-
1 tow
təu
1. verb(to pull (a ship, barge, car, trailer etc) by a rope, chain or cable: The tugboat towed the ship out of the harbour; The car broke down and had to be towed to the garage.) remolcar
2. noun((an) act of towing or process of being towed: Give us a tow!) remolquetow vb remolcartr[təʊ]1 remolcar■ if you leave your car there, the police will tow it away si dejas el coche allí, se lo llevará la grúa1 remolque nombre masculino■ how did you get home? --somebody gave me a tow ¿cómo llegaste a casa? --alguien me remolcó\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon tow de remolquewith... in tow acompañado,-a de..., seguido,-a de...tow ['to:] vt: remolcartow n: remolque mv.• atoar v.• halar v.• remolcar v.• sirgar v.adj.• de estopa adj.n.• estopa s.f.• remolque s.m.
I təʊmass noun (Auto, Naut) remolque mto give something/somebody a tow — remolcar* algo/a alguien
on tow — (BrE) vehículo remolcado
in tow — ( lit) a remolque; ( following behind) a la zaga
II
transitive verb \<\<car/boatailer\>\> remolcar*, llevar a remolque
I [tǝʊ]1. N1) (Aut) (=act) remolque m ; (=rope) remolque m, cable m de remolque; (=thing towed) vehículo m remolcadoto give sb a tow — dar remolque or remolcar a algn
on tow (Brit) —
in tow — (US) a remolque
2) (fig)*he arrived with a friend in tow — llegó acompañado de un amigo; (unwillingly) llegó con un amigo a rastras or a remolque
2. VT2) (fig)3.CPDtow car N — (US) grúa f, coche m de remolque
tow line N — (Naut) (at sea) maroma f de remolque; (on canal) sirga f ; (Aut) remolque m, cable m de remolque
tow truck N — (esp US) camión m grúa, grúa f, coche m de remolque
- tow away
II
[tǝʊ]N (Textiles) estopa f* * *
I [təʊ]mass noun (Auto, Naut) remolque mto give something/somebody a tow — remolcar* algo/a alguien
on tow — (BrE) vehículo remolcado
in tow — ( lit) a remolque; ( following behind) a la zaga
II
transitive verb \<\<car/boat/trailer\>\> remolcar*, llevar a remolque
См. также в других словарях:
Dublin Harbour Police — The Dublin Harbour Police is a small, specialised police force in Dublin Port, Ireland operating under the jurisdiction of the Dublin Port Company. The force has the power of arrest under Section 59 of the Harbours Act 1996 [1], to arrest persons … Wikipedia
Belfast Harbour Police — The Belfast Harbour Police is a small, specialised police force with the responsibility of policing the Port of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1847.http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/shippingports/ports/accountabilityreview?page=19] Officers … Wikipedia
Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority Harbour Police — is a small, specialised police force responsible for policing the docks of the Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority.Officers of this force are sworn in as special constables under section 79 of the Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act 1847. As a… … Wikipedia
Police Service of Northern Ireland — Abbreviation PSNI Badge of the Police Service of Northern Ireland … Wikipedia
Police Old Town — is the oldest historic district of the town of Police, Poland in the Pomerania Region.Monuments*Brick Gothic Chapel (15th century) in The Chrobry Square in The Old Town *Neo Gothic Church (19th century) in The Old Town *The Police Lapidary in The … Wikipedia
Police, Poland — Infobox Settlement name = Police image shield = Police herb.svg pushpin pushpin label position = bottom subdivision type = Country subdivision name = POL subdivision type1 = Voivodeship subdivision name1 = West Pomeranian subdivision type2 =… … Wikipedia
Police Complaints Authority (United Kingdom) — The Police Complaints Authority, was an independent body in the United Kingdom with the power to investigate public complaints against the Police in England and Wales as well as related matters of public concern. However, just as replaced the… … Wikipedia
Harbour View Elementary School — Harbour View School, also called (less frequently) Harbour View Elementary School , is a public school on the north end of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia serving about 260 children in the first through sixth grades. The school has a 4 Plus class. The… … Wikipedia
Police procedural — The police procedural is a piece of detective fiction which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. While traditional detective novels usually concentrate on a single crime, police procedurals… … Wikipedia
harbour — har|bour1 BrE harbor AmE [ˈha:bə US ˈha:rbər] n an area of water next to the land where the water is calm, so that ships are safe when they are inside it ▪ as they sailed into Portsmouth Harbour harbour 2 harbour2 BrE harbor AmE v [T] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
harbour — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)bə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ harbours, harbouring, harboured (in AM, use harbor) 1) N COUNT: oft in names after n A harbour is an area of the sea at the coast which is partly enclosed by land or strong walls, so that boats can be left there safely.… … English dictionary