balk at – English-Spanish Dictionary – WordReference.com
‘balk at’ tiene referencia cruzada con ‘balk’. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.
‘balk at’ is cross-referenced with ‘balk’. It is in one or more of the lines below.
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balk,
also UK: baulk vi (refuse to go on or do
[sth]
)oponerse⇒ v prnl
My mother balked when I suggested that she stop driving because of her poor eyesight.
Mi madre se opuso cuando sugerí que dejara de conducir debido a su vista deficiente.
balk at
[sth]
,
also UK: baulk at
[sth]
vi + prep (reject, recoil from)rehuir⇒ vtr
retroceder ante vi + prep
The board of directors will certainly balk at this risky proposal.
La junta de directores con seguridad rehuirá esta propuesta riesgosa.
balk at
[sth]
,
also UK: baulk at
[sth]
vi + prep (refuse to go on or do)resistirse a v prnl + prep
Joanne balked at the thought of sharing a hotel room with Nancy again.
Joanne se resistió a la idea de compartir de nuevo un cuarto de hotel con Nancy.
balk at doing
[sth]
,
also UK: baulk at doing
[sth]
v expr (refuse to go on or do)negarse⇒ v prnl
The passenger balked at having to change seats because of the train company’s error with her booking.
La pasajera se negó a tener que cambiar de asiento debido al error de la empresa de trenes con su reserva.
