Conk Meaning in English

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Definición

'Conk' can mean to faint or lose consciousness suddenly, for something (like a machine) to stop working, or, in informal slang, the nose.

Uso & Matices

'Conk out' is common for machines or people fainting ('My phone conked out'). For the nose, used mostly in humorous or old-fashioned slang ('He broke his conk'). Rare in formal English.

• Spanish: desmayarse - averiarse (máquina) - nariz (slang)
• Portuguese (BR): desmaiar - pifar (máquina) - nariz (gíria)
• Portuguese (PT): desmaiar - avariar (máquina) - nariz (gíria)
• Chinese (Simplified): 昏倒 - (机器) 死机 - 鼻子（俚语）
• Chinese (Traditional): 昏倒 - （機器）死機 - 鼻子（俚語）
• Hindi: बेहोश होना - (मशीन) बंद होना - नाक (स्लैंग)
• Arabic: يفقد الوعي - يتعطل (جهاز) - أنف (عامية)
• Bengali: অচেতন হয়ে পড়া - হঠাৎ বন্ধ হয়ে যাওয়া (যন্ত্রের জন্য) - নাক (মজার ভাষায়)
• Russian: вырубиться - сломаться (о технике) - шнобель (разг., нос)
• Japanese: 気絶する - 壊れる（機械など） - 鼻（俗語・おどけて）
• Vietnamese: ngất xỉu - ngừng hoạt động (máy móc) - mũi (tiếng lóng, hài hước)
• Korean: 기절하다 - 멈추다(기계) - 코(속어, 유머)
• Turkish: bayılmak - bozulmak (makine için) - burun (argo, espirili)
• Urdu: بے ہوش ہو جانا - اچانک بند ہونا (مشین کے لیے) - ناک (غیر رسمی/مزاحیہ انداز)
• Indonesian: pingsan - mati total (untuk mesin) - hidung (slang/lucu)

Oraciones de Ejemplo

Don't hit your conk on the door!

basic

My laptop conked out during the meeting.

basic

He conked out after running.

basic

I was so tired last night, I just conked out on the couch.

natural

If you don't charge your phone, it's going to conk out.

natural

He took a soccer ball to the conk and laughed about it.

natural