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1 disengage
disin'ɡei‹(to separate or free (one thing from another): to disengage the gears; He disengaged himself from her embrace.) soltar, desacoplar, desenganchartr[dɪsɪn'geɪʤ]1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL retirarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto disengage oneself from something conseguir soltarse de algoto disengage the clutch desembragar, soltar el embrague1) : soltar, desconectar (un mecanismo)2)to disengage the clutch : desembragarv.• desembragar v.• desenganchar (Teléfono) v.• desengranar v.• desunir v.• franquear v.• separar v.• soltar v.'dɪsṇ'geɪdʒ, ˌdɪsɪn'geɪdʒ
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1)a) ( extricate)to disengage something (from something) — soltar* algo (de algo)
b) ( Mil) \<\<troops/forces\>\> retirar2) ( Tech) \<\<gears/mechanism\>\> desconectarto disengage the clutch — desembragar*, soltar* el embrague
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vi ( Tech) \<\<gears/mechanism\>\> desconectarse[ˌdɪsɪn'ɡeɪdʒ]1. VT1) (=free) soltar2) (Mil) [+ troops] retirar3) (Mech) desacoplar, desconectarto disengage the clutch — desembragar, soltar el embrague
2. VI1) (Mil) retirarse2) (Fencing) separarse* * *['dɪsṇ'geɪdʒ, ˌdɪsɪn'geɪdʒ]
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1)a) ( extricate)to disengage something (from something) — soltar* algo (de algo)
b) ( Mil) \<\<troops/forces\>\> retirar2) ( Tech) \<\<gears/mechanism\>\> desconectarto disengage the clutch — desembragar*, soltar* el embrague
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vi ( Tech) \<\<gears/mechanism\>\> desconectarse -
2 clutch
1. verb1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) agarrar2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) apretar
2. noun1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) dominio2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) embrague•clutch vb agarrar / estrechar
clutch /'klʊtʃ/ sustantivo masculino (AmC, Col, Méx, Ven) clutch ' clutch' also found in these entries: Spanish: aferrarse - clavo - embrague - nidada - clotch - embragar - pedal - sobre English: clutch - disengage - engage - straw - release - sliptr[klʌʧ]1 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL embrague nombre masculino2 (grasp, grip) agarrón nombre masculino1 (seize) agarrar; (hold tightly) estrechar, apretar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto fall into somebody's clutches caer en las garras de alguiento clutch at straws aferrarse a cualquier cosato let in the clutch SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL embragarto let out the clutch SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL desembragarclutch bag cartera————————tr[klʌʧ]1 (of eggs) nidadaclutch ['klʌʧ] vt: agarrar, asirclutch vito clutch at : tratar de agarrarclutch n1) grasp, grip: agarre m, apretón m2) : embrague m, clutch m (de una máquina)3) clutches npl: garras fplhe fell into their clutches: cayó en sus garrasn.• apresamiento s.m.• embrague (Automóvil) s.m.• uña s.f.v.• agarrafar v.• agarrar v.• empuñar v.klʌtʃ
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1)a) clutches pl garras fplto be in/fall into somebody's/something's clutches — estar*/caer* en las garras de alguien/algo
b) (difficult, crucial situation) (AmE)in the clutch — (colloq) en las emergencias; (before n)
clutch situation — situación f de emergencia
2)a) ( device) embrague m, clutch m (AmC, Col, Méx, Ven)b) clutch (pedal) (pedal m del) embrague m, clutch m (AmC, Col, Méx, Ven)to let out the clutch — desembragar*, soltar* el embrague
3)a) ( of eggs) nidada fb) (group, bunch) puñado m
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transitive verb tener* firmemente agarradoshe clutched the child to her breast — estrechó or apretó al niño contra su pecho
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I [klʌtʃ]1. N1) (Aut) embrague m, cloche m (LAm); (=pedal) (pedal m del) embrague m or cloche m2) (=grasp)to get sth out of sb's clutches — hacer que algn ceda la posesión or se desprenda de algo
3) (US) * (=crisis) crisis f inv2.VT (=catch hold of) asir, agarrar (esp LAm); (=hold tightly) apretar, agarrar3.VIto clutch at — tratar de agarrar; (fig) aferrarse a
- clutch at straws4.CPDclutch bag N — bolso m (sin asas)
clutch pedal N — [of car] (pedal m del) embrague m
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[klʌtʃ]N [of eggs] nidada f* * *[klʌtʃ]
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1)a) clutches pl garras fplto be in/fall into somebody's/something's clutches — estar*/caer* en las garras de alguien/algo
b) (difficult, crucial situation) (AmE)in the clutch — (colloq) en las emergencias; (before n)
clutch situation — situación f de emergencia
2)a) ( device) embrague m, clutch m (AmC, Col, Méx, Ven)b) clutch (pedal) (pedal m del) embrague m, clutch m (AmC, Col, Méx, Ven)to let out the clutch — desembragar*, soltar* el embrague
3)a) ( of eggs) nidada fb) (group, bunch) puñado m
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transitive verb tener* firmemente agarradoshe clutched the child to her breast — estrechó or apretó al niño contra su pecho
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