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balked

UK
/bɔːkt/
US
/bɑːkt/

Traduzioni

balkverb

balked

Past Simple

balked
Past Simple
balked
Past Participle
balking
Gerund
UK
/bɔːk/
US
/bɑːk/
She balked at the high price of the concert tickets.
Elle a hésité devant le prix élevé des billets de concert.
refuserQuand il s'agit d'un cheval ou d'une personne qui s'arrête net.
The horse balked at the jump.
Le cheval a refusé de sauter l'obstacle.
The sudden rainstorm balked their plans for a picnic.
L'orage soudain a entravé leurs projets de pique-nique.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
rechignerSurtout à l'idée d'accepter quelque chose.
balkBaseball.
Sinonimi
hesitate
refuse
flinch
shy away
draw back
resist
Contrari
agree
accept
advance
assist
continue

Definizioni

balkverb
To hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking.
She balked at the high price of the concert tickets.
To stop short and refuse to proceed.
The horse balked at the jump, refusing to go over it.
To thwart or hinder a plan or person.
The sudden rainstorm balked their plans for a picnic.
In baseball, to commit an illegal motion as a pitcher, allowing base runners to advance.
The pitcher balked twice in the ninth inning, moving both runners into scoring position.
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