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1 rack rent
s.alquiler exorbitante, alquiler exorbitado, alquiler exagerado, alquiler excesivamente alto. -
2 rack-rent
s.arriendo o arrendamiento exorbitante. -
3 rack
I ræk noun(a frame or shelf in or on which objects (eg letters, plates, luggage etc) are put until they are wanted or needed: Put these tools back in the rack; Put your bag in the luggage-rack.) estante
II ræk
III rækrack n soporteEn general es una estructura para guardar cosas. Hay racks de muchas clases y con traducciones variadastr[ræk]1 (destruction) ruina\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go to rack and ruin venirse abajo————————tr[ræk]1 estante nombre masculino2 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL baca3 (on train) rejilla4 (for torture) potro1 atormentar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto rack one's brains devanarse los sesosrack ['ræk] vt1) : atormentarracked with pain: atormentado por el dolor2)to rack one's brains : devanarse los sesosrack n1) shelf, stand: estante ma luggage rack: un portaequipajesa coatrack: un perchero, una percha2) : potro m (instrumento de la tortura)n.• baca (Automóvil) s.f.n.• armazón s.m.• bastidor (Electrónica) s.m.• cremallera s.f.• estante s.m.• estante metálico s.m.• percha s.f.• perchero s.m.• rueda s.f.• ruina s.f.
I ræk1)a) ( shelf) estante m; ( for documents) organizador m; ( for baggage) rejilla f, portaequipajes m; ( bottle rack) botellero m; ( clothes rack) perchero m; ( drying rack) tendedero m; see also magazine 1) a)b)off the rack — (AmE) de confección
2) ( for torture) potro m (de tortura)to go to rack and ruin — venirse* abajo
II
a) ( shake) (often pass) sacudirto be racked WITH something: to be racked with pain sufrir dolores atroces; to be racked with doubt/guilt — estar* atormentado por la duda/el remordimiento
Phrasal Verbs:- rack up
I [ræk]1. N1) (=dish rack) escurridor m, escurreplatos m inv ; (=clothes rack) perchero m, percha f ; (=luggage rack) (Rail) portaequipajes m inv, rejilla f ; (=roof rack) baca f, portaequipajes m inv, parrilla f (And); (=mechanical rack) cremallera fto buy clothes off the rack — (US) comprar ropa de percha
2) (for torture) potro mto be on the rack — (fig) estar en ascuas
3) (Snooker, Pool) triángulo m2. VT1) [pain] atormentar; [cough] sacudir- rack one's brains2) [+ wine] (also: rack off) trasegar3.CPDrack railway N — ferrocarril m de cremallera
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II
[ræk]Nto go to rack and ruin — [building] echarse a perder, venirse abajo; [business] arruinarse, tronar (LAm); [country] arruinarse; [person] dejarse ir
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I [ræk]1)a) ( shelf) estante m; ( for documents) organizador m; ( for baggage) rejilla f, portaequipajes m; ( bottle rack) botellero m; ( clothes rack) perchero m; ( drying rack) tendedero m; see also magazine 1) a)b)off the rack — (AmE) de confección
2) ( for torture) potro m (de tortura)to go to rack and ruin — venirse* abajo
II
a) ( shake) (often pass) sacudirto be racked WITH something: to be racked with pain sufrir dolores atroces; to be racked with doubt/guilt — estar* atormentado por la duda/el remordimiento
Phrasal Verbs:- rack up
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