racket

raqueta

Marco con cuerdas y mango usado en deportes para golpear una pelota o un volante.

En inglés sencillo: A handled frame with strings, used to hit a ball or small feathered object in sports.

• I need a new tennis racket.
• She hit the ball with her racket.
• Where did you leave your badminton rackets?

Sinónimos: racquet

Expresiones frecuentes: tennis racket, badminton racket, racket handle

estruendo, jaleo

Ruido fuerte y molesto, a menudo producido por varias personas o cosas.

En inglés sencillo: A loud, unpleasant noise, often made by several people or things.

• Stop making that racket!
• The builders made a terrible racket outside.
• What was all that racket upstairs?

Sinónimos: din, clamor, noise

Antónimos: silence

Expresiones frecuentes: make a racket, terrible racket, stop that racket

negocio ilegal, estafa

Actividad ilegal para ganar dinero, a menudo mediante engaños o amenazas.

En inglés sencillo: An illegal way of making money, often through cheating or threats.

• The gang ran a protection racket.
• Police uncovered an illegal gambling racket.
• Several officials were involved in the racket.

Sinónimos: scam, swindle

Expresiones frecuentes: protection racket, drug racket, run a racket

golpear con una raqueta

Golpear algo con una raqueta o de una manera parecida.

En inglés sencillo: To hit something with a sports racket or in a similar way.

• He racketed the ball across the court.
• She tried to racket it over the net.
• They racketed the ball back and forth.

Sinónimos: hit, strike

Expresiones frecuentes: racket a ball, racket something across

traquetear

Producir una serie de ruidos fuertes, secos y repetidos.

En inglés sencillo: To make a loud series of hard, sharp noises.

• The cart racketed along the road.
• Loose shutters racketed in the wind.
• Old machines racketed through the night.

Sinónimos: clatter, rattle

Expresiones frecuentes: racket along, racket through something