plough

arado

Herramienta grande que corta y remueve la tierra antes de sembrar.

En inglés sencillo: A large farm tool that cuts and turns the soil before seeds are planted.

• The horse pulled the plough.
• They bought a new plough for the farm.
• Old wooden ploughs are displayed in the museum.

Sinónimos: plow

Expresiones frecuentes: pull a plough, horse-drawn plough, a tractor plough, a steel plough

arar

Cortar y remover la tierra con un arado para prepararla para la siembra.

En inglés sencillo: To cut and turn soil with a large farm tool so it is ready for planting.

• We plough the fields in spring.
• The farmer ploughed this land yesterday.
• Have they ploughed the whole field yet?

Sinónimos: plow, till

Expresiones frecuentes: plough a field, plough the soil, plough the land

abrirse paso

Avanzar con fuerza a través de algo que dificulta el movimiento.

En inglés sencillo: To move forward with force through something that makes movement difficult.

• The boat ploughed through the waves.
• We ploughed through thick mud to reach the house.
• A heavy truck was ploughing through the floodwater.

Cómo se usa: plough through something (The truck ploughed through the deep snow.)

Sinónimos: plow, push, force one's way

Expresiones frecuentes: plough through snow, plough through water, plough through something

atropellar, arrollar

Golpear a alguien al avanzar, derribarlo y seguir sin detenerse.

En inglés sencillo: To hit someone while moving and knock them down, continuing without stopping.

• The truck ploughed him down.
• A player ploughed me over and kept running.
• The van ploughed down two pedestrians before hitting a wall.

Cómo se usa: plough someone down (The speeding van ploughed a cyclist down.); plough someone over (A running child almost ploughed me over.)

Sinónimos: run over, knock down, plow

Expresiones frecuentes: plough someone down, plough someone over