stake out

delimitar con estacas

Clavar postes en el suelo para señalar los límites de un terreno.

En inglés sencillo: To put posts in the ground to show the edges of an area.

• We need to stake out the garden.
• They staked out the land before building the fence.
• Have you staked out the new road yet?

Cómo se usa: stake something out (The surveyor staked the building site out.)

Sinónimos: mark out

Expresiones frecuentes: stake out land, stake out a plot, stake out something

delimitar, marcar los límites de

Señalar los límites de una zona con postes u otras marcas.

En inglés sencillo: To show where the edges of an area are, using posts or other marks.

• Please stake out the edges of the plot.
• The crew staked out a new road across the field.
• We have staked out the site for the house.

Cómo se usa: stake something out (They staked the boundaries out with bright markers.)

Sinónimos: mark out, delimit

Expresiones frecuentes: stake out boundaries, stake out a road, stake out something

terminar golpeando el poste

Terminar una partida de croquet golpeando el poste central con la bola.

En inglés sencillo: In croquet, to finish the game by hitting the central post with the ball.

• She needs one more stroke to stake out.
• He staked out after sending his ball through the last hoop.
• Can you stake out from that position?

Sinónimos: peg out

Expresiones frecuentes: stake out first, stake out successfully