hack (2) — EN↔ES

hack2

/AmE hæk

, BrE hak

noun

1 (derogatory) (writer) escritorzuelo m/escritorzuela f (derogatory); (journalist) gacetillero m/gacetillera f (derogatory)

he was just another film hack era otro directorcillo cualquiera;

(before noun) ‹writer› de pacotilla; ‹writing/work› de poca monta, pedestre

hack reporter reportero m or /reportera f or

2 (Riding)

a (horse) (for riding) caballo m de silla; (for hire) caballo m de alquiler

b (worn-out horse) jaco m, jamelgo m

c (ride) (British) paseo m a caballo

3 (US informal)

a (taxi driver) taxista mf; tachero m/tachera f (River Plate informal); ruletero m/ruletera f (Mexico informal)

b (taxi) taxi m; tacho m (River Plate) (informal)

intransitive verb

1 (US informal) (drive taxi) trabajar de taxista; currelar de taxista (Spain) (informal); ruletear (Mexico) (informal)

2 (British) (Riding) pasear a caballo, cabalgar