scotch

a type of whisky made in Scotland

whisky escocés, scotch

Collocations a glass of scotch

• He enjoys a good glass of scotch.

  Él disfruta de un buen vaso de whisky escocés.

to stop or prevent something from happening

evitar, impedir, detener

• scotch sb/sth (from) doing sth

• We need to scotch any rumors about the merger.

  Necesitamos evitar cualquier rumor sobre la fusión.

a type of sticky tape used for sealing boxes or sticking things together

cinta adhesiva, cinta americana

Collocations scotch tape

• I used scotch tape to fix the broken frame.

  Usé cinta adhesiva para arreglar el marco roto.

relating to Scotland or its people

escocés, de Escocia

Collocations Scotch accent

• She has a strong Scotch accent.

  Ella tiene un fuerte acento escocés.

a type of coffee made with scotch whisky and other ingredients

café con whisky, café escocés

Collocations Scotch coffee

• They served a delicious Scotch coffee at the cafe.

  En el café sirvieron un delicioso café escocés.

to put something down or away

poner, dejar

• scotch sth (down)

• He scotched the book on the table.

  Él puso el libro sobre la mesa.

to cut or trim something, especially with a knife

cortar, recortar

• scotch sth

• She scotched the edges of the paper.

  Ella recortó los bordes del papel.

a stamp used to show that a package has been paid for and is ready to be sent

sello postal, sello de franqueo

Collocations Scotch stamp

• The package had a Scotch stamp on it.

  El paquete tenía un sello postal en él.