pocket

bolsillo

Pequeña bolsa cosida a una prenda para llevar llaves, dinero u otros objetos pequeños.

En inglés sencillo: A small bag sewn into clothes, used to carry keys, money, and other small things.

• My phone is in my pocket.
• He emptied his pockets before washing his jeans.
• Does this jacket have a pocket inside?

Cómo se usa: in someone’s pocket (Her keys are in her pocket.)

Expresiones frecuentes: coat pocket, pocket flap, in a pocket

bolsillo, recursos

Dinero del que dispone una persona para gastar.

En inglés sencillo: The money a person has available to spend.

• I paid out of my own pocket.
• These repairs will hit your pocket hard.
• The new tax leaves less money in ordinary people’s pockets.

Cómo se usa: out of someone’s own pocket (She paid for the supplies out of her own pocket.)

Sinónimos: finances, funds

Expresiones frecuentes: out of pocket, own pocket, deep pocket

bolsa, foco

Zona pequeña o cantidad rodeada de algo distinto; también puede ser un grupo de soldados cercado por enemigos.

En inglés sencillo: A small area or amount of something surrounded by something different, including soldiers surrounded by enemy forces.

• We found a pocket of air.
• Small pockets of forest remain among the farms.
• The troops were trapped in a pocket surrounded by enemy forces.

Cómo se usa: pocket of something (A pocket of air was trapped under the ice.)

Expresiones frecuentes: pocket of air, pocket of resistance, isolated pocket

tronera

Cada agujero en los bordes de una mesa de billar donde los jugadores intentan meter las bolas.

En inglés sencillo: One of the holes around a pool or snooker table that players try to send balls into.

• The ball fell into the pocket.
• Aim for the corner pocket.
• The table has six pockets around its edges.

Expresiones frecuentes: corner pocket, side pocket, into a pocket

embolsarse, apropiarse

Tomar dinero y quedárselo, especialmente cuando debería entregarse a otra persona.

En inglés sencillo: To take money and keep it for yourself, especially money that should go to someone else.

• He pocketed the money.
• The manager pocketed cash that belonged to the company.
• She was accused of pocketing most of the profits.

Sinónimos: keep, appropriate

Expresiones frecuentes: pocket the money, pocket the profits, pocket a fee

guardarse en el bolsillo

Meter algo en el bolsillo de la ropa.

En inglés sencillo: To put something into the small bag sewn into your clothes.

• He pocketed the keys.
• She pocketed her phone and walked away.
• Can you pocket that coin without anyone noticing?

Sinónimos: put away

Expresiones frecuentes: pocket something, pocket the keys, pocket a coin

embocar

Golpear una bola para meterla en un agujero del borde de una mesa de billar.

En inglés sencillo: To hit a ball into one of the holes around a pool or snooker table.

• She pocketed the red ball.
• He failed to pocket the black.
• Can you pocket two balls with one shot?

Sinónimos: pot, sink

Expresiones frecuentes: pocket a ball, pocket the black, pocket the red

de bolsillo

Lo bastante pequeño para caber en el bolsillo de una prenda.

En inglés sencillo: Small enough to fit in the small bag sewn into your clothes.

• I carry a pocket dictionary.
• She wrote the address in her pocket notebook.
• This pocket calculator runs on sunlight.

Sinónimos: pocket-sized

Expresiones frecuentes: pocket dictionary, pocket calculator, pocket notebook