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I sto:k noun(the stem of a plant or of a leaf, flower or fruit: If the stalk is damaged, the plant may die.)
II sto:k verb1) (to walk stiffly and proudly, eg in anger: He stalked out of the room in disgust.)2) (to move menacingly through a place: Disease and famine stalk (through) the country.)3) (in hunting, to move gradually as close as possible to game, eg deer, trying to remain hidden: Have you ever stalked deer / been deer-stalking?)•- stalkerstalk n tallo / rabotr[stɔːk]2 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL pedúnculo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have one's eyes on stalks salírsele a uno los ojos de las órbitas————————tr[stɔːk]1 (hunt - animals) acechar; (- hunter) cazar al acecho; (- detective, killer, etc) acechar, cazar, perseguir; (menace - danger, famine, disease, etc) asolar1 (walk - proudly) andar con paso majestuoso; (- angrily) andar indignado,-astalk ['stɔk] vt: acecharstalk vi: caminar rígidamente (por orgullo, ira, etc.)stalk n: tallo m (de una planta)n.• cabillo s.m.• caña s.f.• cálamo s.m.• pedúnculo s.m.• pie s.m.• rabillo s.m.• raspa s.f.• tallo s.m.• troncho s.m.• tronco s.m.v.• acechar v.• andar con paso majestuoso v.• cazar al acecho v.stɔːk
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noun ( of plant) tallo m; (of leaf, flower) pedúnculo m, tallo m; ( of fruit) rabillo m, cabito m (RPl)
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transitive verb \<\<prey/game\>\> acecharfamine stalks the land — (liter) la hambruna asola la región (or el país etc)
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vishe stalked off without a word — se fue muy ofendida (or indignada etc) sin decir palabra
I [stɔːk]1.VT [+ animal] [hunter] cazar al acecho; [animal] acechar; [+ person] seguir los pasos de2.VI (=walk)to stalk away or off — irse con paso airado
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[stɔːk]N1) (Bot) tallo m, caña f ; (=cabbage stalk) troncho m2) [of glass] pie m3) (Aut) (=control stalk) palanca f* * *[stɔːk]
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noun ( of plant) tallo m; (of leaf, flower) pedúnculo m, tallo m; ( of fruit) rabillo m, cabito m (RPl)
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transitive verb \<\<prey/game\>\> acecharfamine stalks the land — (liter) la hambruna asola la región (or el país etc)
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vishe stalked off without a word — se fue muy ofendida (or indignada etc) sin decir palabra
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