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elbowed
Language:
Meanings:
1.
Global
neutral
informal
Simple past and past participle of elbow: to strike, push, or jostle with the elbow as a physical action.
2.
Global
informal
To force one's way through a crowd or barrier by using the elbows; to make room by nudging others aside.
3.
Global
informal
pejorative
Figurative: to push someone aside, displace them, or deny them access or a position through assertive or aggressive behavior.
Examples:
EN:
They've got it fixed so you get elbowed right off the earth!
ES:
¡Lo arreglaron para que te echen a codazos de la tierra!
EN:
So, I elbowed the loved ones.
ES:
'Entonces, les di un codazo a los seres queridos'.
EN:
- Yeah, cos you elbowed me, man!
ES:
¡Y tú un codazo! ¡Estás loco!
EN:
- So I elbowed his lip.
ES:
- Le he dado un codazo.
EN:
- You elbowed his lip?
ES:
- ¿En la boca?
EN:
No wonder the humanities are being elbowed out.
ES:
No es de extrañar que las Humanidades sean desplazadas.
EN:
They hooked the same. They high-sticked the same. They elbowed the same.
ES:
Gilles y Jacques jugaban en la misma línea, regateaban igual, lanzaban igual, se movían igual...
EN:
Especially when he elbowed you in the face.
ES:
En especial cuando te dio un codazo en la cara.
EN:
I got elbowed in the Mommy and Me class yesterday.
ES:
Ayer en la clase de "Aprende a ser mamá" me dieron un codazo.
EN:
- Your kid elbowed mine on purpose.
ES:
- Su hijo le dio un codazo al mío adrede.
EN:
Neighbor elbowed against neighbor, yet no one felt the need for room.
ES:
Vecinos codo con codo, pero eso no les preocupaba.
EN:
The young lady happened to pass by and elbowed through the crowd to the Yagibushi dancers.
ES:
La jovencita, se abrió pasó entre la multitud y los bailarines Yagibushi.
EN:
Henry never forgave me for that, elbowed me aside and got off the plane first.
ES:
Henry nunca me perdonó por eso, me apartó de un codazo y salió del avión primero."
EN:
Then she elbowed me in the face.
ES:
Luego me dio un codazo en la cara.
EN:
At some point, I must have elbowed you aside.
ES:
En algun momento debí darte un codazo.
EN:
The young lady happened to pass by and elbowed through the crowd to the Yagibushi dancers.
ES:
La jovencita, se abrió pasó entre la multitud y los bailarines Yagibushi.
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