balk

1. To be unwilling to do something; to refuse to proceed or do or allow something, either in general or only temporarily.

   balked at paying a day's wages for a pencil; he said he would buy her one, but when he saw the price, he balked

2. (особенно)To stop short and refuse to go on or do something (such as jump).

   The horse balked.

   verweigern, stoppen, scheuen

   refuse to comply

3. To move fitfully, stopping frequently.

4. To leave or make a balk or balks (ridges) in; to leave a ridge in by leaving partly unploughed.

5. To stop, check, block (by or as if by an obstacle); to hinder, impede, thwart.

   verhindern, stoppen, blockieren

6. To disappoint, frustrate, or check.

   to balk expectation

7. (непереходный)To make a balk, a deceptive motion to deceive another player.

8. (устаревшее, possibly)To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

9. (устаревшее, possibly)To pass over or by (either by chance or intentionally); to avoid in passing.

10. To pass over or by (either by chance or intentionally); to avoid in passing.

    (устаревшее, possibly)To omit, miss, or overlook by chance, error, or inadvertance.

    übergehen

11. (устаревшее, possibly)To miss intentionally; to avoid, ignore, or shun.

    vermeiden

12. To refuse or fail to use (something), either through error or intentionally.

    (устаревшее, possibly)To refuse (something).

1. The police balked the criminal's escape.

   Полиция упустила преступника.

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2. The horse balked at the jump.

   Лошадь заартачилась перед барьером.

   deDas Pferd scheute am Hindernis.

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3. He balked at the suggestion that he give ten percent of his income to charity.

   Он не согласился с предложением отдавать десять процентов от собственного дохода на благотворительность.

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4. The horse balked and threw the tall rider.

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5. Iran balks at release of American woman.

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