suss

suss
suss
tr[sʌs]
transitive verb
1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL slang (realize) darse cuenta de; (see through) calar
he never sussed what was going on nunca cayó en la cuenta de lo que estaba pasando
I've got you sussed! ¡te tengo calado!
sʌs
transitive verb suss (out) (BrE sl)
a) (realize) darse* cuenta de

I soon sussed what he was up to — pronto me di cuenta de lo que andaba tramando

b) (work out) calar (fam)

I've got her sussed — la tengo calada (fam)

I've got it sussed — le he agarrado or (Esp) cogido la onda (fam)

[sʌs]
VT (Brit) (also: suss out)
1) (=realize) percatarse de, coscarse de *

they never sussed what was going on — no llegaron a percatarse or coscarse * de lo que pasaba

2) (=understand) [+ person] calar *

I sussed him out at once — lo calé en seguida *

she's got you sussed — te tiene calado *

we couldn't suss it out at all — no logramos sacar nada en claro

3) (=investigate) investigar, echar un ojo a

I'll have to suss out the job market — tendré que ver cómo está la cosa de trabajo

4) (=find out) averiguar

I've sussed out the best restaurants — he averiguado cuáles son los mejores restaurantes

* * *
[sʌs]
transitive verb suss (out) (BrE sl)
a) (realize) darse* cuenta de

I soon sussed what he was up to — pronto me di cuenta de lo que andaba tramando

b) (work out) calar (fam)

I've got her sussed — la tengo calada (fam)

I've got it sussed — le he agarrado or (Esp) cogido la onda (fam)


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