| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| hook [sb] into [sth] vtr + prep | US, figurative, informal (persuade) | convencer a alguien de que haga algo loc verb |
| | (con halagos) | engatusar a alguien para que haga algo loc verb |
| | I didn't intend to go out drinking but my buddies hooked me into it. |
| | No pensaba ir de copas, pero mis amigos me convencieron de que lo hiciera. |
| hook [sb] into doing [sth] vtr + prep | US, figurative, informal (persuade to do) | convencer a alguien de que haga algo loc verb |
| | (con halagos) | engatusar a alguien para que haga algo loc verb |
| | Max hooked his friend into driving him to the airport. |
| | Max convenció a su amigo de que lo llevara al aeropuerto. |
| hook n | (ball movement) | comba nf |
| | (golf) | lanzamiento en arco nm + loc adj |
| | The player used a hook to get around the defender. |
| | El jugador pateó una comba para rodear al defensor. |
| hook n | (hit with fist) (boxeo) | gancho nm |
| | Hank has a strong right hook, you'll want to avoid that. |
| | Hank tiene un fuerte gancho derecho, vas a querer evitarlo. |
| hook n | (on letter "J") (letra) | gancho nm |
| | | rabillo nm |
| | The letter had a hook at the end. |
| | La letra tenía un gancho al final. |
| hook n | figurative ([sth] to create interest) (figurado) | gancho nm |
| | | anzuelo nm |
| | The salesman had a good hook, but couldn't close any deals. |
| | The hook needs to be in the first paragraph of your article. |
| | El vendedor tenía buen gancho, pero no pudo cerrar ningún trato. |
| hook n | (tool used in crochet) | ganchillo nm |
| | | aguja de crochet, aguja de croché nf + loc adj |
| | Crochet lace is made with a very small hook. |
| | El crochet se hace con un ganchillo pequeño. |
| hook n | (musical phrase) | gancho nm |
| | A good pop song needs a catchy hook. |
| hook⇒ vi | (road: move in a hook) (camino, carretera) | curvarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The road hooks around the hill and then hits an intersection. |
| | La ruta se curva alrededor de la montaña y luego llega a una intersección. |
| hook vtr | (ball movement: curve) (fútbol) | patear en comba loc verb |
| | | lanzar en arco loc verb |
| | The player hooked the ball around the goalie into the goal. |
| | El jugador pateó en comba la pelota, que rodeó al arquero y entró al arco. |
| hook vtr | (steal) (coloquial) | afanar⇒ vtr |
| | | robar⇒ vtr |
| | The burglar hooked some of the jewelry before the police arrived. |
| | Los ladrones afanaron joyas antes de que llegue la policía. |
| hook [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative, informal (secure as romantic partner) | enganchar a vtr + prep |
hook in [sb],
hook [sb] in vtr + prep | (attach to harness, etc.) | engancharse⇒ v prnl |
| | | asegurarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The climbing instructor hooked me in and I started up the cliff. |
| | El instructor de escalada me enganchó y empecé a subir el risco. |
hook on [sth],
hook [sth] on vtr phrasal sep | (put a hook into [sth]) | enganchar⇒ vtr |
| | | poner un gancho loc verb |
| | The angler hooked on the bait and cast his rod. |
| Locuciones verbales |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| get hooked on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, slang (become addicted to [sth]) | estar completamente enganchado a loc verb |
| | He'd gotten hooked on the new video game. |
| | Está completamente enganchado al nuevo videojuego. |
| | | volverse adicto a loc verb |
| | Se ha vuelto adicto a ese videojuego. |
| | | enviciarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Se ha enviciado con ese videojuego. |
| | | engancharse⇒ v prnl |
| | Se ha enganchado con ese videojuego. |
| hook into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (computing: connect to) | conectarse a algo loc verb |
| | I'm trying to hook into the local area network. |
| | Estoy intentando conectarme a la red local. |
| | (coloquial) | engancharse a algo loc verb |
| | Estoy intentando engancharme a la red local. |
| hook into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | US, informal, figurative (access) | acceder a vi + prep |
| | | entrar a vi + prep |
| | If we could find a way to hook into the club's records, we could find out who was responsible. |
| | Si pudiéramos encontrar una forma de acceder a los registros del club, podríamos encontrar al responsable. |
hook [sth/sb] up,
hook [sb/sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (connect, attach) | conectar a vtr + prep |
| | (informal) | enganchar a vtr + prep |
| | | conectar, enganchar |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | The nurse hooked the patient up to a machine to monitor his heart rate. |
| | La enfermera conectó al paciente a una máquina para medir su frecuencia cardíaca. |
hook [sth/sb] up to [sth],
hook [sb/sth] up to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (connect, attach) | conectar a vtr + prep |
| | (informal) | enganchar a vtr + prep |
| | I had to hire an expert to hook up my computer to the office network. |
| | Tuve que contratar un experto para conectar mi ordenador a la red de la oficina. |
| hook up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (form a connection) | empezar a salir loc verb |
| | (figurado, informal) | engancharse⇒ v prnl |
| | My wife and I first hooked up when we were in high school. |
| | Mi mujer y yo empezamos a salir cuando estábamos en la secundaria. |
| hook up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (engage in sexual activity) | acostarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (ES: coloquial) | enrollarse⇒ v prnl |
| | I wouldn't say Charlie and I are dating, but we have hooked up a few times. |
| | No diría que Charlie y yo estamos saliendo, pero nos hemos acostado un par de veces. |
| hook up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (become friends) | hacerse amigo loc verb |
| | | engancharse con v prnl + prep |
| | Jenny and Tom hooked up at university 20 years ago, and they have been friends ever since. |
| hook up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (make contact) | ponerse en contacto con loc verb |
| | | verse con v prnl + prep |
| | Whenever I'm in Paris, I hook up with my old schoolfriend Elise. |
| hook up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (engage in sexual activity with) | acostarse con alguien v prnl + prep |
| | (ES: coloquial) | enrollarse con alguien v prnl + prep |
| | Taylor didn't go out with David; she hooked up with him a couple of times, that's all. |
| hook [sb] up with [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (put [sb] in touch with a person or group) | conectar a alguien con vtr + prep |
| | | poner a alguien en contacto con vtr + loc prep |
| | The social worker put me in touch with a support group for carers. |