hedge

hedge
he‹
1. noun
(a line of bushes etc planted so closely together that their branches form a solid mass, grown round the edges of gardens, fields etc.) seto

2. verb
1) (to avoid giving a clear answer to a question.) contestar con evasivas
2) ((with in or off) to enclose (an area of land) with a hedge.) cercar (con un seto)
- hedgerow
hedge n seto
hedge
tr[heʤ]
noun
1 seto vivo
2 figurative use protección nombre femenino, barrera
intransitive verb
1 contestar con evasivas
transitive verb
1 cercar, separar con un seto
2 figurative use (protect) proteger, guardar; (protect oneself against) protegerse
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be hedged about with / be hedged around with estar rodeado,-a de
to hedge one's bets cubrir las apuestas
hedge ['hɛʤ] v, hedged ; hedging vt
1) : cercar con un seto
2)
to hedge one's bet : cubrirse
hedge vi
1) : dar rodeos, contestar con evasivas
2)
to hedge against : cubrirse contra, protegerse contra
hedge n
1) : seto m vivo
2) safeguard: salvaguardia f, protección f
hedge
n.
cerca s.m.
cercado s.m.
seto vivo s.m.
v.
cercar con seto vivo v.
contestar con evasivas v.
eludir la respuesta v.
hedʒ
I
noun seto m (verde or vivo)

you look as if you've been dragged through a hedge backwards — parece que vinieras de la guerra


II
1.
transitive verb \<\<field/garden\>\> cercar* (con seto); bet I b)

2.
vi (evade the issue) dar* rodeos, tratar de escaparse por la tangente
Phrasal Verbs:
[hedʒ]
1. N
1) (Hort, Agr) seto m (vivo)
2) (fig) protección f ; (Econ) cobertura f

as a hedge against inflation — como protección contra la inflación

2. VT
1) (Agr) cercar con un seto
2) (fig)

to be hedged with — estar erizado de

to hedge one's bets — hacer apuestas compensatorias

3. VI
1) (=be evasive) contestar con evasivas

stop hedging! — ¡dilo sin sofismas!

2) (Econ)

to hedge against inflation — cubrirse contra la inflación

4.
CPD

hedge clippers NPL — tijeras fpl de podar

hedge fund N — fondo m especulativo

hedge fund manager N — gerente mf de fondos especulativos

hedge sparrow N — acentor m (común)

* * *
[hedʒ]
I
noun seto m (verde or vivo)

you look as if you've been dragged through a hedge backwards — parece que vinieras de la guerra


II
1.
transitive verb \<\<field/garden\>\> cercar* (con seto); bet I b)

2.
vi (evade the issue) dar* rodeos, tratar de escaparse por la tangente
Phrasal Verbs:

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