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tr[bɔːk]1 (hinder) poner obstáculos a, frustrar2 (shirk) esquivar, evitar1 (hindrance) escollo, obstáculo2 (beam) viga\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto balk at doing something negarse a hacer algobalk ['bɔk] vt: obstaculizar, impedirbalk vi1) : plantarse fam (dícese de un caballo, etc.)2)to balk at : resistarse a, mostrarse reacio abalk n: obstáculo mn.• impedimento s.m.• obstáculo s.m.• viga s.f.v.• cocear v.• empacarse (Caballo) v.• evitar v.• plantar v.• recalcitrar v.• respingar v.bɔːk
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a) \<\<attempt/plan\>\> obstaculizar*b) ( avoid) (BrE) \<\<question/issue\>\> evitar, eludir
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vi[bɔːk]to balk at -ing — mostrarse reacio a + inf
1. N1) (Agr) caballón m2) (Billiards) cabaña f3) (=building timber) viga f2.VT (=thwart) impedir; (=miss) perder, no aprovechar3.VIto balk (at) — [horse] plantarse (ante) (fig) [person]
some students balk at carrying out animal experiments — algunos estudiantes se muestran reacios or se resisten a llevar a cabo experimentos con animales
* * *[bɔːk]
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a) \<\<attempt/plan\>\> obstaculizar*b) ( avoid) (BrE) \<\<question/issue\>\> evitar, eludir
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vito balk at -ing — mostrarse reacio a + inf
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