ditch

zanja, cuneta

Canal largo y estrecho excavado en la tierra para evacuar agua o llevarla a los campos.

En inglés sencillo: A long, narrow hole dug in the ground to carry water away or to fields.

• Water filled the ditch.
• The car slid into a ditch beside the road.
• They dug ditches to drain the fields.

Sinónimos: channel, trench

Expresiones frecuentes: dig a ditch, roadside ditch, drainage ditch

deshacerse de, abandonar

Dejar de usar algo o de pasar tiempo con alguien porque ya no se quiere.

En inglés sencillo: To stop using something or spending time with someone because you no longer want them.

• Ditch that broken chair.
• She ditched her boyfriend after another argument.
• We ditched the original plan and took the train.

Sinónimos: discard, abandon, dump

Antónimos: keep

Expresiones frecuentes: ditch something, ditch someone, ditch a plan

saltarse, hacer novillos

No ir a la escuela o a una clase de forma deliberada.

En inglés sencillo: To deliberately miss school or a class.

• They ditched school yesterday.
• He was caught ditching his afternoon class.
• Have you ever ditched a lesson?

Sinónimos: skip, cut

Antónimos: attend

Expresiones frecuentes: ditch school, ditch class, ditch a lesson

escaparse de, irse de

Abandonar un lugar o un evento sin avisar a los demás.

En inglés sencillo: To leave a place or event without telling other people.

• Let’s ditch the party.
• They ditched the reception before dinner was served.
• We ditched the gathering without saying goodbye.

Sinónimos: leave, slip away from

Expresiones frecuentes: ditch the party, ditch an event

abrir zanjas

Excavar canales largos y estrechos en la tierra, normalmente para conducir agua.

En inglés sencillo: To dig long, narrow holes in the ground, usually to carry water.

• The workers ditched the wet field.
• Farmers ditched the land to improve drainage.
• The crew spent winter hedging and ditching.

Expresiones frecuentes: ditch a field, ditch the land