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hook
[hʊk]
sustantivo
1. gancho (m) (in general); colgador (m) (for coats); corchete (m) (on dress); anzuelo (m) (for fishing); escarpia (f) alcayata (f) (for hanging pictures)
  • to leave the phone off the hook -> dejar el teléfono descolgado
  • to get somebody off the hook (familiar sentido figurado) -> sacar a alguien del apuro (get out of trouble)
  • he swallowed it hook, line and sinker (familiar) -> se tragó el anzuelo (believed it)
  • by hook or by crook (familiar) -> sea como sea
2. gancho (m) (in boxing)
verbo transitivo
3. enganchar
  • to hook one's legs around something -> rodear algo con las piernas
  • to hook a fish -> pescar un pez (con anzuelo)

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hook [juk]
sustantivo
1. Gancho, garfio.
2. Anzuelo, arponcillo de hierro que sirve para pescar.
3. Atractivo, aliciente (bait).
4. (Mús.) El signo a manera de banderola que sale de una corchea o nota más corta.
  • By hook or by crook -> de un modo u otro, a tuertas o a derechas, a buenas o malas
  • Off the hooks, agitado, distraído -> no tenerlas todas consigo
  • To drop off the hooks -> estirar la pata, morir
  • To get the hooks -> ser puesto de patitas en la calle
5. Instrumento cortante y curvo, hoz.
  • To get someone off the hook -> sacar a alguien de apuros
  • To take the phone off the hook -> descolgar el teléfono
1. Enganchar, coger alguna cosa con gancho, garfio o anzuelo.
2. Enganchar, atraer a uno con arte, atrapar, engatusar; hacer caer en el garlito.
3. Embestir o lastimar con los cuernos; se dice de una vaca o un toro.
4. Ratear, hurtar cosas de poco valor. (Germania; Alemania)
  • To hook the cat to the anchor -> (Mar.) Enganchar la gata al ancla
va.

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hook [hʊk]
noun
1 (gen) gancho (m); (for painting) alcayata (f); (meat hook) garfio (m); (Fishing) anzuelo (m)
the jacket hung from a hook la chaqueta estaba colgada de un gancho; he hung the painting on the hook colgó el cuadro de la alcayata
by hook or by crook por las buenas o por las malas; a como dé lugar; (LAm)
hook, line and sinker
he fell for it hook, line and sinker se tragó el anzuelo
to get sb off the hook sacar a algn de un apuro
to let sb off the hook dejar escapar a algn
to sling one's hook (leave) largarse (informal)
2 (Telec)
to take the phone off the hook descolgar el teléfono; to leave the phone off the hook dejar el teléfono descolgado
the phone was ringing off the hook especially (US) el teléfono echaba humo; el teléfono no paraba de sonar
3 (hanger) percha (f); colgadero (m)
4 (Cos)
hooks and eyes corchetes (m); macho y hembra (m)
5 (Boxing) gancho (m); crochet (m)
to give sb a left/right hook
6 (Golf) golpe (m) con efecto a la izquierda
7 hooks manos (f)
verb:transitive
1 (fasten) enganchar; (Fishing) pescar
to hook sth to a rope enganchar algo a una cuerda; to hook one's arms/feet around sth envolver algo con los brazos/los pies; to hook a rope round a nail atar una cuerda a un clavo
2 (catch)
she finally hooked him por fin lo enganchó
3
to hook it largarse (informal)
verb:intransitive
1 (fasten) [+dress] abrocharse; (connect) engancharse
2 (US) trabajar como prostituta; hacer la calle (informal)

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Verb Conjugation for "hook"

Imperative
  • hook
  • you hook
  • he/she hooks
  • we hook
  • you hook
  • they hook
Preterite
  • I hooked
  • you hooked
  • he/she hooked
  • we hooked
  • you hooked
  • they hooked
Present Continuous
  • I am hooking
  • you are hooking
  • he/she is hooking
  • we are hooking
  • you are hooking
  • they are hooking
Present Perfect
  • I have hooked
  • you have hooked
  • he/she has hooked
  • we have hooked
  • you have hooked
  • they have hooked
Past Continuous
  • I was hooking
  • you were hooking
  • he/she was hooking
  • we were hooking
  • you were hooking
  • they were hooking
Past Perfect
  • I had hooked
  • you had hooked
  • he/she had hooked
  • we had hooked
  • you had hooked
  • they had hooked
Future
  • I will hook
  • you will hook
  • he/she will hook
  • we will hook
  • you will hook
  • they will hook
Future Perfect
  • I will have hooked
  • you will have hooked
  • he/she will have hooked
  • we will have hooked
  • you will have hooked
  • they will have hooked
Future Continuous
  • I will be hooking
  • you will be hooking
  • he/she will be hooking
  • we will be hooking
  • you will be hooking
  • they will be hooking
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been hooking
  • you have been hooking
  • he/she has been hooking
  • we have been hooking
  • you have been hooking
  • they have been hooking
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been hooking
  • you will have been hooking
  • he/she will have been hooking
  • we will have been hooking
  • you will have been hooking
  • they will have been hooking
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been hooking
  • you had been hooking
  • he/she had been hooking
  • we had been hooking
  • you had been hooking
  • they had been hooking
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