troll

BrE /trɒl/ AmE /trɔːl/

noun / verb en → es

1 PERSON ONLINE [singular] B2

a person who tries to upset or annoy other people online by posting rude, offensive, or silly messages

trolleo, persona que molesta en línea

  • be a troll

Collocations internet troll · cyberbully troll

  • He was banned from the forum for being a troll.

    Fue prohibido del foro por ser un trolleo.

2 ACT OF TROLLING [singular] B2

the act of trying to upset or annoy other people online by posting rude, offensive, or silly messages

trolleo, molestar en línea

  • do some trolling

Collocations online trolling · cyberbullying trolling

  • She was accused of doing a lot of trolling.

    Ella fue acusada de hacer mucho trolleo.

3 FISH [singular] C1

a large fish that lives in the sea and is often caught for food

tollo, pez lobo

  • catch a troll

Collocations deep-sea troll · commercial troll fishing

  • They caught a large troll off the coast.

    Capturaron un gran tollo cerca de la costa.

4 LEGENDARY CREATURE [singular] C1

a legendary creature in Scandinavian folklore, often depicted as a large ugly man who lives alone and likes to play tricks on people

trolleo, criatura legendaria

  • be a troll

Collocations Scandinavian troll · legendary mountain troll

  • In the story, there was a troll living in the mountains.

    En la historia, había un trolleo viviendo en las montañas.

5 VERB - ONLINE [transitive] B2

to post rude or offensive messages online in order to upset or annoy other people

trollear, molestar en línea

  • troll somebody

Collocations troll someone online · troll a forum

  • He trolls people on social media.

    Trollea a gente en redes sociales.

6 VERB - FISH [transitive] C1

to fish for large sea fish using long lines or nets

tolar, pescar tollos

  • troll for something

Collocations deep-sea trolling · commercial troll fishing

  • They went out to troll for fish.

    Salieron a pescar tollos.

7 VERB - LEGENDARY [transitive] C1

to play tricks on people, as in the stories about trolls

trollear, hacer travesuras

  • troll somebody

Collocations legendary troll tricks · playful troll pranks

  • The story says that trolls used to troll travelers.

    La historia dice que los trolleos solían hacer travesuras a los viajeros.

8 VERB - DRAW [transitive] C1

to draw or paint something slowly and carefully, often in a long line

dibujar lentamente, pintar con detalle

  • troll for something

Collocations careful troll drawing · slow troll painting

  • She trolls a picture of the landscape.

    Ella dibuja lentamente un paisaje.