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1 hack writer
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2 be a hack writer
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3 hack
hæk
1. verb1) (to cut or chop up roughly: The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces.) cortar, tajar2) (to cut (a path etc) roughly: He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle.) abrirse paso a hachazos
2. noun1) (a rough cut made in something: He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk.) corte, tajo, machetazo (con machete), hachazo (hacha)2) (a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire.) caballo de alquiler; (US) coche de alquiler•- hacker- hacking
- hacksaw
tr[hæk]1 (cut) cortar, acuchillar, rajar2 (notch) mellar————————tr[hæk]2 familiar (writer) escritorzuelo,-a; (journalist) gacetillero,-a, periodista de pacotilla; (politician) politicastro,-a1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar montar a caballohack ['hæk] vt: cortar, tajarto hack one's way: abrirse pasohack vi1) : hacer tajos2) cough: toserhack n1) chop: hachazo m, tajo m2) horse: caballo m de alquiler3) writer: escritor m, -tora f a sueldo; escritorzuelo m, -la f4) cough: tos f secaadj.• de alquiler adj.n.• hachazo s.m.• jaco s.m.• jamelgo s.m.• penco s.m.• rocín s.m.v.• acuchillar v.• cortar (con hacha o con machete) v.• patear v.• picar v.
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1. hæktransitive verb cortar a tajos, tajear (Andes)to hack something to bits o pieces — hacer* algo trizas
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vi1) ( to cut) hacer* tajos2) ( Comput colloq)to hack (into) — \<\<system\>\> piratear
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1) (pej or hum) ( writer) escritorzuelo, -la m,f (pey); ( journalist) gacetillero, -ra m,f (pey)2) ( horse - for hire) caballo m de alquiler; (- worn-out) jaco m, jamelgo m3) (AmE colloq)a) ( taxi driver) taxista mf, tachero, -ra m,f (RPl fam), ruletero, -ra m,f (Méx fam)b) ( taxi) taxi m, tacho m (RPl fam)
I [hæk]1.2. VT1) (=cut) cortar2)I can't hack it — (US) * no puedo hacerlo
3. VI1) (=cut) dar tajos (at a)2) (Comput)to hack into a system — piratear un sistema, conseguir entrar en un sistema
II [hæk]1. N1) (=old horse) jamelgo m, rocín m ; (=hired horse) caballo m de alquiler2) (=writer) escritorzuelo(-a) m / f, plumífero(-a) m / f ; (=journalist) gacetillero(-a) m / f3) (US) * (=taxi) taxi m2.VI3.CPDhack reporter N — reportero(-a) m / f de poca monta
hack writer N — = hack II, 1., 2)
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1. [hæk]transitive verb cortar a tajos, tajear (Andes)to hack something to bits o pieces — hacer* algo trizas
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vi1) ( to cut) hacer* tajos2) ( Comput colloq)to hack (into) — \<\<system\>\> piratear
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1) (pej or hum) ( writer) escritorzuelo, -la m,f (pey); ( journalist) gacetillero, -ra m,f (pey)2) ( horse - for hire) caballo m de alquiler; (- worn-out) jaco m, jamelgo m3) (AmE colloq)a) ( taxi driver) taxista mf, tachero, -ra m,f (RPl fam), ruletero, -ra m,f (Méx fam)b) ( taxi) taxi m, tacho m (RPl fam)
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