knock back

Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
knock [sb] back vtr phrasal sep	informal (impede progress of)	bloquear a vtr + prep
poner trabas a loc verb
The unexpected obstacle knocked her back and she was not able to finish on time.
El obstáculo inesperado la bloqueó y no pudo terminar a tiempo.
knock [sth] back, knock back [sth] vtr phrasal sep	informal (drink greedily)	beberse⇒, tomarse⇒ v prnl
(AmL: coloquial)	chuparse⇒ v prnl
(ES: coloquial)	soplarse⇒ v prnl
(AR, EC: coloquial)	bajarse⇒ v prnl
Charlie knocked back his beer in two gulps.
knock [sb] back [sth] vtr phrasal sep	informal, UK (cost)	sacarle a v prnl + prep
(ES, informal)	soplarle a v prnl + prep
That new car must have knocked you back a fair amount!
¡Te deben haber sacado una buena cantidad por este auto nuevo!
(figurado)	dolerle a vtr + prep
costarle a vtr + prep
¡Este auto nuevo te debe haber costado una buena cantidad!
knock-back, knockback n	informal (setback)	revés nm
The project has experienced several knock-backs in the past year, with three employees resigning.

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