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2 balancín
m.1 seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, see-saw.2 rocking chair.3 rocker arm, rocker.4 balancing pole used by acrobats, balancing pole, balancing bar.5 minting mill.6 valve rocker.* * *1 (mecedora) rocking chair2 (columpio) seesaw3 (de motor) rocker arm4 (de volatinero) balance pole* * *SM1) (=barra) [de balanza] balance beam; [de equilibrista] balancing pole; [para llevar cargas] yoke2) [para mecerse] (=columpio) seesaw, teeter-totter (EEUU); (=mecedora) rocking chair; (=juguete) child's rocking toy3) (Mec) [en motor] rocker, rocker arm; [de carro] swingletree; [de máquina] beam4) (Náut) outrigger* * *2) ( de acróbata) balancing pole* * *= teeter-totter, seesaw [see-saw], outrigger.Ex. The article has the title ' Teeter-Totters and Tandem Bikes: A Glimpse into the World of Cross-Age Tutors'.Ex. It includes a fun, hands-on activity that lets kids test these ideas themselves using an ordinary seesaw.Ex. In the Pacific Islands, dugout canoes are fitted with outriggers for increased stability in the ocean.----* caballito balancín = rocking horse.* * *2) ( de acróbata) balancing pole* * *= teeter-totter, seesaw [see-saw], outrigger.Ex: The article has the title ' Teeter-Totters and Tandem Bikes: A Glimpse into the World of Cross-Age Tutors'.
Ex: It includes a fun, hands-on activity that lets kids test these ideas themselves using an ordinary seesaw.Ex: In the Pacific Islands, dugout canoes are fitted with outriggers for increased stability in the ocean.* caballito balancín = rocking horse.* * *A1 (mecedora) rocking chair2 (de jardín) couch hammock3 (de niños) seesaw, teeter-totter ( AmE)B (de acróbata) balancing pole* * *
balancín sustantivo masculino ( de niños) seesaw, teeter-totter (AmE)
' balancín' also found in these entries:
English:
rocking horse
- seesaw
- rocking
* * *balancín nm1. [mecedora] rocking chair2. [en el jardín] swing hammock3. [columpio] seesaw4. Aut rocker arm* * *m1 TÉC rocker2 ( mecedora) rocking chair* * *1) : rocking chair2) subibaja: seesaw* * * -
3 subibaja
m.seesaw.* * *1 seesaw* * *SM seesaw, teeter-totter (EEUU)* * *= teeter-totter, seesaw [see-saw].Ex. The article has the title ' Teeter-Totters and Tandem Bikes: A Glimpse into the World of Cross-Age Tutors'.Ex. It includes a fun, hands-on activity that lets kids test these ideas themselves using an ordinary seesaw.* * *= teeter-totter, seesaw [see-saw].Ex: The article has the title ' Teeter-Totters and Tandem Bikes: A Glimpse into the World of Cross-Age Tutors'.
Ex: It includes a fun, hands-on activity that lets kids test these ideas themselves using an ordinary seesaw.* * *seesaw* * *subibaja nmseesaw* * *subibaja nm: seesaw -
4 vaivén
m.sway, oscillation, back and forth motion, back and forth movement.Las clases reiniciaron The courses reopened.* * *1 (oscilación) swaying, swinging, to-and-fro movement; (balanceo) rocking2 (ir y venir) coming and going, bustle4 figurado (intercambio) exchange\los vaivenes de la vida figurado life's ups and downs* * *noun m.1) swing2) change, instability* * *SM1) (=balanceo) swaying; (=acción de mecerse) rocking; [de columpio] swinging; (=ir y venir) to-ing and fro-ing; [de pistón] backward and forward motion; (=sacudidas) lurching2) [de tráfico, circulación] constant movement3) [de la suerte] change of fortune4) (Pol) swing, seesaw, teeter-totter (EEUU)5) pl vaivenes (=altibajos) ups and downs, vicissitudes frm* * *masculino (de columpio, péndulo) swinging; ( de tren) rocking; ( de barco) rolling; ( de mecedora) rocking; ( de gente) toing and froing* * *= shuttling back and forth, flip-flop, seesaw [see-saw], swaying, sway.Ex. Bereday calls this type of comparison 'balanced' and describes it as 'a systematic shuttling back and forth between the areas under study'.Ex. Within this debate, there is flip-flop between those who argue for methods influenced by objectivism and those who argue for a more egalitarian approach.Ex. The data provides statistical evidence for the existence of a ' seesaw' relationship between density in spring, autumn, and the following spring.Ex. The movements of the dancers imitate the swaying of flowers in the gently rolling fields of the countryside.Ex. She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.* * *masculino (de columpio, péndulo) swinging; ( de tren) rocking; ( de barco) rolling; ( de mecedora) rocking; ( de gente) toing and froing* * *= shuttling back and forth, flip-flop, seesaw [see-saw], swaying, sway.Ex: Bereday calls this type of comparison 'balanced' and describes it as 'a systematic shuttling back and forth between the areas under study'.
Ex: Within this debate, there is flip-flop between those who argue for methods influenced by objectivism and those who argue for a more egalitarian approach.Ex: The data provides statistical evidence for the existence of a ' seesaw' relationship between density in spring, autumn, and the following spring.Ex: The movements of the dancers imitate the swaying of flowers in the gently rolling fields of the countryside.Ex: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.* * *1 (de un columpio, péndulo) swinging; (de un tren) rocking; (de un barco) rolling; (de una mecedora) rocking2 (de gente) toing and froinglos vaivenes de la fortuna the ups and downs of fortune, the swings of fortune* * *
vaivén sustantivo masculino (de columpio, péndulo) swinging;
( de tren) rocking;
( de barco) rolling;
( de mecedora) rocking;
( de gente) toing and froing
vaivén sustantivo masculino
1 (movimiento oscilante: de un cuerpo suspendido) swinging
(: de una cuna, de un tren) rocking
(: de un barco) rolling
(: de una persona) swing
2 (cambio inesperado) swing
los vaivenes de la fortuna, the ups and downs of fortune
' vaivén' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tumbo
English:
jigsaw
- swing
* * *vaivén nm1. [balanceo] [de barco] swaying, rocking;[de péndulo, columpio] swinginglos vaivenes de la economía the ups and downs of the economy* * *m to-and-fro;vaivenes pl fig ups and downs* * *1) : swinging, swaying, rocking2) : change, fluctuationlos vaivenes de la vida: life's ups and downs -
5 oscilación
f.oscillation, sway, swinging, swing.* * *1 (de precios) fluctuation2 FÍSICA oscillation* * *SF1) [de péndulo] swinging, swaying, oscillation2) [de luz] winking, blinking; [de llama] flickering3) [de precios, peso, temperatura] fluctuation4) [de parecer, pensar] hesitation, wavering* * ** * *= oscillation, flicker, flip-flop, seesaw [see-saw], swaying, sway.Ex. This is proposed to reduce the oscillation while maintaining fast response to network dynamics.Ex. Recent research suggests that screen flicker and the patterns formed by lines of text on a screen may be crucial factors in visual discomfort.Ex. Within this debate, there is flip-flop between those who argue for methods influenced by objectivism and those who argue for a more egalitarian approach.Ex. The data provides statistical evidence for the existence of a ' seesaw' relationship between density in spring, autumn, and the following spring.Ex. The movements of the dancers imitate the swaying of flowers in the gently rolling fields of the countryside.Ex. She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.* * ** * *= oscillation, flicker, flip-flop, seesaw [see-saw], swaying, sway.Ex: This is proposed to reduce the oscillation while maintaining fast response to network dynamics.
Ex: Recent research suggests that screen flicker and the patterns formed by lines of text on a screen may be crucial factors in visual discomfort.Ex: Within this debate, there is flip-flop between those who argue for methods influenced by objectivism and those who argue for a more egalitarian approach.Ex: The data provides statistical evidence for the existence of a ' seesaw' relationship between density in spring, autumn, and the following spring.Ex: The movements of the dancers imitate the swaying of flowers in the gently rolling fields of the countryside.Ex: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.* * *1 (movimiento) oscillation2 (fluctuación) fluctuationla oscilación de los precios/de la temperatura the fluctuation in prices/in temperature* * *
oscilación sustantivo femenino ( movimiento) oscillation;
( fluctuación) fluctuation
oscilación sustantivo femenino
1 (movimiento) oscillation
2 (cambio en un valor) fluctuation
' oscilación' also found in these entries:
English:
swing
* * *oscilación nf1. [de péndulo] [movimiento] swinging;[espacio recorrido] swing2. [de llama] flickering3. Fís oscillation4. [variación] fluctuation;la oscilación de los precios the fluctuation in prices* * *f oscillation; de precios fluctuation* * *oscilación nf, pl - ciones1) : oscillation2) : fluctuation3) : vacillation, wavering -
6 variación
f.1 variation.2 variance.* * *1 variation, change\sin variación unchangedvariación magnética magnetic declination* * *noun f.* * *SF (tb Mús) variation; (Meteo) change* * *1) ( cambio) change, variation2) (Mat, Mús) variation* * *= deviation, fluctuation, variance, variation, seesaw [see-saw].Ex. Deviations from this basic order may be useful, particularly with regard to what are known as differential facets and common facets.Ex. There were abrupt fluctuations in his output from one week to the next.Ex. This paper discusses factors which led to the need to reexamine the use of UK dealers, the major difference between UK and US dealers being their variance in pricing policies.Ex. Such variations make it difficult for users to be confident about the form of a heading.Ex. The data provides statistical evidence for the existence of a ' seesaw' relationship between density in spring, autumn, and the following spring.----* con diferentes variaciones = in variation.* con variaciones = in variation.* demanda sin variaciones = inelastic demand.* variación de los tipos de cambio = exchange rate change.* variaciones ortográficas = variant spelling.* variación ortográfica = spelling variation.* variación terminológica = term variation.* * *1) ( cambio) change, variation2) (Mat, Mús) variation* * *= deviation, fluctuation, variance, variation, seesaw [see-saw].Ex: Deviations from this basic order may be useful, particularly with regard to what are known as differential facets and common facets.
Ex: There were abrupt fluctuations in his output from one week to the next.Ex: This paper discusses factors which led to the need to reexamine the use of UK dealers, the major difference between UK and US dealers being their variance in pricing policies.Ex: Such variations make it difficult for users to be confident about the form of a heading.Ex: The data provides statistical evidence for the existence of a ' seesaw' relationship between density in spring, autumn, and the following spring.* con diferentes variaciones = in variation.* con variaciones = in variation.* demanda sin variaciones = inelastic demand.* variación de los tipos de cambio = exchange rate change.* variaciones ortográficas = variant spelling.* variación ortográfica = spelling variation.* variación terminológica = term variation.* * *A1 (cambio) change, variationno habrá variaciones en la temperatura there won't be much variation in temperature2 ( Mat) variationCompuesto:magnetic deviation o variationB ( Mús) variation* * *
variación sustantivo femenino
variation
variación sustantivo femenino
1 (modificación) change, variation
2 Mús variation
' variación' also found in these entries:
English:
variation
* * *variación nf1. [cambio] variation;[del tiempo] change (de in);en cuanto a la Bolsa, apenas ha habido variación esta semana there has been hardly any change in the stock market this week;¡variación izquierda! left turn!variación magnética magnetic variation o deviation2. Mús variation;variaciones sobre el mismo tema variations on a theme* * *f variation* * ** * *variación n variation -
7 machín-machón
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8 columpiarse
1 to swing (de, on)2 (al caminar) to swing one's hips* * *VPR1) [en columpio] to swing; [en mecedora] to rock2) * (=meter la pata) to drop a clanger *3) † (fig) to swing to and fro, seesaw* * *= swing, slip up.Ex. Sam loved to swing, but right now he was too busy jumping in puddles with his rainy day boots.Ex. He knew that if he slipped up again, he could be shipped to a higher-security prison and lose many of his privileges.* * *= swing, slip up.Ex: Sam loved to swing, but right now he was too busy jumping in puddles with his rainy day boots.
Ex: He knew that if he slipped up again, he could be shipped to a higher-security prison and lose many of his privileges.* * *
■columpiarse verbo reflexivo
1 (en un columpio) to swing
2 (cometer un error) to slip up: me parece que te has columpiado a base de bien, I think you have put your foot in it
' columpiarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
columpiar
- hamacar
English:
seesaw
- swing
* * *vpr1. [mecerse] to swing* * *v/r swing* * *vr: to swing* * *columpiarse vb to swing [pt. & pp. swung] -
9 columpio
m.swing.los columpios the children's playgroundpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: columpiar.* * *1 swing* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [de niños] swingcolumpio basculante, columpio de tabla — seesaw, teeter-totter (EEUU)
2) LAm (=mecedora) rocking chair* * *a) (Jueg, Ocio) swingjugar a los columpios — (fam) to play on the swings
b) ( sofá de jardín) couch hammock* * *= swing.Ex. The big wheel has been in existence as long as any swings or roundabouts, and has remained unchanged in basic design principles.----* columpio de la feria = carnival ride, ride, fairground ride, fair ride, ride attraction, amusement ride.* zona de columpios y pistas deportivas = playground.* * *a) (Jueg, Ocio) swingjugar a los columpios — (fam) to play on the swings
b) ( sofá de jardín) couch hammock* * *= swing.Ex: The big wheel has been in existence as long as any swings or roundabouts, and has remained unchanged in basic design principles.
* columpio de la feria = carnival ride, ride, fairground ride, fair ride, ride attraction, amusement ride.* zona de columpios y pistas deportivas = playground.* * *vamos a los columpios ( fam); let's go on the swings2 (sofá de jardín) couch hammockCompuesto:* * *
Del verbo columpiar: ( conjugate columpiar)
columpio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
columpió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
columpiar
columpio
columpiar ( conjugate columpiar) verbo transitivo
to push ( on a swing)
columpiarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to swing
columpio sustantivo masculinoa) (Jueg, Ocio) swing
columpiar verbo transitivo to swing
columpio sustantivo masculino swing
' columpio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balancearse
- columpiarse
- empujar
- hamaca
- mecer
- vaivén
English:
swing
* * *columpio nmswing;los columpios the children's playground* * *m swing* * *columpio nm: swing* * *columpio n swing -
10 movimiento oscilante
m.seesaw motion.* * *(n.) = rocking motionEx. The beater moved his balls over the forme with a rocking motion while the press was open.* * *(n.) = rocking motionEx: The beater moved his balls over the forme with a rocking motion while the press was open.
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11 oscilar
v.1 to swing (moverse) (péndulo).2 to fluctuate.el precio oscila entre los mil y los dos mil euros the price can be anything between one and two thousand euros3 to oscillate, to bob, to quiver, to swing.* * *1 (variar) to vary, fluctuate2 FÍSICA to oscillate* * *VI1) [péndulo] to swing, oscillate2) [luz] to wink, blink; [llama] to flicker3) [precio, peso, temperatura] to fluctuate ( entre between)[calidad, diseño] to vary ( entre between) [distancia, intensidad] to range ( entre between)la distancia oscila entre los 100 y 500m — the distance ranges between 100 and 500m o from 100 to 500m
4) (=dudar) to hesitate ( entre between)waver ( entre between)* * *verbo intransitivo2) ( fluctuar)sus edades oscilaban entre... — their ages ranged between...
la cotización osciló entre $90 y $92 — the share price fluctuated between $90 and $92
oscila entre la depresión y la euforia — he oscillates o fluctuates between depression and euphoria
* * *= swing, dangle, pendulum + swing back and forth, oscillate, sway.Ex. The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.Ex. The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.Ex. The pendulum has swung back and forth between emphasis on rehabilitation and punishment.Ex. This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.Ex. The floor lamp swayed and the window curtains waved back and forth.----* oscilar entre... y = ricochet between... and.* * *verbo intransitivo2) ( fluctuar)sus edades oscilaban entre... — their ages ranged between...
la cotización osciló entre $90 y $92 — the share price fluctuated between $90 and $92
oscila entre la depresión y la euforia — he oscillates o fluctuates between depression and euphoria
* * *= swing, dangle, pendulum + swing back and forth, oscillate, sway.Ex: The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.
Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.Ex: The pendulum has swung back and forth between emphasis on rehabilitation and punishment.Ex: This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.Ex: The floor lamp swayed and the window curtains waved back and forth.* oscilar entre... y = ricochet between... and.* * *oscilar [A1 ]viA1 «péndulo» to swing, oscillate ( tech); «aguja» to oscillate2 «torre/columna» to swayB«precios/temperatura»: sus edades oscilaban entre los 10 y los 15 años their ages ranged between 10 and 15 years old o from 10 to 15la cotización osciló entre $90 y $92 the share price fluctuated between $90 and $92C«persona/humor»: oscila entre la depresión y la euforia he oscillates o fluctuates between depression and euphoria* * *
oscilar ( conjugate oscilar) verbo intransitivo
1 [ péndulo] to swing, oscillate (tech);
[ aguja] to oscillate;
[torre/columna] to sway
2 ( fluctuar) [cotización/valores] to fluctuate;◊ sus edades oscilaban entre … their ages ranged between …
oscilar verbo intransitivo
1 Fís to oscillate, swing
(la luz de una vela) to flicker
2 (variar) to vary, fluctuate: en verano la temperatura oscila entre los 25 y los 35 grados centígrados, summer temperatures range from 25 to 35 degrees centigrade
' oscilar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vacilar
English:
oscillate
- range
- reciprocate
- seesaw
- swing
- vary
- dangle
- pulsate
- vacillate
* * *oscilar vi1. [moverse] [péndulo] to swing;[torre] to sway; [llama] to flicker2. Fís to oscillate3. [variar] to vary, to fluctuate;el precio oscila entre los mil y los dos mil pesos the price ranges between one and two thousand pesos;la temperatura osciló entre los 20° y los 30° the temperature fluctuated between 20° and 30°;la longitud de estas serpientes oscila entre cinco y siete metros these snakes vary o range in length between five and seven metres4. [vacilar] to vacillate, to waver;oscila entre el pesimismo y la esperanza she fluctuates between pessimism and hope* * *v/i oscillate; de precios fluctuate* * *oscilar vi1) balancearse: to swing, to sway, to oscillate2) fluctuar: to fluctuate3) : to vacillate, to waver* * *oscilar vb -
12 bascular
v.to tilt.* * *1 to tilt2 (oscilar) to swing3 (variar) to swing, alternate* * *VI1) (=inclinarse) to tilt, tip up; (=columpiarse) to seesaw; (=mecerse) to rock to and fro2) (Pol) to swing3) (Inform) to toggle* * *verbo intransitivoa) ( oscilar) to swingb) ( levantarse) to tilt* * *verbo intransitivoa) ( oscilar) to swingb) ( levantarse) to tilt* * *bascular [A1 ]vi1 (oscilar) to swing2 (levantarse) to tilt3 ( Dep) to weave4( Esp fam) «persona»: a estas horas no basculo my brain doesn't work properly o I don't function properly at this time of the morning/night ( colloq)* * *bascular vi1. [péndulo] to swing2. [volquete] to tiltbascula entre la alegría y la tristeza her moods swing o oscillate between happiness and sadness* * *v/i swing -
13 bimbalete
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14 balancín
• balancing bar• balancing pole• balancing pole used by acrobats• minting mill• rock wool• rocker• rocker arm• rocker lever• rocking• rocking chair• see-saw• seesaw• teeny-weeny• teeter• teetertotter• teeth -
15 columpio de sube y baja
• see-saw• seesawDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > columpio de sube y baja
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16 sube y baja
• see-saw• seesaw• teeny-weeny• teeter• teetertotter• teeth
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