- yoke
- jəuk
1. noun1) (a wooden frame placed over the necks of oxen to hold them together when they are pulling a cart etc.) yugo2) (a frame placed across a person's shoulders, for carrying buckets etc.) balancín3) (something that weighs people down, or prevents them being free: the yoke of slavery.) yugo4) (the part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and round the neck: a black dress with a white yoke.) canesú
2. verb(to join with a yoke: He yoked the oxen to the plough.) unciryoke n yugoSe pronuncia igual que yolkyoketr[jəʊk]noun1 (for carrying, pulling) yugo2 (pair of oxen) yunta3 SMALLSEWING/SMALL canesú nombre masculino4 figurative use yugothey threw off the yoke of slavery se quitaron el yugo de la esclavitudtransitive verb1 (oxen) uncir2 figurative use uniryoke ['jo:k] vt, yoked ; yoking : uncir (animales)yoke n1) : yugo m (para uncir animales)the yoke of oppression: el yugo de la opresión2) team: yunta f (de bueyes)3) : canesú m (de ropa)yokev.• acoplar v.• acoyundar v.• enyugar v.• uncir v.n.• balancín s.m.• canesú s.m.• hombrillo s.m.• horca s.f.• horcajo s.m.• horquilla s.f.• yugada s.f.• yugo s.m.• yunta s.f.
I jəʊknoun1)a) (for oxen, horses) yugo mb) (burden, bondage) yugo m2) (pl yoke) (pair of oxen) yunta f3) (of dress, shirt) canesú m
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transitive verb \<\<oxen\>\> uncir*, enyuntar[jǝʊk]1. N(pl yokes or yoke)1) [of oxen] yunta f ; (carried on shoulder) balancín m , percha f ; (fig) yugo munder the yoke of the Nazis — bajo el yugo de los nazis
to throw off the yoke — sacudir el yugo
2) (on dress, blouse) canesú m2.VT (also: yoke together) [+ oxen] uncir; (fig) unir* * *
I [jəʊk]noun1)a) (for oxen, horses) yugo mb) (burden, bondage) yugo m2) (pl yoke) (pair of oxen) yunta f3) (of dress, shirt) canesú m
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transitive verb \<\<oxen\>\> uncir*, enyuntar
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.