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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
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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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2 balk
s.1 viga, madera larga y gruesa.2 lomo entre surcos.3 chasco, contratiempo, suceso contrario a lo que se esperaba.4 deshonor; desgracia.5 agravio, perjuicio.6 obstáculo, escollo.7 área en un terreno dejada sin arar.8 viga cumbrera, caballón.9 viga pesada de madera, viga gruesa y pesada de madera.10 balk, movimiento antirreglamentario del lanzador penalizado con el avance de los corredores en bases.v.1 poner obstáculos a, frustrar, obstaculizar.2 plantarse, aferrarse, encabritarse, negarse rotundamente.3 pararse repentinamente, plantarse.4 repropiarse, respingar.vi.1 pararse obstinadamente; quedarse detenido; se dice de las caballería2 mostrarse reacio. -> baulk (pt & pp balked)
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