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EN↔ESrack (1)

rack (1)

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rack1
/AmE ræk , BrE rak /
A
noun
1 (shelf) estante m; (for letters, documents) organizador m; (for baggage) rejilla f, portaequipajes m
bottle rack botellero m
clothes rack perchero m
tie rack corbatero m
drying rack tendedero m
see also bicycle, magazine A1etc
2 (in pool, snooker) triángulo m
3 (for torture) potro m (de tortura)
B
transitive verb
1 (shake) (often passive) sacudir to be racked with sth:
to be racked with pain sufrir dolores atroces
to be racked with doubt/guilt estar atormentado por la duda/el remordimiento
2 racking present participle ‹cough› convulsivo; ‹sobs› incontrolable
Idioms
to be on the rack estar pasando las de Caín
to go to rack and ruin venirse abajo
Phrasal Verb:
v + o + adv, v + adv + o
acumular