rake

Inflections of 'rake' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
rake n	(gardening tool)	rastrillo nm
	Paul is using a rake to level the soil.
	Paul está usando un rastrillo para nivelar la tierra.
rake [sth]⇒ vtr	(leaves)	amontonar⇒ vtr
		juntar⇒ vtr
		rastrillar⇒ vtr
		barrer⇒ vtr
	Harriet is raking the leaves into a pile.
	Harriet está amontonando las hojas.
rake [sth] vtr	(smooth or level [sth])	aplanar⇒ vtr
	David raked the vegetable plot, ready for planting.
	David aplanó la tierra de la huerta, dejándola lista para plantar.
rake⇒ vi	(use a rake)	rastrillar⇒ vi
	(con rastrillo)	barrer⇒ vi
	Charlie is raking in the garden.
	Charlie está rastrillando en el jardín.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
rake n	dated (licentious person)	vividor nm
		libertino nm
		calavera nm
	Sophia had to admit that her son was a rake.
	Sofía tenía que admitir que su hijo era un vividor.
rake n	(slope)	desnivel nm
		inclinación nf
	The rake of the floor was such that if you dropped a pencil, it would roll away to the opposite wall.
	El desnivel del suelo era tal, que si tirabas un lápiz, rodaba hasta la otra pared.
rake through [sth] vi + prep	figurative (examine)	inspeccionar⇒ vtr
		examinar⇒ vtr
	The detective raked through the evidence, looking for clues.
	El detective inspeccionó la evidencia, buscando pistas.
rake through [sth] vi + prep	figurative (search)	revolver⇒ vtr
	(formal)	rebuscar⇒ vtr
	I raked through my bag, looking for my keys.
	Revolví mi bolso buscando mis llaves.
rake [sth]⇒ vtr	(scratch or scrape with fingers)	rascar⇒ vtr
		arañar⇒ vtr
	Imogen raked Neil's face with her nails.
	Imogen le rascó la cara a Neil con las uñas.
rake [sth] vtr	(with bullets) (figurado)	barrer⇒ vtr
	(figurado)	rociar⇒ vtr
	The squadron raked the building with bullets.
	El escuadrón barrió el edificio a balazos.

Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
rake [sth] in, rake in [sth] vtr phrasal sep	figurative, informal (gather, accumulate) (figurado, coloquial)	amasar⇒ vtr
	(figurado, coloquial)	juntar a paladas loc verb
	(AR, figurado, coloquial)	levantarla en pala loc verb
	Since he started his new job he's been raking in the money.
	Desde que empezó el nuevo trabajo está amasando una fortuna.
rake [sth] out, rake out [sth] vtr phrasal sep	(clear using a rake)	atizar⇒ vtr
	Linda raked out the fire.
rake over [sth] vtr phrasal insep	(think about continuously)	obsesionarse con v prnl + prep
		no parar de pensar en expr
rake [sth] up, rake up [sth] vtr phrasal sep	(clear with a rake)	rastrillar⇒ vtr
		pasar el rastrillo loc verb
	It's a lot of work raking up fallen leaves at this time of year.
	Da trabajo rastrillar las hojas en esta época del año.
rake [sth] up, rake up [sth] vtr phrasal sep	figurative, informal (bring to notice: [sth] from the past) (figurado)	airear⇒ vtr
	(figurado)	ventilar⇒ vtr
	(figurado)	desempolvar⇒ vtr
	(figurado)	desenterrar⇒ vtr
	He seems to enjoy raking up old family scandals.
	Parece que le gusta airear viejos escándalos familiares.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
drag [sb] over the coals, rake [sb] over the coals, haul [sb] over the coals v expr	figurative, informal, often passive (reprimand [sb]) (AR)	retar a vtr + prep
		regañar a vtr + prep
horse rake	(agriculture) (agricultura)	arado tirado por caballos nm + loc adj
rake-off n	figurative, informal (share, amount taken illegally)	pedazo nm
		tajada nf

'rake' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

Spanish:

Collocations: [even, smooth] the [soil, surface] with a rake, use a rake to [even] the [soil], use a rake to gather [weeds, dead leaves], more...

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