hound

sabueso, perro de caza

Perro criado para cazar, que suele tener un olfato muy desarrollado.

En inglés sencillo: A dog bred for hunting, often with a strong sense of smell.

• The hound followed the smell.
• A pack of hounds ran across the field.
• Their old hound slept beside the fire.

Sinónimos: hunting dog

Expresiones frecuentes: pack of hounds, hunting hound

acosar, hostigar

Molestar o seguir continuamente a alguien, haciéndole la vida difícil.

En inglés sencillo: To keep bothering or following someone, making their life difficult.

• Reporters hounded her all week.
• He keeps hounding me for an answer.
• The family was hounded by photographers outside their home.

Cómo se usa: hound someone for something (The children hounded him for money.); hound someone into doing something (They hounded her into signing the agreement.); hound someone out of something (The repeated threats hounded him out of his home.)

Sinónimos: harass, pester, badger

Expresiones frecuentes: hound someone for something, hound someone out