tuck

tuck
1. noun
1) (a fold sewn into a piece of material: Her dress had tucks in the sleeves.) pliegue
2) (sweets, cakes etc: Schoolboys used to spend their money on tuck; (also adjective) a tuck shop.) chucherías, golosinas

2. verb
(to push, stuff etc: He tucked his shirt into his trousers.) meter
tuck vb meter
your shirt's hanging out, tuck it into your trousers llevas la camisa por fuera, métetela en el pantalón
tuck
tr[tʌk]
noun
1 (fold) pliegue nombre masculino
2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (sweets etc) golosinas nombre femenino plural, chucherías nombre femenino plural
3 (place) meter, poner
she tucked the letter into the envelope metió la carta dentro del sobre
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
tuck shop tienda de golosinas y chucherías en una escuela
tuck ['tʌk] vt
1) place, put: meter, colocar
tuck in your shirt: métete la camisa
2) : guardar, esconder
to tuck away one's money: guardar uno bien su dinero
3) cover: arropar (a un niño en la cama)
tuck n
: pliegue m, alforza f
tuck
v.
alforzar v.
plegar v.
n.
alforza s.f.
banquete s.m.
energía s.f.
jareta s.f.
pliegue s.m.
tʌk
I
count noun (fold, pleat) jareta f, alforza f (CS), pliegue m

II
1.
transitive verb meter

he tucked the blanket firmly under the mattress — metió bien la manta debajo del colchón

it looks better tucked into your skirt — queda mejor por dentro (de la falda)

she tucked the magazine under her arm — se colocó la revista debajo del brazo


2.
vi

the blouse tucks into the skirt — la blusa va or se lleva por dentro (de la falda)

Phrasal Verbs:
[tʌk]
1. N
1) (Sew) (=fold) pinza f , pliegue m

to make or put a tuck in sth — poner una pinza en algo

2) (Brit) * (=food) comida f ; (=sweets) dulces fpl , golosinas fpl
3) (plastic surgery) reducción f mediante cirugía plástica; tummy
2. VT
1) (=put) meter
2) (Sew) plegar
3.
CPD

tuck shop N(Brit) (Scol) tienda f de golosinas

- tuck into
* * *
[tʌk]
I
count noun (fold, pleat) jareta f, alforza f (CS), pliegue m

II
1.
transitive verb meter

he tucked the blanket firmly under the mattress — metió bien la manta debajo del colchón

it looks better tucked into your skirt — queda mejor por dentro (de la falda)

she tucked the magazine under her arm — se colocó la revista debajo del brazo


2.
vi

the blouse tucks into the skirt — la blusa va or se lleva por dentro (de la falda)

Phrasal Verbs:

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