balk

balk
→ baulk

balk [bolk]
sustantivo
1Viga, madera larga y gruesa.
2Lomo entre surcos.
3Chasco, contratiempo, suceso contrario a lo que se esperaba.
4Deshonor; desgracia.
5Agravio, perjuicio.

balk [bɔːk]
noun
1 (Agr) caballón; (m)
2 (Billiards) cabaña; (f)
3 (building timber) viga; (f)
verb:transitive
(thwart) impedir; (miss) perder; no aprovechar
we were balked of the chance to see it perdimos la oportunidad de verlo
verb:intransitive
to balk (at) [+horse] plantarse (ante); some students balk at carrying out animal experiments [+person] algunos estudiantes se muestran reacios se resisten a llevar a cabo experimentos con animales;or

Verb Conjugation for "balk"

Imperative
  • balk
  • you balk
  • he/she balks
  • we balk
  • you balk
  • they balk
Preterite
  • I balked
  • you balked
  • he/she balked
  • we balked
  • you balked
  • they balked
Present Continuous
  • I am balking
  • you are balking
  • he/she is balking
  • we are balking
  • you are balking
  • they are balking
Present Perfect
  • I have balked
  • you have balked
  • he/she has balked
  • we have balked
  • you have balked
  • they have balked
Past Continuous
  • I was balking
  • you were balking
  • he/she was balking
  • we were balking
  • you were balking
  • they were balking
Past Perfect
  • I had balked
  • you had balked
  • he/she had balked
  • we had balked
  • you had balked
  • they had balked
Future
  • I will balk
  • you will balk
  • he/she will balk
  • we will balk
  • you will balk
  • they will balk
Future Perfect
  • I will have balked
  • you will have balked
  • he/she will have balked
  • we will have balked
  • you will have balked
  • they will have balked
Future Continuous
  • I will be balking
  • you will be balking
  • he/she will be balking
  • we will be balking
  • you will be balking
  • they will be balking
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been balking
  • you have been balking
  • he/she has been balking
  • we have been balking
  • you have been balking
  • they have been balking
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been balking
  • you will have been balking
  • he/she will have been balking
  • we will have been balking
  • you will have been balking
  • they will have been balking
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been balking
  • you had been balking
  • he/she had been balking
  • we had been balking
  • you had been balking
  • they had been balking
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