flip
BrE /flɪp/ AmE /flɪp/
verb en → es
past flipped pp flipped ing flipping
to turn something over quickly and suddenly, especially by pushing it with your fingers or a tool
dar vuelta, voltear
- flip something
Collocations flip a pancake · flip a coin
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She flipped the pancake and it landed perfectly.
Ella volteó la tortilla y aterrizó perfectamente.
to move suddenly through the air, turning over and over
voltear (en el aire)
- flip in/through
Collocations flip through a book · flip over the fence
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The cat flipped through the air and landed on its feet.
El gato voló por el aire y aterrizó sobre sus patas.
to change suddenly from one thing to another, especially in an extreme way
cambiar bruscamente, pasar de
- flip from/to
Collocations flip from one thing to another · flip between two things
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He flipped from being happy to being angry.
Él cambió bruscamente de estar feliz a estar enojado.
to change something completely, especially in order to make it better or more effective
invertir, cambiar por completo
- flip something
Collocations flip a situation around · flip an argument on its head
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The company needs to flip the way it does business.
La empresa necesita cambiar por completo la forma en que hace negocios.
to trick or deceive someone, especially by making them believe something that is not true
engañar, engatusar
- flip somebody
Collocations flip someone with a story · flip someone into believing something
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He tried to flip me with his lies.
Él intentó engañarme con sus mentiras.
Phrasal verbs
perder el control, volverse loco
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She flipped out when she heard the news.
Ella perdió el control cuando escuchó la noticia.
voltearse, darse vuelta
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The book flipped over on the table.
El libro se volcó sobre la mesa.
hojear, pasar rápidamente por
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She flipped through the pages quickly.
Ella pasó rápidamente por las páginas.
pasar de un lado a otro, cambiar entre dos cosas
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He flips back and forth between two ideas.
Él pasa de un lado a otro entre dos ideas.
encender/apagar, dar vuelta
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Flip the light off before you leave.
Apaga la luz antes de irte.
Idioms
perder el control, volverse loco
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He flipped his lid when he saw the damage.
Perdió el control cuando vio los daños.
lanzar una moneda, decidir al azar
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Let's flip a coin to decide.
Lanzemos una moneda para decidir.
perder el control, volverse loco
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She flipped her wig when she heard the news.
Perdió el control cuando escuchó la noticia.