hitch

hitch
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1. verb
1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) amarrar
2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) hacer autoestop, ir a dedo

2. noun
1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) obstáculo, escollo, tropiezo, dificultad
2) (a kind of knot.) vuelta de nudo
3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) tirón; sacudida
- hitch-hiker
- hitch a lift/ride
- hitch up

hitch vb hacer autostop
hitch
tr[hɪʧ]
noun
1 obstáculo, tropiezo, dificultad nombre femenino
transitive verb
1 (tie) enganchar, atar
intransitive verb
1 familiar hacer autoestop, ir a dedo, hacer dedo
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
without a hitch sin problema alguno
hitch ['hɪʧ] vt
1) : mover con sacudidas
2) attach: enganchar, atar, amariar
4)
to hitch up : subirse (los pantalones, etc.)
hitch n
1) jerk: tirón m, jalón m
2) obstacle: obstáculo m, impedimento m, tropiezo m
hitch
n.
(§ pl.: hitches) = dificultad s.m.
obstáculo s.m.
pega s.f.
tirón s.m.
v.
acoplar v.
amarrar v.
atar v.
enganchar v.
mover de un tirón v.
hɪtʃ
I
noun
1) (difficulty) complicación f, problema m, pega f (Esp fam)

it went off without a hitch — todo salió a pedir de boca (fam), todo marchó sobre ruedas

a technical hitch — un problema técnico

2) (limp) (AmE) cojera f, renguera f (AmL)

to walk with a hitch — cojear, renquear, renguear (AmL)

3) (period of service) (AmE colloq)

he did a three-year hitch in the navy — pasó tres años enganchado en la marina (fam)


II
1.
transitive verb
1) (attach)

to hitch something TO something — enganchar algo a algo

to get hitched — (colloq) casarse, matrimoniarse (fam & hum)

2) (thumb) (colloq)

to hitch a ride o (BrE also) a lift — hacer* dedo (fam), hacer* autostop, ir* de aventón (Col, Méx fam), pedir* cola (Ven fam)

he hitched a ride on a truck — lo recogió or le paró un camión


2.
Phrasal Verbs:
[hɪtʃ]
1. N
1) (=impediment, obstacle) obstáculo m , impedimento m

without a hitch — sin ningún problema

there's been a slight hitch — ha habido un pequeño contratiempo

2) (=tug) tirón m , jalón m (LAm)
3) (=knot) vuelta f de cabo
2. VT
1)

to hitch a lift — hacer autoestop, hacer dedo *, pedir aventón (Mex)

they hitched a lift to Rome — llegaron a Roma haciendo autoestop

2) (=fasten) atar, amarrar (to a)

to hitch a horse to a wagon — enganchar un caballo a un carro

3)

to get hitched ** — casarse

4) (=shift) mover de un tirón

he hitched a chair over — acercó una silla a tirones

3.
VI * (also: hitchhike) hacer autoestop, ir a dedo, hacer dedo *, pedir aventón (Mex)
* * *
[hɪtʃ]
I
noun
1) (difficulty) complicación f, problema m, pega f (Esp fam)

it went off without a hitch — todo salió a pedir de boca (fam), todo marchó sobre ruedas

a technical hitch — un problema técnico

2) (limp) (AmE) cojera f, renguera f (AmL)

to walk with a hitch — cojear, renquear, renguear (AmL)

3) (period of service) (AmE colloq)

he did a three-year hitch in the navy — pasó tres años enganchado en la marina (fam)


II
1.
transitive verb
1) (attach)

to hitch something TO something — enganchar algo a algo

to get hitched — (colloq) casarse, matrimoniarse (fam & hum)

2) (thumb) (colloq)

to hitch a ride o (BrE also) a lift — hacer* dedo (fam), hacer* autostop, ir* de aventón (Col, Méx fam), pedir* cola (Ven fam)

he hitched a ride on a truck — lo recogió or le paró un camión


2.
Phrasal Verbs:

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