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tju:b1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) tubo, tubería2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) trompa3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; (also adjective) a tube train/station.) metro4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) tubo•- tubing- tubular
tube n tuboEl metro de Londres se llama, familiarmente, the Tubetr[tjʊːb]1 (pipe, container) tubo2 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL cámara de aire1 la televisión nombre femenino1 (underground) el metrotube ['tu:b, 'tju:b] n1) pipe: tubo m2) : tubo m (de dentífrico, etc.)4) : tubo m (de un aparato electrónico)5) : trompa f (en anatomía)n.• metro s.m.n.• caño s.m.• cañuto s.m.• cañón s.m.• cámara de un neumático s.f.• trompa s.f.• tubo s.m.tuːb, tjuːb1) (pipe, container) tubo mto go down the tube(s) — (colloq) venirse* abajo, irse* al traste (fam)
2) ( television) (esp AmE colloq)3) ( London underground railway) (BrE colloq)the tube — el metro, el subte (Arg)
[tjuːb]let's go by tube — vamos en metro or (Arg) en subte
1. N1) [of toothpaste, paint etc] tubo m ; (Anat) trompa f ; [of tyre] cámara f de aire; [of television] tubo m ; (US) [of radio] lámpara fto go down the tube —
2)the tube — (US) * (=television) la tele *
3) (=London underground) metro m2.CPDtube station N — (Brit) estación f de metro
tube top N — (US) camiseta f tubo
tube train N — tren m del metro
* * *[tuːb, tjuːb]1) (pipe, container) tubo mto go down the tube(s) — (colloq) venirse* abajo, irse* al traste (fam)
2) ( television) (esp AmE colloq)3) ( London underground railway) (BrE colloq)the tube — el metro, el subte (Arg)
let's go by tube — vamos en metro or (Arg) en subte
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2 inner tube
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3 suction
1) (the action of sucking.) succión2) (the process of creating a vacuum by reducing air pressure on the surface of a liquid so that it can be drawn up into a tube etc, or between two surfaces, eg a rubber disc and a wall, so that they stick together.) succióntr['sʌkʃən]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsuction cup ventosasuction pump bomba de aspiraciónsuction ['sʌkʃən] n: succión fn.• aspirante s.m.,f.• de succión s.m.• succión s.f.'sʌkʃənmass noun succión f; (of water, air etc) aspiración f['sʌkʃǝn]1.N succión f, aspiración fby suction — por succión or aspiración
2.CPDsuction cup N — ventosa f
suction disc N, suction pad N — ventosa f
suction pump N — bomba f de aspiración, bomba f de succión
suction valve N — válvula f de aspiración
* * *['sʌkʃən]mass noun succión f; (of water, air etc) aspiración f -
4 tyre
(a thick, rubber, usually air-filled strip around the edge of the wheel of a car, bicycle etc: The tyres of this car don't have enough air in them.) neumáticotyre n neumáticotr[taɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 neumáticon.• calce s.m.• goma s.f.• llanta (Automóvil) s.f.• neumático (Automóvil) s.m.taɪr, 'taɪə(r) = tire (US) ['taɪǝ(r)]1.N [of car, bus, bicycle etc] neumático m (Sp), llanta f (LAm), caucho m (S. Cone); (=outer cover) cubierta f; (=inner tube) cámara f (de aire); [of cart] llanta f, calce m; [of pram] rueda f de gomato have a burst/flat tyre — tener una rueda pinchada or (Mex) ponchada
2.CPDtyre burst N — pinchazo m, reventón m
tyre gauge N — medidor m de presión
tyre lever N — palanca f para desmontar neumáticos
tyre marks NPL — marcas fpl de neumático
tyre pressure N — presión f de los neumáticos
tyre valve N — válvula f de neumático
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5 hose
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1) ((also hosepipe) a rubber, plastic etc tube which bends and which is used to carry water etc: a garden hose; a fireman's hose.) manguera2) (an older word for stockings or socks: woollen hose.) medias; calzas
2. verb(to apply water to by means of a hose: I'll go and hose the garden/car.) regar con manguera- hosiery- hose reel
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hose n mangueratr[həʊz]1 (pipe) manguera1 regar, lavar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL————————tr[həʊz]hose nn.• calceta s.f.• manga s.f.• manguera s.f.v.• regar v.• regar con manguera v.həʊz2) ( Clothing) (+ pl vb)a) ( socks) (dated) calcetines mpl, medias fpl (AmL)b) ( tights) (Hist, Theat) calzas fpl, malla fc) (AmE) pantyhose•Phrasal Verbs:[hǝʊz]N- hose out* * *[həʊz]2) ( Clothing) (+ pl vb)a) ( socks) (dated) calcetines mpl, medias fpl (AmL)b) ( tights) (Hist, Theat) calzas fpl, malla fc) (AmE) pantyhose•Phrasal Verbs:
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inner tube — noun (C) 1 the air filled rubber tube inside a tyre 2 go inner tubing AmE to ride on an inner tube either on water or down a snow covered hill … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
inner tube — noun Date: 1894 an inflatable usually ring shaped rubber tube designed for use inside a pneumatic tire … New Collegiate Dictionary
inner tube — noun An inflatable rubber tube inserted into the casing of a pneumatic tyre / tire … Wiktionary