lurch

lurch
lə: 
1. verb
(to move suddenly or unevenly forward; to roll to one side.) tambalearse

2. noun
(such a movement: The train gave a lurch and started off.) sacudida
lurch
tr[lɜːʧ]
intransitive verb
1 (vehicle) dar tumbos, dar bandazos; (person) tambalearse
noun
1 (vehicle) tumbo, bandazo; (of person) tambaleo
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to leave somebody in the lurch dejar a alguien en la estacada
lurch ['lərʧ] vi
1) pitch: cabecear, dar bandazos, dar sacudidas
2) stagger: tambalearse
lurch n
1) : sacudida f, bandazo m (de un vehículo)
2) : tambaleo m (de una persona)
lurch
n.
• sacudida s.f.
• tambaleo repentino s.m.
• tumbo s.m.
v.
• cabecear v.
• sacudir v.
• tambalear v.

I lɜːrtʃ, lɜːtʃ
intransitive verb \<\<vehicle\>\> dar* bandazos or sacudidas; \<\<person\>\> tambalearse

the train lurched to a halt — el tren dio una sacudida y se paró


II
noun bandazo m, sacudida f

to give a lurch — dar* un bandazo or una sacudida

to leave somebody in the lurch — (colloq) dejar a alguien plantado


I [lɜːtʃ]
1.
N sacudida f , tumbo m ; (Naut) bandazo m

to give a lurch — dar una sacudida or un tumbo

2.
VI [person] tambalearse; [vehicle] (continually) dar sacudidas, dar tumbos; (once) dar una sacudida, dar un tumbo; (Naut) dar un bandazo

the bus lurched forward — el autobús avanzó dando tumbos/dando un tumbo

he lurched in/out — entró/salió tambaleándose


II
[lɜːtʃ]
N
- leave sb in the lurch
* * *

I [lɜːrtʃ, lɜːtʃ]
intransitive verb \<\<vehicle\>\> dar* bandazos or sacudidas; \<\<person\>\> tambalearse

the train lurched to a halt — el tren dio una sacudida y se paró


II
noun bandazo m, sacudida f

to give a lurch — dar* un bandazo or una sacudida

to leave somebody in the lurch — (colloq) dejar a alguien plantado


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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