política organizada.

En inglés sencillo: Someone who spreads lies or causes arguments, often online, to support an organized political campaign.

• The campaign employed paid trolls.
• Investigators traced the false posts to a network of trolls.
• Political trolls used fake accounts to attack the candidate.

Expresiones frecuentes: paid troll, political troll, troll farm

trolear

Publicar comentarios en internet para molestar a otros o provocar una discusión.

En inglés sencillo: To post comments online deliberately intended to upset people or turn a discussion into an argument.

• He likes to troll in the comments.
• She was trolling the discussion with ridiculous claims.
• Stop trolling and answer the question seriously.

Sinónimos: provoke, bait

Expresiones frecuentes: troll a discussion, troll a forum, troll someone online

trolear

Causar problemas a propósito en un grupo de internet para impedir que funcione normalmente.

En inglés sencillo: To deliberately cause trouble in an online group so that it cannot work normally.

• They troll the forum every evening.
• Someone trolled our online support group.
• The moderators banned users who were trolling the community.

Sinónimos: disrupt

Expresiones frecuentes: troll a forum, troll a community, troll a chat

acosar, trolear

Atacar o molestar repetidamente a alguien mediante mensajes o comentarios en internet.

En inglés sencillo: To repeatedly attack or upset someone through messages or comments on the internet.

• Strangers began to troll her online.
• He blocked the accounts that were trolling him.
• They have trolled the journalist for months.

Sinónimos: harass, cyberbully

Expresiones frecuentes: troll someone online, troll someone repeatedly, troll someone relentlessly