beck

seña, gesto de llamada

Movimiento de la cabeza o la mano para indicar a alguien que venga o haga algo.

En inglés sencillo: A movement of the head or hand that tells someone to come or do something.

• A beck of her hand summoned the servant.
• He obeyed every beck from his master.
• I'm tired of being at your beck and call.

Cómo se usa: at someone's beck and call (The servants were at the lord's beck and call.)

Sinónimos: signal, gesture, beckoning

Expresiones frecuentes: at someone's beck, beck and call, a silent beck

arroyo

Río pequeño; esta palabra se usa especialmente en el norte de Inglaterra.

En inglés sencillo: A small river, especially in northern England.

• A beck runs through the village.
• We crossed the beck on a small wooden bridge.
• Heavy rain filled the becks with muddy water.

Sinónimos: stream, brook

Expresiones frecuentes: cross the beck, beside the beck, a narrow beck

cuba, tina

Recipiente grande para contener líquidos en trabajos como la fabricación de tejidos.

En inglés sencillo: A large container used to hold liquids during work such as making cloth.

• The workers filled the beck with dye.
• Wool was lowered into a large wooden beck.
• Several becks stood along the workshop wall.

Sinónimos: vat, tank

Expresiones frecuentes: a dye beck, fill the beck, wooden beck