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