kick
BrE /kɪk/ AmE /kɪk/
verb en → es
past kicked pp kicked ing kicking
to hit something with your foot, especially in football or soccer
patinar, patear (al balón)
- kick a ball
Collocations kick the ball into the goal · kick the ball to someone
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He kicked the ball into the net.
Él pateó el balón al arco.
to punish someone by hitting them with your foot, especially as a form of discipline or punishment
castigar con patadas
- kick somebody
Collocations kick someone out of the house · kick someone off a team
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The coach kicked him off the team.
El entrenador lo sacó del equipo.
to move something by hitting it with your foot, especially to start a game or race
empujar con el pie
- kick something
Collocations kick the ball into play · kick a can down the road
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He kicked the ball to start the game.
Él pateó el balón para iniciar el juego.
to reject or refuse something, often in a strong way
rechazar, rechazar con fuerza
- kick against
Collocations kick an idea into the long grass · kick a proposal down the road
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They kicked his suggestion into the long grass.
Rechazaron su sugerencia.
to feel a sudden strong emotion, often anger or frustration
sentir un impulso de golpear con el pie
- kick against
Collocations kick against the rules · kick against authority
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He kicked against the decision.
Él se rebeló contra la decisión.
to move your leg quickly and forcefully, often in a sudden movement
dar un puntapié, mover rápidamente la pierna
- kick out
Collocations kick out at someone · kick out a leg
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He kicked out at the attacker.
Él dio un puntapié al agresor.
to feel a sudden sharp pain, often in your leg or foot
sentir un dolor súbito
- kick
Collocations kick in the leg · kick in the foot
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He felt a sharp kick in his leg.
Sintió un dolor agudo en la pierna.
to punish someone by kicking them out of a place or organization, often legally
expulsar, echar de un lugar o organización
- kick somebody off
Collocations kick someone out of a club · kick someone out of the country
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The judge kicked him out of court.
El juez lo sacó de la corte.
Phrasal verbs
relajarse, descansar
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After work, he likes to kick back with a beer.
Después del trabajo, le gusta relajarse con una cerveza.
entrar en efecto
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The medicine will kick in soon.
La medicina empezará a hacer efecto pronto.
iniciar, comenzar (un juego)
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The game kicks off at 3 PM.
El partido comienza a las 3 de la tarde.
expulsar, echar
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The landlord kicked him out.
El propietario lo echó.
estirar, provocar
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He kicked up a storm of protest.
Provocó una tormenta de protestas.
Idioms
morir, fallecer
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He kicked the bucket last night.
Falleció anoche.
resistir, luchar contra las adversidades
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He's kicking against the pricks.
Él está resistiendo a pesar de las dificultades.
discutir, hablar sobre algo
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Let's kick the idea around.
Vamos a discutir la idea.