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enrolar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • coil noun Something wound into a spiral or helix shape.
  • dilly dally verb To waste time by moving too slowly or by being unable to make up your mind.
  • have verb To own or possess something.
  • reel noun A cylindrical device on which thread, film, cable, or fishing line is wound.
  • slack adj Loose; not pulled tight.
  • stall noun A small stand or booth where goods are sold, as in a market.
  • trick noun An action meant to deceive, fool, or outsmart someone.
  • wind noun The natural movement of air, especially a noticeable current outdoors.

Senses

enrolar is used for these senses in English:

  • beat around the bush (idiomatic) To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally.
  • beat around the bush (idiomatic) To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant.
  • have (informal, often passive, transitive) To trick, to deceive.
  • pull the wool over someone's eyes (informal, idiom) To deceive someone.
  • reel To wind on a reel.
  • roll up (transitive) To make something into a particular shape, especially cylindrical or fold-like.
  • slack (obsolete) To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.
  • stall (transitive) To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.

coil — full definition

  1. noun Something wound into a spiral or helix shape.
  2. verb To wind something into rings or loops.
  3. noun A T-shaped or hormonal intrauterine device used for contraception.

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