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blank
[blæŋk]
sustantivo
1espacio (m) en blanco (space)
  • my mind is a blank -> no recuerdo absolutamente nada
  • to draw a blank (sentido figurado) -> no sacar nada en claro or en limpio (inquiry)
2cartucho (m) de fogueo (rifle cartridge)
  • to fire blanks -> disparar tiros de fogueo; ser estéril (familiar) (be infertile)
adjetivo
3en blanco (paper, screen); vacío(a), inexpresivo(a) (face, look)
  • he looked blank when I mentioned your name -> no dio muestras de reconocer tu nombre cuando lo mencioné
  • my mind went blank -> se me quedó la mente en blanco
  • blank cassette -> cinta (f) virgen
  • blank check -> cheque (m) en blanco
  • to give somebody a blank check to do something (sentido figurado) -> dar carta blanca a alguien para hacer algo
  • blank verse -> verso (m) blanco, verso (m) suelto (in poetry)

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blank [blank]
adjetivo
1Blanco.
2En blanco, no escrito (page, space) (empty); virgen (tape).
  • The screen went blank -> se fue la imagen de la pantalla
  • My mind went blank -> me quedé en blanco
  • A blank expression -> un rostro carente de expresión (lifeless)
  • He stared at me in blank amazement -> me miró perplejo
3(Poet.) Suelto o sin rima, hablando de verdad.
4Confuso, turbado, desconcertado, pálido.
  • Blank out -> borrar
sustantivo
5Blanco, espacio, hueco.
6Suerte o cédula de la lotería que no gana nada.
7Papel en blanco.
8Blanco, la señal fija y determinada a que se tira.
9Pedazo de plata u oro destinado a la acuñación.
10Carta blanca, el naipe sin figura.
  • Blank cards -> tarjetas
  • Blank-book -> libro en blanco
  • Blank cartridge -> cartucho sin bala
  • To draw a blank -> no obtener ningún resultado
Rotundo, tajante (uncompromising) (refusal, rejection).(Mil.) De fogueo (ammunition).(Mil.) Cartucho de fogueo.
1Perturbar, confundir.
2Anular, cancelar, borrar.
va.

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blank [blæŋk]
adjective
1 [+paper, space etc] en blanco; [+tape] virgen; sin grabar; [+wall] liso; sin adorno
the screen went blank se fue la imagen de la pantalla
Suddenly there was a power failure and the screen went blank
2 [+expression etc] vacío; vago
a blank look una mirada vacía vaga;or a look of blank amazement una mirada de profundo asombro; when I asked him he looked blank cuando se lo pregunté se quedó mirando con una expresión vaga; my mind went blank se me quedó la mente en blanco
3 (unrelieved)
in a state of blank despair en un estado de desesperación total
noun
1 (void) vacío; (m) (in form) espacio en blanco; (m)
my mind was a complete blank no pude recordar nada
to draw a blank no llegar a ninguna parte
2 (Mil) cartucho de fogueo; (m)
to fire blanks usar municiones de fogueo
verb:transitive
(Britain) (informal) (snub) dar de lado a
The receptionist blanked me. I guess I wasn't dressed for the occasion He remembers at one dinner party being systematically blanked by her the entire evening and still thinking she was the sexiest woman he had ever met
modifier
blank cartridge (n) cartucho de fogueo; (m)
blank cheque blank check (US) (n) cheque en blanco; (m)
to give sb a blank cheque dar a algn un cheque en blanco; dar carta blanca a algn;to para;
blank verse (n) verso blanco suelto; (m)or

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Verb Conjugation for "blank"

Imperative
  • blank
  • you blank
  • he/she blanks
  • we blank
  • you blank
  • they blank
Preterite
  • I blanked
  • you blanked
  • he/she blanked
  • we blanked
  • you blanked
  • they blanked
Present Continuous
  • I am blanking
  • you are blanking
  • he/she is blanking
  • we are blanking
  • you are blanking
  • they are blanking
Present Perfect
  • I have blanked
  • you have blanked
  • he/she has blanked
  • we have blanked
  • you have blanked
  • they have blanked
Past Continuous
  • I was blanking
  • you were blanking
  • he/she was blanking
  • we were blanking
  • you were blanking
  • they were blanking
Past Perfect
  • I had blanked
  • you had blanked
  • he/she had blanked
  • we had blanked
  • you had blanked
  • they had blanked
Future
  • I will blank
  • you will blank
  • he/she will blank
  • we will blank
  • you will blank
  • they will blank
Future Perfect
  • I will have blanked
  • you will have blanked
  • he/she will have blanked
  • we will have blanked
  • you will have blanked
  • they will have blanked
Future Continuous
  • I will be blanking
  • you will be blanking
  • he/she will be blanking
  • we will be blanking
  • you will be blanking
  • they will be blanking
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been blanking
  • you have been blanking
  • he/she has been blanking
  • we have been blanking
  • you have been blanking
  • they have been blanking
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been blanking
  • you will have been blanking
  • he/she will have been blanking
  • we will have been blanking
  • you will have been blanking
  • they will have been blanking
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been blanking
  • you had been blanking
  • he/she had been blanking
  • we had been blanking
  • you had been blanking
  • they had been blanking
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