cut in line

/kʌt ɪn laɪn/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. colarse en la fila

    • He cut in line at the store.

      Se coló en la fila de la tienda.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

jump the queue

cut in line and jump the queue are close synonyms, both meaning to go ahead of others unfairly; cut in line is more American, jump the queue more British.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa cut in line?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He cut in ___ at the store.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a cut in line?

noun

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