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wiŋ1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) ala2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) ala3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) ala4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) aleta5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) ala6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) ala, extremo, banda7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) ala, extremo8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) escuadrón•- winged- - winged
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wing n1. ala2. ala / extremotr[wɪŋ]1 (gen) ala2 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL aleta1 volar1 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL bastidores nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon the wing volandoto take somebody under one's wings tomar a alguien bajo su protecciónto take wing alzar el vueloto wait in the wings esperar la entrada en escenato wing one's way ir volandowing chair sillón nombre masculino de orejas, orejerowing commander teniente nombre masculino coronelwing mirror (espejo) retrovisor nombre masculino exteriorwing nut tuerca mariposawing tip punta del alawing ['wɪŋ] vifly: volarwing n1) : ala f (de un ave, un avión, o un edificio)2) faction: ala fthe right wing of the party: el ala derecha del partido3) wings npl: bastidores mpl (de un teatro)4)on the wing : al vuelo, volando5)under one's wing : bajo el cargo de unon.• ala (Pájaro) s.f.• ala s.f.• aleta (Automóvil) s.f.• bastidor s.m.• brazo s.m.• exterior s.m.• plano s.m.• volar s.m.• vuelo s.m.
I wɪŋ1) c u ( Zool) ala f‡a bird on the wing — un pájaro volando or en vuelo
to take wing — (liter) levantar or alzar* el vuelo
to clip somebody's wings — cortarle las alas a alguien
to spread o stretch one's wings: he wants to spread his wings quiere alzar or levantar el vuelo; under somebody's/something's wing: she took the new girl under her wing — se hizo cargo de la chica nueva
2) ( Aviat) ala f‡3) (BrE Auto) guardabarros m or (Méx) salpicadera f or (Chi, Per) tapabarros m; (before n)wing mirror — espejo m retrovisor exterior
4) ( Sport)a) ( part of field) ala f‡b) (player, position) ala mf‡, alero mf, extremo mf6) ( of building) ala f‡7) wings pla) ( Theat)to wait in the wings: if he doesn't play well, there are others waiting in the wings — si no juega bien, hay quienes están listos para sustituirlo
b) ( insignia) (Aviat, Mil) insignia f
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[wɪŋ]to wing one's way: we were soon winging our way to Italy poco tiempo después estábamos camino a Italia; to wing it — ( improvise) (AmE colloq) arreglárselas sobre la marcha
1. N1) [of bird] ala f•
to be on the wing — estar volando•
to take wing — liter irse volando, alzar el vuelo- clip sb's wings- do sth on a wing and a prayer- stretch or spread one's wings- take sb under one's wing2) [of chair] orejera f, oreja f3) (Sport) (=position) extremo m, ala f ; (=player) extremo(-a) m / f, alero(-a) m / f4) (Archit) ala fthe east/west wing — el ala este/oeste
5) (=section) ala f6) (Brit) (Aut) aleta f7) wings (Theat) bastidores mpl- be waiting in the wings2. VT1)to wing one's way: soon they were airborne and winging their way south — poco tiempo después iban (transportados) por aire en dirección sur
2) (=wound) [+ bird] tocar en el ala, herir en el ala; [+ person] herir en el brazo/hombro3)to wing it — (Theat) (also fig) * improvisar sobre la marcha
3.CPDwing back N — (Ftbl) lateral mf
wing case N — (Zool) élitro m
wing chair N — butaca f de orejas, butaca f orejera
wing collar N — cuello m de puntas
wing commander N — teniente mf coronel de aviación
wing forward N — (Rugby) ala mf
wing mirror N — retrovisor m
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I [wɪŋ]1) c u ( Zool) ala f‡a bird on the wing — un pájaro volando or en vuelo
to take wing — (liter) levantar or alzar* el vuelo
to clip somebody's wings — cortarle las alas a alguien
to spread o stretch one's wings: he wants to spread his wings quiere alzar or levantar el vuelo; under somebody's/something's wing: she took the new girl under her wing — se hizo cargo de la chica nueva
2) ( Aviat) ala f‡3) (BrE Auto) guardabarros m or (Méx) salpicadera f or (Chi, Per) tapabarros m; (before n)wing mirror — espejo m retrovisor exterior
4) ( Sport)a) ( part of field) ala f‡b) (player, position) ala mf‡, alero mf, extremo mf6) ( of building) ala f‡7) wings pla) ( Theat)to wait in the wings: if he doesn't play well, there are others waiting in the wings — si no juega bien, hay quienes están listos para sustituirlo
b) ( insignia) (Aviat, Mil) insignia f
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to wing one's way: we were soon winging our way to Italy poco tiempo después estábamos camino a Italia; to wing it — ( improvise) (AmE colloq) arreglárselas sobre la marcha
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