skulk

[EE. UU.]/skʌlk/
[Reino Unido]/skʌlk/
Frecuencia: Muy alto

Traducción

vi. acechar; esconderse sigilosamente; evadir responsabilidad
n. uno que se esconde; uno que evade responsabilidad; uno que se escabulle
Word Forms
Pluralskulks
Tercera persona singularskulks
Participio pasadoskulked
Gerundioskulking
Pasadoskulked

Frases y colocaciones

skulk around

merodear

skulk away

alejarse sigilosamente

Oraciones de ejemplo

don't skulk outside the door like a spy!.

¿No te quedes acechando fuera de la puerta como un espía!

he spent most of his time skulking about the corridors.

Pasaba la mayor parte del tiempo acechando por los pasillos.

Faramir: And where is your skulking friend? That gangrel creature. He had an ill-favored look.

Faramir: ¿Y dónde está tu amigo que acecha? Esa criatura de aspecto sombrío. Tenía un aspecto poco agradable.

" he whispered to his mother, "and look how Skulker has bitten her - how her foot bleeds!"

", susurró a su madre, "mira cómo Skulker la ha mordido - mira cómo sangra el pie!"

and I left her, as merry as she could be, dividing her food between the little dog and Skulker, whose nose she pinched as he ate;

y la dejé, tan alegre como pudo estarlo, dividiendo su comida entre el pequeño perro y Skulker, cuyo hocico pellizcó mientras comía;

The thief tried to skulk in the shadows.

El ladrón intentó esconderse en las sombras.

He was caught skulking around the building.

Lo pillaron acechando alrededor del edificio.

The spy skulked behind enemy lines.

El espía se escondió tras las líneas enemigas.

She could see him skulking in the bushes.

Podía verlo acechando entre los arbustos.

The cat skulked around the house, looking for mice.

El gato se escondió alrededor de la casa, buscando ratones.

He always seemed to skulk away when things got tough.

Siempre parecía desaparecer cuando las cosas se ponían difíciles.

The criminal skulked in the alley, waiting for his next victim.

El criminal se escondió en el callejón, esperando a su próxima víctima.

She felt a sense of unease as she watched the figure skulk in the distance.

Sintió una sensación de inquietud mientras veía a la figura acechar a lo lejos.

The detective noticed the suspect skulking near the crime scene.

El detective notó al sospechoso acechando cerca de la escena del crimen.

It's not wise to skulk around in the dark alleyways.

No es prudente esconderse en los callejones oscuros.

Ejemplos del mundo real

Ove keeps an eye on them as they skulk off.

Fuente: A man named Ove decides to die.

Skulking through the wilderness like a phantom, creeping stealthily through the underbrush.

Fuente: We Bare Bears

See them out there, skulking around?

Fuente: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

It's a hard thing to skulk and starve in the heather.

Fuente: New Concept English Vocabulary Book 3 for Speaking

This " glamazon" who skulks around in corners with some random hot fashion guy?

Fuente: The Devil Wears Prada

Because he was skulking about in the forest, that makes me trust him even less.

Fuente: The Legend of Merlin

All the boys now ran away, and James skulked across the fields to his home.

Fuente: American Original Language Arts Third Volume

Even the sour, old Pope Innocent X began to sweeten on Bernini, as Borromini skulked unhappily through the Vatican corridors.

Fuente: The Power of Art - Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

OK, look. I will find us another place to rendezvous. But I'm not gonna skulk around forever.

Fuente: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

They skulked in an empty chamber off the entrance hall, listening, until they were sure it was deserted.

Fuente: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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