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flank

/flæŋk/ verbo C1

En español: flanquear, estar flanqueado, estar al flanco, ladear

  1. To attack the flank(s) of. (transitive)
  2. To defend the flank(s) of. (transitive)
  3. To place to the side(s) of. (transitive)
  4. To be placed to the side(s) of something (usually in terms of two objects, one on each side). (intransitive)

He/she/it flanks · Pasado flanked · Participio pasado flanked · Forma en -ing flanking

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Participio pasado
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De la biblioteca

The Mouse peeped out, crept furtively up his flank, and again biting him, retreated to his hole.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 51 · B2
But before doing so I took a stroll in the curious old-world garden which flanked the house.
The Valley of Fear, p. 62 · C1
Having finished his scrutiny, he proceeded slowly down the path, or rather down the fringe of grass which flanked the path, keeping his eyes riveted upon the ground.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 27 · B2
Cases of butterflies and moths flanked each side of the entrance.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 80 · B2

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