buck - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Verbs

to buck  | bucked, bucked |   - esp. of a horse	dar botes   - un caballo
to buck so. off	despeñar a alguien   - caballo
to buck so. off	tirar algo (or: a alguien)   - caballo
to buck up  | bucked, bucked | [coll.]   - hurry	darse prisa
to buck up  | bucked, bucked | [coll.]   - improve	mejorar
to buck up  | bucked, bucked | [coll.]   - improve	optimizar
to buck up  | bucked, bucked | [coll.]   - improve	perfeccionar
to buck so. up  | bucked, bucked | [coll.]   - cheer up	alegrar a alguien
to buck up  | bucked, bucked | [coll.]   - hurry	acelerar   - darse prisa
to buck up  | bucked, bucked | [coll.]   - hurry	aligerarse   - darse prisa
to make a quick buck [coll.]	hacer dinero rápido
to make big bucks [coll.] (Amer.; Aust.)	pegar el pelotazo [fig.] [coll.]
to get more bang for the buck	sacar beneficio de la inversión
to get more bang for the buck	ganar un duro por cuatro pesetas [coll.] (Span.)

Nouns

buck [ZOOL.]	el buco
buck   - male antelope [ZOOL.]	antílope macho
buck   - male deer [ZOOL.]	ciervo macho
buck   - male rabbit [ZOOL.]	conejo macho
buck (Amer.; Aust.) [coll.]	el dólar
buck (Amer.; Aust.) [coll.]	el pavo   - dólar
buck (Ind.) [coll.]	la rupia   - unidad monetaria de India
buck (S.A.)   - antelope [ZOOL.]	antílope
buck (S.A.) [coll.]	el rand   - unidad monetaria de Sudáfrica
bucks  pl. (Amer.) [sl.]	el dinero
bucks  pl. (Amer.) [sl.]	la pasta [coll.] [fig.]   - dinero
chamois buck [ZOOL.]	gamuza macho
chamois buck [ZOOL.]	rebeco macho
spike buck [ZOOL.]	gacela órice   Lat.: Oryx gazella

Phrases / Collocations

Buck up!   - cheer up [coll.]   dated

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Orthographically similar words

back, Back, beck, bock, bulk, bunk, duck, fuck, Fuck, luck, muck, puck, suck, Suck, tuck, yuck

bock, buco, puck

Related search terms

rand, gobbler, billy, rupee, turkeycock, dollar