peg out

tender con pinzas, colgar la ropa

Colgar ropa mojada al aire libre con pinzas en una cuerda para que se seque.

En inglés sencillo: Hang wet clothes outside to dry, using clips to hold them on a line.

• I need to peg out the washing.
• Dad pegged the towels out before breakfast.
• Can you peg out these wet shirts?

Cómo se usa: peg something out (She pegged the sheets out in the sunshine.)

Sinónimos: hang out, hang up

Expresiones frecuentes: peg out washing, peg out something, peg something out

delimitar con estacas, marcar con estacas

Marcar los límites de un terreno clavando pequeñas estacas de madera o metal.

En inglés sencillo: Mark the edges of an area by putting small wooden or metal sticks into the ground.

• We need to peg out the area.
• They pegged out the garden before planting.
• Has the builder pegged out the foundations yet?

Cómo se usa: peg something out (The surveyor pegged the site out before work began.)

Sinónimos: stake out, mark out

Expresiones frecuentes: peg out something, peg out an area, peg something out

morir, estirar la pata

Morir; expresión coloquial que puede sonar irrespetuosa.

En inglés sencillo: Die; a casual expression that can sound disrespectful.

• He pegged out last winter.
• The old man pegged out before his hundredth birthday.
• She joked that she would peg out before finishing the paperwork.

Sinónimos: die, kick the bucket

Expresiones frecuentes: peg out suddenly, peg out young

terminar golpeando el poste

Terminar en croquet haciendo que la bola golpee el poste final tras pasar por todos los aros necesarios.

En inglés sencillo: Finish in croquet by making a ball hit the final peg after passing through all required hoops.

• She pegged out and won the match.
• He used a gentle shot to peg out his final ball.
• Can you peg out both balls this turn?

Cómo se usa: peg something out (She pegged her last ball out to win the match.)

Sinónimos: finish

Expresiones frecuentes: peg out a ball, peg out first

ganar llegando al último agujero

Ganar un juego llevando la clavija que marca los puntos hasta el último agujero del tablero.

En inglés sencillo: Win a game by moving your scoring peg to the final hole on the board.

• She pegged out first and won.
• I needed two more points to peg out.
• He pegged out before I could score again.

Sinónimos: win, finish

Antónimos: lose

Expresiones frecuentes: peg out first, peg out and win