fox

zorro

Animal salvaje parecido a un perro pequeño, normalmente de pelaje rojizo, orejas puntiagudas y cola espesa.

En inglés sencillo: A wild animal like a small dog, usually with reddish fur, pointed ears, and a thick tail.

• A fox crossed the road.
• Foxes sometimes search our bins at night.
• We saw a fox carrying food to its cubs.

Expresiones frecuentes: red fox, wild fox, fox cub

zorro, astuto

Persona lista que sabe engañar a los demás o conseguir una ventaja.

En inglés sencillo: A clever person who knows how to trick others or gain an advantage.

• He’s a clever old fox.
• That sly fox got us to pay twice.
• The politician is a fox who rarely reveals his plans.

Sinónimos: trickster

Expresiones frecuentes: old fox, sly fox, cunning fox

mujer guapa

Forma coloquial de referirse a una mujer que alguien encuentra muy atractiva.

En inglés sencillo: A woman someone finds very attractive.

• He thinks she’s a fox.
• That actor called his girlfriend a real fox.
• The old song describes a beautiful woman as a fox.

Sinónimos: beauty

Expresiones frecuentes: a real fox, a total fox

desconcertar, confundir

Confundir a alguien de modo que no pueda entender o resolver algo.

En inglés sencillo: To confuse someone so they cannot understand or solve something.

• That question foxed me.
• The final clue has foxed every player.
• Does this puzzle fox you too?

Sinónimos: confuse, baffle, puzzle

Expresiones frecuentes: fox someone, fox the experts

engañar, burlar

Engañar a alguien mediante la astucia.

En inglés sencillo: To trick someone by being clever.

• His clever plan foxed the guards.
• She foxed her opponent with a sudden change of direction.
• Can you fox them into revealing their next move?

Sinónimos: trick, outwit, fool

Expresiones frecuentes: fox someone, fox an opponent

mancharse, manchar

Aparecer pequeñas manchas marrones en el papel, especialmente en libros antiguos, o causar esas manchas.

En inglés sencillo: To develop or cause small brown spots on paper, often in old books.

• The paper has foxed with age.
• Damp storage can fox the pages of old books.
• Some prints fox more easily than others.

Sinónimos: discolour, stain

Expresiones frecuentes: fox the paper, fox with age