hustle

hustle
1. verb
1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) empujar, echar a empellones
2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) empujar, meter prisa
3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.) estafar, timar
4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.) vivir al margen de la ley; traficar con
5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.) prostituirse, hacer la calle

2. noun
(quick and busy activity.) ajetreo
hustle
tr['hʌsəl]
noun
1 bullicio
transitive verb
1 (hurry) dar prisa a
2 (jostle) empujar, dar empujones a
3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar hacerse con
intransitive verb
1 apresurarse
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
hustle and bustle ajetreo
hustle ['həsəl] v, -tled ; -tling vt
: darle prisa (a alguien), apurar
they hustled me in: me hicieron entrar a empujones
hustle vi
: apurarse, ajetrearse
hustle n
bustle: ajetreo m
hustle
n.
• actividad febril s.f.
• empuje s.m.
• empujón s.m.
• prisa s.f.
v.
• apresurar v.
• atropellarse v.
• bullir v.
• empujar v.
• meter prisa a v.
• trajinar v.
• trotar v.

I
1. 'hʌsəl
transitive verb
1)
a) (move hurriedly) (+ adv compl)

she was hustled into the car — la metieron en el coche a empujones

he was hustled away by his bodyguards — sus guardaespaldas se lo llevaron precipitadamente

b) (pressure) apremiar, meterle prisa a, apurar (AmL)

to hustle somebody INTO something/-ING — empujar a alguien a algo/+ inf

2) (AmE colloq)
a) (obtain aggressively) hacerse* con

to hustle something OUT OF somebody — sacarle* algo a alguien

to hustle somebody FOR something: he hustled them for cigarettes — les dio la lata para que le dieran cigarrillos (fam)

b) (hawk, sell) vender

2.
vi
1)
a) (move quickly) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL)
b) (jostle) empujar
2) (AmE)
a) (work energetically) (colloq) trabajar (muy) duro, reventarse* (fam), darle* al callo (Esp fam), sobarse el lomo (Méx fam)
b) (swindle) (sl) hacer* chanchullos (fam), chanchullear (fam)
c) (solicit) (sl) \<\<prostitute\>\> hacer* la calle, talonear (Méx fam), patinar (Chi fam), yirar (RPl arg)

II
noun
1) u
a) (hurry) ajetreo m

the hustle and bustle of the big city — el ajetreo y bullicio de la gran ciudad

b) (energy, initiative) (AmE) empuje m, garra f (fam)
2) c (trick, swindle) (AmE colloq) chanchullo m (fam)
['hʌsl]
1. N
1) (=activity) bullicio m

hustle and bustle — ajetreo m , vaivén m

2) (US) * (=trick) timo m , chanchullo * m
2. VT
1) (=jostle) empujar, codear; (=hurry up) [+ person] dar prisa a

they hustled him in/out — le hicieron entrar/salir a empujones or sin ceremonia

he was hustled into a car — lo metieron en un coche a empujones or sin ceremonia

2) (fig)

to hustle things along — llevar las cosas a buen paso

to hustle sb into making a decision — meter prisa a algn para que tome una decisión

I won't be hustled into anything — no voy a dejar que me empujen a nada

3) (US)
*

they were paid to hustle drinks out of the customers — les pagaban para sacarles bebidas a los clientes

they were hustling him for payment of the debt — le apretaban las clavijas para que saldara la deuda

3. VI
1) * (=hurry) darse prisa, apresurarse, apurarse (LAm)
2) * (=work hard) trabajar duro, currar (Sp) *
3) ** [prostitute] hacer la calle *
* * *

I
1. ['hʌsəl]
transitive verb
1)
a) (move hurriedly) (+ adv compl)

she was hustled into the car — la metieron en el coche a empujones

he was hustled away by his bodyguards — sus guardaespaldas se lo llevaron precipitadamente

b) (pressure) apremiar, meterle prisa a, apurar (AmL)

to hustle somebody INTO something/-ING — empujar a alguien a algo/+ inf

2) (AmE colloq)
a) (obtain aggressively) hacerse* con

to hustle something OUT OF somebody — sacarle* algo a alguien

to hustle somebody FOR something: he hustled them for cigarettes — les dio la lata para que le dieran cigarrillos (fam)

b) (hawk, sell) vender

2.
vi
1)
a) (move quickly) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL)
b) (jostle) empujar
2) (AmE)
a) (work energetically) (colloq) trabajar (muy) duro, reventarse* (fam), darle* al callo (Esp fam), sobarse el lomo (Méx fam)
b) (swindle) (sl) hacer* chanchullos (fam), chanchullear (fam)
c) (solicit) (sl) \<\<prostitute\>\> hacer* la calle, talonear (Méx fam), patinar (Chi fam), yirar (RPl arg)

II
noun
1) u
a) (hurry) ajetreo m

the hustle and bustle of the big city — el ajetreo y bullicio de la gran ciudad

b) (energy, initiative) (AmE) empuje m, garra f (fam)
2) c (trick, swindle) (AmE colloq) chanchullo m (fam)

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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