baulk nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di baulk nel dizionario inglese»italiano

baulk

baulk → balk

Vedi anche: balk

I.balk [ingl brit bɔːlk, bɔːk, ingl am bɔk] SOST

1. balk (beam):

balk

trave m

2. balk ingl am (in baseball):

balk

= ritardo nel lancio per innervosire l'avversario

II.balk [ingl brit bɔːlk, bɔːk, ingl am bɔk] VB vb trans

balk plan, intention:

balk

ostacolare, intralciare

to be balked of leadership, chance

essere privato di

III.balk [ingl brit bɔːlk, bɔːk, ingl am bɔk] VB vb intr

1. balk person:

balk

tentennare, titubare

to balk at risk, cost, prospect

tirarsi indietro di fronte a

she balked at spending so much

era riluttante a spendere così tanto

he balked at the idea

era riluttante all'idea

2. balk ingl am (in baseball):

balk pitcher:

= ritardare il lancio della palla per innervosire l'avversario

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

Many people baulked against the moral diktats of church and state in the economic realm.

en.wikipedia.org

A variant of the baulk road can still be seen today on many older under-bridges where no ballast was provided.

en.wikipedia.org

Even the biggest meat eaters might baulk at a challenge to eat a gut-busting 8in burger with chips and a shake.

www.irishmirror.ie

Most historians baulk at the thought because there is nothing firm for them to hold on to, nothing certain and therefore nothing indisputably true.

www.ft.com

How can an organisation at the heart of the democratic system baulk at deploying democracy in ordering its own affairs?

www.independent.ie

In its original form it was only about 4in mm deep and was used on baulk road interchangeably with bridge rail.

en.wikipedia.org

The companies and their tax advisers baulk at even the mention of the words "tax avoidance".

theconversation.com

In other cases some doctors baulk at the prospect of discussing death or patients are simply not told what support is available.

www.dailymail.co.uk

And although generations of planners have devised education programmes which mirror those of the developed world, our teachers baulk.

jamaica-gleaner.com

But there are those who baulk at that, who are simply overwhelmed by it all and start to devalue further education.

www.telegraph.co.uk