bull

toro

Macho adulto del ganado vacuno que se cría por su leche o carne.

En inglés sencillo: An adult male of the large farm animals kept for milk or meat.

• The bull is in the field.
• A bull charged toward the fence.
• The farmer keeps two bulls for breeding.

Expresiones frecuentes: breeding bull, bull calf, angry bull

tonterías, chorradas

Palabras falsas, absurdas o imposibles de creer; expresión informal.

En inglés sencillo: Something said that is false, foolish, or impossible to believe.

• That story is bull.
• He gave us a load of bull.
• Do you believe the bull she told you?

Sinónimos: nonsense, rubbish, lies

Antónimos: truth

Expresiones frecuentes: complete bull, total bull, talk bull

macho

Macho adulto de ciertos animales grandes, como elefantes, ballenas o focas.

En inglés sencillo: An adult male of certain large animals, such as elephants, whales, or seals.

• The bull guarded the herd.
• A large seal bull rested on the beach.
• Two elephant bulls fought near the water.

Expresiones frecuentes: elephant bull, dominant bull, seal bull

policía

Término coloquial para un policía, detective o guardia que protege propiedades ferroviarias.

En inglés sencillo: A police officer, detective, or guard protecting railway property.

• A bull stopped him at the station.
• The railroad bull chased them off the tracks.
• Two bulls arrested the thief outside the bar.

Sinónimos: policeman, cop

Expresiones frecuentes: railroad bull, a bull

alcista

Describe un mercado financiero donde los precios suben o se espera que suban.

En inglés sencillo: Describing a financial market in which prices are rising or expected to rise.

• Stocks entered a bull market.
• Investors expect the bull trend to continue.
• Share prices doubled during the bull phase.

Sinónimos: rising

Antónimos: bear

Expresiones frecuentes: bull market, bull trend, bull phase

macho

Indica que un animal de ciertas especies grandes es un macho adulto.

En inglés sencillo: Describing an adult male of certain large animals.

• A bull elephant crossed the road.
• The bull seal defended his territory.
• We saw a bull whale beside the boat.

Sinónimos: male

Antónimos: female

Expresiones frecuentes: bull elephant, bull seal, bull whale

abrirse paso, empujar

Avanzar con fuerza, empujando a las personas o cosas que están en medio.

En inglés sencillo: To move forward forcefully, pushing past people or things in your way.

• He bulled through the crowd.
• She bulled her way into the room.
• The striker bulled past two defenders.

Cómo se usa: bull one’s way through/into something (He bulled his way through the waiting crowd.); bull past someone/something (She bulled past the guards.)

Sinónimos: push, force

Expresiones frecuentes: bull through something, bull past someone, bull into something

hacer subir

Intentar hacer subir el precio de acciones u otros bienes que se compran y venden.

En inglés sencillo: To try to make the price of stocks or other traded goods rise.

• Traders tried to bull the market.
• The group bulled railway shares by buying heavily.
• Speculators hoped to bull bond prices before selling.

Sinónimos: bid up

Expresiones frecuentes: bull the market, bull something