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1 palanca
f.1 lever (barra, mando).palanca de mando joystick2 diving board.3 pull, influence, political influence.4 leverage, sway.* * *1 (gen) lever2 (manecilla) handle3 DEPORTE diving board\hacer palanca to levertener palanca to have contacts, know people in the right placespalanca de cambio gearstick* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=barra) leverpalanca de cambio — gear lever, gearshift (EEUU)
2) * (=influencia) pull, influencetener palanca — to have pull, know people in the right places
* * *1)a) (para levantar, mover algo) lever; (para forzar, abrir algo) crowbarabrir algo haciendo palanca — baúl/ventana to lever something open; tarro/lata to pry something open
b) ( de control) lever2) (fam)a) ( influencia) influenceb) ( persona influyente) influential person, contact* * *= lever.Ex. A lever runs through it at will, stopping at interesting items, going off on side excursions.----* abrir forzando con palanca = prise + Nombre + open.* abrir haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + open.* arrancar haciendo palanca = pry.* extraer con palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.* levantar haciendo palanca = pry.* palanca de cambio = shifter.* palanca de mando = joystick.* sacar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.* separar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.* * *1)a) (para levantar, mover algo) lever; (para forzar, abrir algo) crowbarabrir algo haciendo palanca — baúl/ventana to lever something open; tarro/lata to pry something open
b) ( de control) lever2) (fam)a) ( influencia) influenceb) ( persona influyente) influential person, contact* * *= lever.Ex: A lever runs through it at will, stopping at interesting items, going off on side excursions.
* abrir forzando con palanca = prise + Nombre + open.* abrir haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + open.* arrancar haciendo palanca = pry.* extraer con palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.* levantar haciendo palanca = pry.* palanca de cambio = shifter.* palanca de mando = joystick.* sacar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.* separar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.* * *A1 (para levantar, mover algo) lever; (para forzar, abrir algo) crowbarusa esta barra como palanca use this bar as a leverforzaron la puerta con una palanca de hierro they forced the door with a crowbar, they levered the door open with an iron bar2 (de control) leverla palanca del freno de mano the handbrake (lever)3 (en una piscina) diving platformCompuestos:joystickB ( fam)1 (influencia) influencehay que tener palanca you have to be able to pull a few strings ( colloq)2 (persona influyente) influential person, contactenchufe y enchufismo (↑ enchufe a1)enchufe y enchufismo (↑ enchufe a1).* * *
palanca sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) lever;
(para forzar, abrir algo) crowbar;
palanca de cambios gearshift (AmE), gear lever o stick (BrE);
palanca de mando joystick
2 (AmL fam) ( influencia) influence;
( persona influyente) contact
palanca sustantivo femenino
1 lever
hacer palanca, to lever
2 (de un aparato, de un control de mandos) handle, stick
tirar de la palanca, to pull the handle
3 (influencia) leverage
' palanca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reventar
- accionar
- acomodado
- cuña
- punto
English:
act
- crowbar
- gearshift
- gearstick
- handle
- joystick
- lever
- leverage
- prise
- shift
- work
- crow
- joy
- prize
- pry
- stick
* * *palanca nf1. [barra, mando] lever;tuvimos que hacer palanca para levantar la piedra we had to use a lever to lift the rockpalanca de arranque kick-starter;palanca de freno brake lever;palanca de mando joystick2. [trampolín] diving board;[en la parte más alta] high board* * *f lever;clout* * *palanca nf1) : lever, crowbar3)palanca de velocidad : gearshift* * *palanca n lever
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