kick

• Sustantivo que designa el golpe dado con el pie o la acción de golpear con el pie, a menudo con fuerza.

A noun referring to a strike or blow delivered with the foot, or the act of striking with the foot.

1. Strike with footA2formal

   A blow or strike delivered with the foot.

   Patada

   • He gave the ball a powerful kick.
   • The player's kick sent the ball into the goal.
   • She received a kick to the shin during the game.

   Sinónimosbootpunt

2. Thrill or excitementB1informal

   A feeling of excitement, pleasure, or enjoyment.

   emoción, placer o entusiasmo

   • He gets a kick out of watching old movies.
   • She did it just for kicks.
   • The roller coaster gave me a real kick.

   Sinónimosbuzzchargeenjoymentexcitementhighpleasurerushthrill

   Antónimosapathyboredomennui

3. B2informal

   A strong effect or impact, especially from a substance or experience.

   efecto o impacto fuerte

   • This chili has a real kick to it.
   • The coffee had a strong kick of caffeine.
   • The speech had a political kick that surprised the audience.

   Sinónimosbiteimpactjoltpunchstingwallop

• Verbo que se usa para indicar golpear con el pie a alguien o algo, así como para expresar el inicio o un efecto intenso de una acción.

A verb used to indicate the act of striking something with the foot, or to express the start or forceful effect of an action.

1. Strike with footA1formal

   To strike or hit something with the foot.

   patear

   • He kicked the ball across the field.
   • She kicked the door open in frustration.
   • The child kicked his legs in the air.

   Sinónimosbootpunt

2. Stop a habitB2informal

   To give up or stop doing something, especially a bad habit.

   Dejar un hábito

   • He finally kicked his smoking habit.
   • She decided to kick caffeine for a month.
   • I need to kick my addiction to social media.

   Sinónimosabandonbreakceasedropgive upquitstop

   Antónimosacquireadoptcultivatedevelopembrace

3. Start or activateB2informal

   To start something, often a process or mechanism.

   poner en marcha, activar

   • The engine kicked into gear.
   • The campaign will kick off next week.
   • He kicked the machine to get it working again.

   Sinónimosactivatebegininitiatekick offlaunchset offstarttrigger

   Antónimosceasedeactivateendhaltshut offstopterminateturn off

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