kick back

relajarse, descansar

Relajarse y pasar el tiempo sin hacer gran cosa.

En inglés sencillo: To relax and spend time doing very little.

• Just kick back and relax.
• We kicked back on the sofa after dinner.
• I'm kicking back at home this weekend.

Sinónimos: relax, chill out, laze

Expresiones frecuentes: kick back and relax, kick back at home, kick back tonight

retroceder, dar un culatazo

Moverse de golpe hacia atrás por la fuerza de un disparo, un corte u otra acción.

En inglés sencillo: To suddenly move backward with force because of firing, cutting, or another action.

• The gun kicked back hard.
• The saw kicked back when its blade caught the wood.
• Hold the rifle firmly so it doesn't kick back into your shoulder.

Sinónimos: recoil, jerk backward

Expresiones frecuentes: guns kick back, saws kick back, kick back suddenly

pagar una comisión ilegal, sobornar

Pagar a escondidas parte del dinero de un negocio a quien ayudó a organizarlo, a menudo ilegalmente.

En inglés sencillo: To secretly pay someone part of the money from a deal for helping arrange it, often illegally.

• They kicked back money to the official.
• The contractor agreed to kick back five percent of the payment.
• How much did the company kick back to the broker?

Cómo se usa: kick back something to someone (The supplier kicked back part of the fee to the official.); kick someone back something (They kicked him back ten percent of the profits.)

Sinónimos: pay a kickback, pay off, bribe

Expresiones frecuentes: kick back money, kick back a percentage, kick something back

devolver

Entregar algo de nuevo a su dueño o a la persona de quien se recibió.

En inglés sencillo: To return something to the person it belongs to or came from.

• I'll kick your money back tomorrow.
• They kicked the missing wallet back to its owner.
• If we find your keys, we'll kick them back to you.

Cómo se usa: kick something back to someone (They'll kick the document back to its owner.)

Sinónimos: return, give back, send back

Antónimos: keep

Expresiones frecuentes: kick something back, kick back something

beber, tomarse

Beber algo, especialmente una bebida alcohólica.

En inglés sencillo: To drink something, especially an alcoholic drink.

• Let's kick back a few beers.
• He kicked back a cold drink after the game.
• We spent the evening kicking back beers with friends.

Cómo se usa: kick back something (They kicked back a few beers after work.)

Sinónimos: drink, knock back

Expresiones frecuentes: kick back some beers, kick back a drink, kick back something