boot

• Sustantivo que designa un tipo de calzado que cubre el pie y a menudo llega hasta el tobillo o la pantorrilla, o el compartimento de un vehículo para guardar objetos.

A noun referring to a type of footwear that covers the foot and often extends up the ankle or leg, or a compartment in a vehicle for storage.

1. FootwearA1formal

   A type of shoe that covers the foot and often the ankle or lower leg.

   Bota (calzado)

   • She wore leather boots in the winter.
   • He laced up his hiking boots before the trail.
   • The soldier polished his boots every morning.

2. Car trunk (British)A2formalbritish

   The storage compartment at the back of a car.

   Maletero

   • He put the shopping bags in the boot of the car.
   • The spare tire is stored in the boot.
   • She opened the boot to load the luggage.

   Sinónimosluggage compartmenttrunk

3. B1informal

   A hard kick, especially one that causes someone to fall or be thrown.

   patada fuerte

   • He gave the ball a good boot down the field.
   • The player received a boot to the shin during the match.
   • She delivered a swift boot to the door to open it.

   Sinónimoskick

• Verbo usado para designar la acción de iniciar un ordenador u otro dispositivo electrónico, o para indicar una patada fuerte con el pie.

A verb used to indicate the act of starting up a computer or other electronic device, or to kick something forcefully.

1. B1formalIT

   To start or restart a computer system, loading the operating system.

   Arrancar (un computador)

   • I need to boot my laptop to check my emails.
   • The system takes a few minutes to boot up.
   • He booted the computer from a USB drive.

   Sinónimosbootstrapbring upinitializestartstart up

   Antónimoshaltshutdown

2. Kick forcefullyB1informal

   To kick something or someone with force, often using the foot.

   Patear con fuerza

   • He booted the ball across the field.
   • She booted the door open in anger.
   • The player booted the ball into the goal.

   Sinónimoskickpunt

3. Dismiss or ejectB2informal

   To force someone to leave a place or job, often abruptly.

   echar

   • The manager booted him out of the office for being late.
   • They booted the troublemaker from the club.
   • He was booted from the team after the argument.

   Sinónimoscandismissejectevictexpelfirekick outoustsackthrow out

   Antónimosadmitemployhireretainwelcome

Variantes phrasalboot out