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1 flail around
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2 flail
tr[fleɪl]1 mayal nombre masculino1 golpear, azotar1 agitarse, debatirseflail ['fleɪl] vt1) : trillar (grano)2) : sacudir, agitar (los brazos)flail n: mayal mn.• mayal s.m.v.• desgranar v.• golpear v.• revolcarse v.
I fleɪlnoun mayal m
II
with arms/legs flailing — con los brazos como aspas de molino/sacudiendo las piernas
[fleɪl]she flailed about on the ice, unable to get up — se debatía en el hielo sin conseguir levantarse
1.N (Agr) mayal m2. VT1) (Agr) desgranar2) (=beat) golpear, azotar3) (=agitate) [+ arms, legs] agitar3.VIto flail (about) — [arms, legs] agitarse; [person] revolverse
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I [fleɪl]noun mayal m
II
with arms/legs flailing — con los brazos como aspas de molino/sacudiendo las piernas
she flailed about on the ice, unable to get up — se debatía en el hielo sin conseguir levantarse
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3 flail about
vi.moverse descontroladamente (arms, legs) -> flail around -
4 thrash
Ɵræʃ1) (to strike with blows: The child was soundly thrashed.) azotar2) (to move about violently: The wounded animal thrashed about/around on the ground.) revolcarse; debatirse3) (to defeat easily, by a large margin: Our team was thrashed eighteen-nil.) derrotar, dar una paliza•thrash vb dar una palizatr[ɵræʃ]1 (beat) azotar2 (defeat) derrotar, dar una paliza a3 (arm, leg, etc) sacudirthrash ['ɵræʃ] vt1) thresh2) beat: golpear, azotar, darle una paliza (a alguien)3) flail: sacudir, agitar bruscamentev.• azotar v.• cimbrar v.• desgranar v.• emplumar v.• golpear v.• trillar v.• zurrar v.θræʃ
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a) ( beat) golpear; ( as punishment) azotar, darle* una paliza ab) ( defeat) (colloq) \<\<opponent\>\> darle* una paliza a (fam)
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vi: thrash (around o about) revolverse*, retorcerse*; (in mud, water) revolcarse*Phrasal Verbs:[θræʃ]1. VT2) * (=defeat) dar una paliza a *, cascar *3) (also: thrash about, thrash around) [+ legs, arms] agitar mucho2.VI (also: thrash about, thrash around) revolverse; (in water) revolcarse3.N (Brit) ** juerga f, fiesta f* * *[θræʃ]
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a) ( beat) golpear; ( as punishment) azotar, darle* una paliza ab) ( defeat) (colloq) \<\<opponent\>\> darle* una paliza a (fam)
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vi: thrash (around o about) revolverse*, retorcerse*; (in mud, water) revolcarse*Phrasal Verbs:
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