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US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɑks/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(soks)

From sock (n):

socks: npl (All usages)

sox: npl (Sometimes used commercially or informally)

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Inglés	Español
sock n	often plural (clothing)	calcetín nm
(AmL)	media nf
Emily is wearing red socks.
Emily lleva calcetines rojos.
Emily lleva medias rojas.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
sock n	informal (punch, blow)	golpe nm
puñetazo nm
(coloquial)	trompada nf
(AR, UY: coloquial)	piña nf
A sock to the nose sent the man to the ground.
Un golpe en la nariz mandó al hombre al suelo.
sock [sb/sth]⇒ vtr	informal (hit)	golpear⇒ vtr
pegarle a vi + prep
darle un puñetazo a loc verb + prep
Josh socked the man who had insulted him on the jaw.
Josh golpeó en la mandíbula al hombre que lo había insultado.
sock n as adj	US, informal (performance, etc.: very successful)	muy exitoso loc adj
The singer gave a sock performance, belting out a medley of show tunes.
El cantante tuvo una actuación muy exitosa en la que entonó una mezcla de canciones de musicales.
sock n	US, informal ([sth] very successful: performance, etc.)	éxito nm
The singer's performance was a sock; she was greeted with thunderous applause.
La actuación de la cantante fue un éxito: fue aplaudida con estruendo.

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Locuciones verbales
Inglés	Español
sock [sth] away, sock away [sth] vtr phrasal sep	US (save, reserve for future)	guardar⇒ vtr
ahorrar⇒ vtr
sock [sb] in, sock in [sb] vtr phrasal sep	US, dated, often passive (weather: trap indoors)	atrapar en vtr + prep

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
ankle sock n	usually plural (short sock)	media corta nf + adj
media hasta el tobillo nf + loc adj
(AR)	soquete nm
bobby sock n	usually plural (girls' ankle sock)	calcetín tobillero nm + adj
(AR)	soquete, zoquete nm
(MX, coloquial)	tines nmpl
You can't wear a poodle skirt without the bobby socks and oxford shoes.
No puedes usar esa falda sin los calcetines tobilleros y los zapatos guillermina.
crew sock n	US, usually plural (sports sock)	calcetines de deporte nmpl + loc adj
(AmL)	medias deportivas nfpl + adj
The label on the package said "crew socks", but I'd always just called them "socks".
La etiqueta decía "calcetines de deporte", pero yo siempre los he llamado "calcetines".
hockey sock n	usually plural (hockey player's leg protector) (AR)	canilleras de hockey grupo nom
knee sock n	usually plural (knee-high sock)	calcetines altos nmpl + adj
calcetines hasta la rodilla nmpl + loc adj
medias tres cuartos nfpl + loc adj
It's not everyone who can look stylish in shorts and knee socks.
No todos pueden lucir con estilo unos shorts con calcetines altos.
padded sock n	usually plural (cushioned woollen foot garment)	media acojinada nf + adj
calceta acojinada nf + adj
(MX)	calcetín acojinado nm + adj
pop sock, popsock n	UK, usually plural (knee-length nylon stocking)	media de nylon hasta la rodilla nf + loc adj
put a sock in it v expr	figurative, informal (stop talking) (coloquial)	cerrar el pico, cerrar la boca loc verb
callarse⇒ v prnl
sock it to [sb] v expr	slang (do [sth] with great force or impact)	mostrarle a alguien quién es uno loc verb + prep
(coloquial)	darle con todo a alguien loc verb + prep
sock puppet n	(figure made from a sock)	títere de media grupo nom
títere de calcetín grupo nom
sockpuppet n	figurative (fraudulent online identity)	impostor, impostora nm, nf
(voz inglesa)	sockpupper n común
sweat sock n	usually plural (thick sports sock)	media deportiva nf + adj
tube sock n	usually plural (clothing)	calcetín nm
media nf
windsock, wind sock, air sock, wind sleeve n	(fabric tube used as wind vane)	manga de viento nf + loc adj
cono de viento nm + loc adj

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Synonyms: hose, hosiery, stockings, sock, bedsocks, more...

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