dab

poquito, gota

Una cantidad pequeña de algo blando o líquido.

En inglés sencillo: A small amount of something soft or wet.

• Add a dab of butter.
• She covered the scratch with a dab of paint.
• Would a small dab of glue hold it in place?

Cómo se usa: a dab of something (Put a dab of cream on your hand.)

Sinónimos: blob, drop

Expresiones frecuentes: a dab of, small dab, dab of cream

toquecito, golpecito, picotazo

Toque o golpe suave, incluido un picotazo rápido de un ave.

En inglés sencillo: A light touch or hit, including a quick hit from a bird’s beak.

• Give the mark a gentle dab.
• A dab with a damp cloth removed the spot.
• The bird gave his finger a quick dab with its beak.

Sinónimos: tap, pat, peck

Expresiones frecuentes: gentle dab, dab with something, dab on something

palmadita

Golpe suave y amistoso para saludar a alguien o mostrar aprobación.

En inglés sencillo: A light, friendly hit given to greet someone or show approval.

• He gave me a friendly dab on the shoulder.
• She greeted her brother with a playful dab.
• A gentle dab on the back showed his approval.

Sinónimos: tap, pat

Expresiones frecuentes: a friendly dab, a gentle dab, give a dab

dosis de aceite de cannabis

Una dosis pequeña de aceite de cannabis con efectos potentes.

En inglés sencillo: A small amount of strong oil made from cannabis.

• The dab contained concentrated cannabis oil.
• He heated the dab in a special pipe.
• The package held several small dabs.

Sinónimos: blob, ace, atom, thought

Expresiones frecuentes: a cannabis dab, take a dab

dar toques, dar palmaditas

Presionar algo suavemente varias veces con un paño u objeto parecido, sin frotar.

En inglés sencillo: To press something gently several times with a soft cloth or similar object, without rubbing.

• Dab your face with the towel.
• He dabbed at the sweat on his forehead.
• She gently dabbed the wet paint with a sponge.

Cómo se usa: dab something with something (Dab your face with a clean towel.); dab at something (She dabbed at her eyes with a tissue.)

Sinónimos: pat

Expresiones frecuentes: dab someone’s face, dab with something, dab at something

aplicar a toques

Poner una pequeña cantidad de algo sobre una superficie con toques suaves.

En inglés sencillo: To put a small amount of something onto a surface with gentle touches.

• Dab some cream on your skin.
• She dabbed blue paint onto the paper.
• He dabbed a little glue on each corner.

Cómo se usa: dab something on/onto something (Dab a little cream onto the sore area.)

Sinónimos: apply, dot

Expresiones frecuentes: dab cream on, dab paint onto, dab on something

golpear, asestar un golpe

Golpear o empujar a alguien con un movimiento rápido y repentino.

En inglés sencillo: To hit or push at someone with a quick, sudden movement.

• He dabbed the man in the neck.
• The attacker dabbed at him with a stick.
• She dabbed him in the shoulder with her fist.

Cómo se usa: dab someone in something (The fighter dabbed his opponent in the ribs.)

Sinónimos: jab, strike

Expresiones frecuentes: dab at someone, dab someone hard

hacer dabbing

Calentar aceite concentrado de cannabis sobre una superficie caliente para inhalar el humo que produce.

En inglés sencillo: To put strong cannabis oil on a hot surface so it burns and its smoke can be breathed in.

• He used to dab cannabis oil.
• They dabbed the concentrate on a heated surface.
• She said she had never dabbed hash oil.

Expresiones frecuentes: dab cannabis oil, dab hash oil, dab a concentrate