sue

demandar

Pedir a un tribunal que obligue a quien te ha perjudicado a pagar o hacer algo.

En inglés sencillo: To ask a court to make someone pay money or act because they have harmed you.

• She plans to sue the company.
• He sued his landlord for damages.
• Can they sue us over the accident?

Cómo se usa: sue someone for something (They sued the builder for negligence.); sue for something (She decided to sue for compensation.); sue someone over something (He sued the company over an unpaid bill.)

Sinónimos: take to court, bring a claim against

Expresiones frecuentes: sue someone, sue for damages, sue someone for something, sue for compensation

dejar en seco

Dejar un barco sobre terreno seco cuando se retira el agua que lo rodea.

En inglés sencillo: To leave a ship on dry ground when the water around it goes away.

• The falling tide sued the ship.
• The vessel was sued on a sandbank.
• An unusually low tide had sued several boats.

Sinónimos: strand

Expresiones frecuentes: sue a ship, sue a vessel