kicker

pateador

Persona que golpea el balón con el pie, especialmente quien tiene esa función en el fútbol americano.

En inglés sencillo: Someone who hits a ball with their foot, especially a player with this job in American football.

• Our kicker scored three points.
• The team needs a new kicker.
• Their kicker missed the final field goal.

Expresiones frecuentes: team kicker, football kicker

detalle sorprendente, pega

Detalle inesperado que hace una situación más interesante o difícil.

En inglés sencillo: A surprising detail that makes a situation more interesting or difficult.

• The kicker is that delivery costs extra.
• Here’s the kicker: he already knew the answer.
• We loved the house, but the price was the kicker.

Cómo se usa: the kicker is that… (The kicker is that we have to pay twice.)

Sinónimos: catch, twist

Expresiones frecuentes: the kicker is, here’s the kicker

kicker, carta de desempate

Carta ajena al grupo de cartas iguales de una mano de póker, que puede decidir un empate.

En inglés sencillo: An extra card outside your matching set in poker, which can decide who wins a tie.

• My ace kicker won the hand.
• They had the same pair, but her kicker was higher.
• He held two pairs with a queen kicker.

Sinónimos: side card

Expresiones frecuentes: ace kicker, higher kicker