fort

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fort
[fɔːt]
sustantivo
1fortaleza (f) fuerte (m) (militar)
  • to hold the fort (sentido figurado) -> quedarse al cargo
FORT KNOX La base militar de Fort Knox, en Kentucky, alberga los lingotes de las reservas de oro de EE.UU. El nombre Fort Knox se emplea a menudo en sentido figurado para dar a entender que un lugar está celosamente vigilado o es inexpugnable: “their house has so many burglar alarms it's like Fort Knox” (“su casa tiene tantas alarmas que parece Fort Knox”).

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fort [fort]
sustantivo
1Fuerte, castillo, fortalez
adjetivo
  • Little fort -> fortín

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fort [fɔːt]
noun
(Mil) fortaleza; (f) fuerte; (m)
to hold the fort quedarse a cargo
hold the fort till I get back hazte cargo hasta que yo regrese
modifier
Fort Knox (n) lugar donde se guardan las reservas de oro de EE.UU.
they've turned their house into Fort Knox han convertido su casa en un búnker
Inspector Jepson believes the majority of burglaries are preventable. "You don't have to turn your home into Fort Knox," he says. "The risks can be reduced by just a few simple measures"

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