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1 combustión
f.1 combustion.2 ambustion.* * *1 combustion, burning* * *SF combustion* * *femenino combustion* * *= combustion, burning.Ex. This article relates the development of an information storage and retrieval system for combustion research.Ex. The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.----* cámara de combustión = combustion chamber.* combustión espontánea = spontaneous combustion.* combustión lenta = smouldering combustion.* motor de combustión = combustion engine.* motor de combustión interna = internal combustion engine.* * *femenino combustion* * *= combustion, burning.Ex: This article relates the development of an information storage and retrieval system for combustion research.
Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.* cámara de combustión = combustion chamber.* combustión espontánea = spontaneous combustion.* combustión lenta = smouldering combustion.* motor de combustión = combustion engine.* motor de combustión interna = internal combustion engine.* * *combustioncombustión espontánea spontaneous combustion* * *
combustión sustantivo femenino
combustion
combustión sustantivo femenino combustion
' combustión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
motor
English:
combustion
- combustion engine
- exhaust
- internal-combustion engine
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2 motor de combustión interna
• internal combustion engineDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > motor de combustión interna
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3 motor de combustión interna or de explosión
Spanish-English dictionary > motor de combustión interna or de explosión
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4 motor de combustión interna
(n.) = internal combustion engineEx. To draw an analogy, it is perfectly possible to drive from A to B without knowing how the internal combustion engine works.* * *(n.) = internal combustion engineEx: To draw an analogy, it is perfectly possible to drive from A to B without knowing how the internal combustion engine works.
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5 motor
adj.motive, driving, motor.m.1 motor, engine.2 motor, driving force.* * *► adjetivo1 motive2 BIOLOGÍA motor1 TÉCNICA engine2 figurado driving force\motor de arranque starter motormotor de explosión internal-combustion enginemotor de inyección fuel-injection enginemotor de reacción jet enginemotor fuera bordo outboard motor————————1 TÉCNICA engine2 figurado driving force* * *noun m.1) motor, engine2) cause* * *1. ADJ1) (Téc) motive, motor (EEUU)2) (Anat) motor2.SM motor, enginemotor eléctrico — electric motor o engine
motor a chorro, motor a reacción — jet engine
motor de arranque — starter, starter motor
motor de búsqueda — (Internet) search engine
motor de combustión interna, motor de explosión — internal combustion engine
motor de puesta en marcha — starter, starter motor
* * *I II1) (Tec) enginefunciona con or a motor — it is motor-driven
2) ( impulsor) driving force* * *= prime mover, engine, driving force, driver.Ex. The implementation of successive programmes for supplying educational institutions with microcomputer equipment seems to be the principal prime mover of computerisation processes.Ex. These companies have been racing to define the information superhighway for themselves, and to stake a claim in what they view as the economic engine of the information age.Ex. On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.Ex. The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.----* barco a motor = motorboat.* calentar motores = prime + the pump.* carrera de coches improvisados sin motor = soapbox derby race, soapbox derby.* el motor de = the power behind.* industria del motor, la = motor industry, the, motor trade, the.* lancha a motor = motorboat.* lancha de motor = power boat.* lancha motora = speedboat, motorboat.* motor a chorro = jet engine.* motor a reacción = jet engine.* motor + calar = engine + stall.* motor de búsqueda = portal, search engine, crawler.* motor de combustión = combustion engine.* motor de combustión interna = internal combustion engine.* motor de explosión = combustion engine.* motor de explosión interna = internal combustion engine.* motor de gasolina = gasoline engine.* motor del cambio = driver of change.* motor de propulsión a chorro = jet engine.* motor diesel = diesel engine.* motor eléctrico = electric motor.* tráfico a motor = motor traffic.* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.* * *I II1) (Tec) enginefunciona con or a motor — it is motor-driven
2) ( impulsor) driving force* * *= prime mover, engine, driving force, driver.Ex: The implementation of successive programmes for supplying educational institutions with microcomputer equipment seems to be the principal prime mover of computerisation processes.
Ex: These companies have been racing to define the information superhighway for themselves, and to stake a claim in what they view as the economic engine of the information age.Ex: On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.Ex: The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.* barco a motor = motorboat.* calentar motores = prime + the pump.* carrera de coches improvisados sin motor = soapbox derby race, soapbox derby.* el motor de = the power behind.* industria del motor, la = motor industry, the, motor trade, the.* lancha a motor = motorboat.* lancha de motor = power boat.* lancha motora = speedboat, motorboat.* motor a chorro = jet engine.* motor a reacción = jet engine.* motor + calar = engine + stall.* motor de búsqueda = portal, search engine, crawler.* motor de combustión = combustion engine.* motor de combustión interna = internal combustion engine.* motor de explosión = combustion engine.* motor de explosión interna = internal combustion engine.* motor de gasolina = gasoline engine.* motor del cambio = driver of change.* motor de propulsión a chorro = jet engine.* motor diesel = diesel engine.* motor eléctrico = electric motor.* tráfico a motor = motor traffic.* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.* * *motor ( before n)el desarrollo motor de un niño the development of a child's motor functionsA ( Tec) enginecalentar el motor ( Auto) to warm (up) the engineCompuestos:fuel-injected enginejet enginestarter motorinternal combustion engine● motor de émbolo or de pistónpiston engineinternal combustion enginejet enginediesel engineelectric motorradial engineoutboard motorhydraulic engineB (impulsor) driving forceel motor de la economía alemana the driving force o the engine of the German economy* * *
motor 1◊ - triz, motor -tora adjetivo
motor ( before n)
motor 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (Tec) engine;
2 ( impulsor) driving force
motor, motriz adjetivo motor
fuerza motriz, driving/ motive/propelling force
motor sustantivo masculino
1 (de combustible) engine
(eléctrico) motor
motor de arranque, starter (motor)
motor de explosión, internal-combustion engine
motor de reacción, jet engine ➣ Ver nota en engine 2 fig (propulsor, fuerza motriz) el motor de la Historia, the driving force of History
' motor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahogarse
- amaraje
- borda
- DGT
- echar
- enloquecer
- escudería
- fallo
- fiable
- forzar
- fueraborda
- motricidad
- motriz
- reacción
- reactor
- salirse
- salón
- tiempo
- vuelo
- acelerar
- adaptar
- afinar
- aflojar
- agarrotar
- ahogar
- alimentación
- alimentar
- apagado
- apagar
- arrancar
- atascar
- automotor
- automovilismo
- automovilístico
- calar
- calentar
- caminar
- carburar
- cargar
- chingar
- chorro
- cilindro
- culata
- desarmar
- detonación
- económico
- eléctrico
- encender
- enfriar
- escobilla
English:
burn out
- check
- combustion engine
- conk out
- crank
- cut out
- die
- diesel engine
- engine
- engine driver
- fume
- gliding
- hang-gliding
- horsepower
- inboard
- internal-combustion engine
- misfire
- motor
- motor racing
- motor-car
- outboard
- powered
- race
- response
- rev
- seize up
- speed up
- starter
- take apart
- whine
- coast
- combustion
- formula
- jet
- launch
- out
- pack
- power
- run
- scooter
- steam
* * *1. Anat motor;habilidades motoras motor skills2. [que produce desarrollo]el sector motor de la economía the sector which is the driving force of the economymotor2 nm1. [máquina] engine, motormotor alternativo reciprocating engine;motor de arranque starter, starter motor;motor de cohete rocket engine;motor de combustión combustion engine;motor de combustión interna internal combustion engine;motor de cuatro tiempos four-stroke engine;motor diesel diesel engine;motor de dos tiempos two-stroke engine;motor eléctrico electric motor;motor de explosión internal combustion engine;motor (de) fueraborda outboard motor o engine;motor de inducción induction motor;motor de inyección fuel-injection engine;motor iónico ion engine;motor de reacción jet engine;motor rotativo rotary engine;motor de turbina turbine engine2. [fuerza] driving force;el motor de la economía the driving force in the economy;el motor del equipo [en deporte] the team dynamo3. [causa] instigator, cause* * *I adj ANAT motorII m engine; eléctrico motor* * *motor, -ra adjmotriz: motormotor nm1) : motor, engine2) : driving force, cause* * *motor n1. (de vehículo) engine2. (eléctrico) motor -
6 explosión
f.1 explosion, blast, blowing-up, blowout.2 explosion, thunder, bang, blast.3 outburst, burst.* * *1 explosion, blast, blowing up2 figurado outburst\hacer explosión to explodeexplosión demográfica population explosion* * *noun f.1) explosion2) outbreak, outburst* * *SF1) [de bomba] explosion2) [de cólera] outburst, explosion3) (=expansión) explosion* * *a) ( de bomba) explosionla bomba hizo explosión — (period) the bomb exploded o went off
b) (de cólera, júbilo) outburstc) ( crecimiento brusco) explosion* * *= explosion, detonation, bang, blast.Ex. The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.Ex. In a true detonation, a shock wave passess through a mass destabilizing it and causing it to disintegrate.Ex. This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper.Ex. Obama orders US flags to be flown at half staff in honor of 29 miners killed in blast.----* explosión de bomba = bomb attack, bomb blast, bombing, bomb explosion.* explosión de la edición, la = publishing explosion, the.* explosión de la información, la = information explosion, the.* explosión de la literatura, la = literature explosion, the.* explosión de las búsquedas = explosion of searches.* explosión de las publicaciones = publication explosion.* explosión de las publicaciones, la = literature explosion, the.* explosión demográfica, la = population explosion, the.* motor de explosión = combustion engine.* motor de explosión interna = internal combustion engine.* teoría de la gran explosión = big bang, the.* una explosión de = an explosion of.* * *a) ( de bomba) explosionla bomba hizo explosión — (period) the bomb exploded o went off
b) (de cólera, júbilo) outburstc) ( crecimiento brusco) explosion* * *= explosion, detonation, bang, blast.Ex: The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.
Ex: In a true detonation, a shock wave passess through a mass destabilizing it and causing it to disintegrate.Ex: This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper.Ex: Obama orders US flags to be flown at half staff in honor of 29 miners killed in blast.* explosión de bomba = bomb attack, bomb blast, bombing, bomb explosion.* explosión de la edición, la = publishing explosion, the.* explosión de la información, la = information explosion, the.* explosión de la literatura, la = literature explosion, the.* explosión de las búsquedas = explosion of searches.* explosión de las publicaciones = publication explosion.* explosión de las publicaciones, la = literature explosion, the.* explosión demográfica, la = population explosion, the.* motor de explosión = combustion engine.* motor de explosión interna = internal combustion engine.* teoría de la gran explosión = big bang, the.* una explosión de = an explosion of.* * *1 (de una bomba) explosionuna explosión de gas a gas explosionla bomba hizo explosión ( period); the bomb exploded, the bomb went offhubo varios muertos en la explosión several people died in the explosion o blast2 (de cólera) outburst, explosion; (de júbilo) outbursthubo una explosión de risas there was a burst of laughter, everyone burst out laughing3 (crecimiento brusco) explosionCompuesto:population explosion* * *
explosión sustantivo femenino
◊ la bomba hizo explosión (period) the bomb exploded o went off
explosión sustantivo femenino explosion, blast: la bomba va a hacer explosión, the bomb is going to go off
' explosión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bombazo
- demográfica
- demográfico
- detonación
- estallido
- estampido
- hostia
- indemne
- motor
- saltar
- desencadenar
- fogonazo
- grande
- producir
- provocar
- resplandor
- retumbar
- sacudida
English:
bang
- blast
- blow
- blowup
- burst
- destructive
- eruption
- explode
- explosion
- internal-combustion engine
- pop
- boom
- flash
- population
- resounding
- responsible
- shock
- violent
* * *explosión nf1. [de bomba, explosivo, caldera] explosion;una explosión de gas a gas explosion;el gol provocó una explosión de júbilo there was an outburst of joy at the goal;hacer explosión [bomba, explosivo, petardo] to explode, to go off;[caldera] to explode, to burst explosión atómica atomic explosion;explosión controlada controlled explosion;explosión nuclear atomic explosion2. [desarrollo rápido] explosionexplosión demográfica population explosion;explosión urbanística rapid urban expansion* * *f explosion;hacer explosión go off, explode;explosión de ira outburst of anger* * *1) estallido: explosion2) : outburstuna explosión de ira: an outburst of anger* * *explosión n explosion -
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(n.) = internal combustion engineEx. To draw an analogy, it is perfectly possible to drive from A to B without knowing how the internal combustion engine works.* * *(n.) = internal combustion engineEx: To draw an analogy, it is perfectly possible to drive from A to B without knowing how the internal combustion engine works.
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internal-combustion engine* * *(n.) = combustion engineEx. The different types of fuel commonly used for car combustion engines are gasoline (or petrol), diesel, and kerosene.* * *(n.) = combustion engineEx: The different types of fuel commonly used for car combustion engines are gasoline (or petrol), diesel, and kerosene.
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9 interno
adj.1 internal, inward, from within, interior.2 in-house.3 in-store.4 in-patient, inpatient, hospital-stay.5 internus.f. & m.1 intern, internee, houseman.2 boarding pupil.3 hospital doctor.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: internar.* * *► adjetivo1 (órgano) internal2 (política) domestic, home3 (alumno) boarding► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (alumno) boarder2 (médico) intern3 (preso) prisoner\medicina interna internal medicine* * *1. (f. - interna)adj.2. (f. - interna)noun* * *interno, -a1.ADJ internalla política interna — internal politics, domestic politics
por vía interna — (Med) internally
2. SM / F1) (Escol) boarder2) (Med) houseman, intern (EEUU)3) (=preso) inmate, prisoner3.SM Cono Sur (Telec) extension, telephone extension* * *I- na adjetivo1)a) <llamada/correo/régimen> internalb) <producción/demanda> internal, domesticc) <dolor/hemorragia> internal2)a) (Educ)b) (Med)IImédico interno — ≈intern ( in US), ≈houseman ( in UK)
- na masculino, femenino1)a) (Educ) boarderb) ( en cárcel) inmate2) (RPl) (Telec) ( extensión) extension* * *= in-built, internal, local, inner, inward, inwardly, indoor, backroom, near-side, embedded, in situ, domestic.Ex. A citation index seeks to exploit these in-built links between documents and facilitate the identification of networks of cited, and thus associated documents.Ex. Although internal arrangements and library services vary from place to place, generally recent academic libraries have a number of common factors.Ex. AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.Ex. As he drove to the library, he harkened to those busy inner voices filling his mind with ominous portents.Ex. The questions of outward and inward gateways are addressed.Ex. An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him.Ex. The old-time indoor apprentices, who had boarded and lodged with the printer and received only nominal wages, were mostly replaced by outdoor apprentices who found their own board and lodging and were paid wages according to their skill and experience.Ex. For many years, we have used the new technology to tinker with the existing system, to achieve cost savings in the backroom processes, and to produce paper products more cheaply and rapidly.Ex. The near-side press point was placed further in towards the middle of the tympan (and of the sheet) than the off-side point.Ex. It works a treat and handles the embedded CRLF perfectly.Ex. The author describes a new indexing algorithm designed to create large compressed inverted indexes in situ.Ex. Results indicate that bibliographers at these libraries depend on inadequate reviewing sources and domestic approval plans for developing these literatures.----* auditor interno = internal auditor.* base de datos interna = in-house database.* boletín interno = in-house bulletin.* comunicado interno = internal memo.* de uso interno = in-house [inhouse].* formación interna = in-service training, in-service support, in-service.* limpieza interna = internal cleansing.* luchas internas = infighting [in-fighting].* mercado interno = internal market.* motor de explosión interna = internal combustion engine.* normas internas = in-house guidelines.* programa de trabajo como interno residente = residency programme.* querellas internas = infighting [in-fighting].* reloj interno = body clock, biological clock.* robo con cómplice interno = inside job.* sentimiento interno = inner feeling.* ser más interno = inner being.* * *I- na adjetivo1)a) <llamada/correo/régimen> internalb) <producción/demanda> internal, domesticc) <dolor/hemorragia> internal2)a) (Educ)b) (Med)IImédico interno — ≈intern ( in US), ≈houseman ( in UK)
- na masculino, femenino1)a) (Educ) boarderb) ( en cárcel) inmate2) (RPl) (Telec) ( extensión) extension* * *= in-built, internal, local, inner, inward, inwardly, indoor, backroom, near-side, embedded, in situ, domestic.Ex: A citation index seeks to exploit these in-built links between documents and facilitate the identification of networks of cited, and thus associated documents.
Ex: Although internal arrangements and library services vary from place to place, generally recent academic libraries have a number of common factors.Ex: AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.Ex: As he drove to the library, he harkened to those busy inner voices filling his mind with ominous portents.Ex: The questions of outward and inward gateways are addressed.Ex: An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him.Ex: The old-time indoor apprentices, who had boarded and lodged with the printer and received only nominal wages, were mostly replaced by outdoor apprentices who found their own board and lodging and were paid wages according to their skill and experience.Ex: For many years, we have used the new technology to tinker with the existing system, to achieve cost savings in the backroom processes, and to produce paper products more cheaply and rapidly.Ex: The near-side press point was placed further in towards the middle of the tympan (and of the sheet) than the off-side point.Ex: It works a treat and handles the embedded CRLF perfectly.Ex: The author describes a new indexing algorithm designed to create large compressed inverted indexes in situ.Ex: Results indicate that bibliographers at these libraries depend on inadequate reviewing sources and domestic approval plans for developing these literatures.* auditor interno = internal auditor.* base de datos interna = in-house database.* boletín interno = in-house bulletin.* comunicado interno = internal memo.* de uso interno = in-house [inhouse].* formación interna = in-service training, in-service support, in-service.* limpieza interna = internal cleansing.* luchas internas = infighting [in-fighting].* mercado interno = internal market.* motor de explosión interna = internal combustion engine.* normas internas = in-house guidelines.* programa de trabajo como interno residente = residency programme.* querellas internas = infighting [in-fighting].* reloj interno = body clock, biological clock.* robo con cómplice interno = inside job.* sentimiento interno = inner feeling.* ser más interno = inner being.* * *A1 ‹llamada/correo/régimen› internalhabía luchas internas en el seno del partido there were battles o there was in-fighting within the party2 ‹producción/demanda› internal, domestic3 ‹dolor/hemorragia› internalB1 ( Educ):su hijo está interno en un colegio inglés her son is a boarder at an English school, her son boards at an English school2 ( Med):masculine, feminineA1 ( Educ) boarder2 (en una cárcel) inmateB¿me da con el interno 25? can I have extension 25, please?* * *
Del verbo internar: ( conjugate internar)
interno es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
internó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
internar
interno
internar ( conjugate internar) verbo transitivo:
lo internoon en el hospital he was admitted to (the) hospital;
tuvimos que internolo we had to take him to (the) hospital
internarse verbo pronominal
interno 1◊ -na adjetivo
1 ( en general) internal
2a) (Educ):
b) (Med):
■ sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) (Educ) boarder
interno 2 sustantivo masculino (RPl) (Telec) ( extensión) extension
internar vtr (en un hospital) to admit
(en un manicomio) to confine
interno,-a
I adjetivo
1 internal
medicina interna, internal medicine
2 Pol domestic
3 (espiritual) inward: en mi fuero interno me moría de la risa, inwardly I was laughing like mad
II m,f (alumno) boarder
Med (enfermo) patient
(preso) inmate
' interno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alumna
- alumno
- fuero
- interna
- íntima
- íntimo
- MIR
- pupilo
English:
board
- boarder
- by-law
- domestic
- in-house
- inmate
- inner
- inner ear
- intern
- internal
- inwardly
- live in
- communal
- extension
* * *interno, -a♦ adj1. [de dentro] internal;[capa] inner;pinta la parte interna del cajón paint the inside of the box;escucha voces internas she hears voices2. [política] domestic;la política interna de un país a country's domestic policy3. [medicina] internal5. [alumno] boarding;estuvo interno en Suiza he went to a boarding school in Switzerland6.♦ nm,f1. [alumno] boarder2. [preso] prisoner, inmate3. [médico] Br house officer, US intern♦ nmRP [extensión] (telephone) extension;interno 28, por favor extension 28, please* * *I adj internal; POL domestic, internalII m, interna f1 EDU boarder2 ( preso) inmate3 MED intern, Brhouseman* * *interno, -na adj: internal♦ internamente advinterno, -na n1) : intern2) : inmate, internee* * *interno1 adj1. (en general) internal2. (del país) domesticinterno2 n1. (alumno) boarder2. (preso) prisoner -
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inlet manifold* * *(n.) = air intake manifold, intake manifoldEx. The air intake manifold of an internal combustion engine performs a number of functions.Ex. An intake manifold is a system of passages that carry out the fuel/air mixture from the carburetor to the intake valves of the engine.* * *(n.) = air intake manifold, intake manifoldEx: The air intake manifold of an internal combustion engine performs a number of functions.
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(v.) = draw + analogyEx. To draw an analogy, it is perfectly possible to drive from A to B without knowing how the internal combustion engine works.* * *(v.) = draw + analogyEx: To draw an analogy, it is perfectly possible to drive from A to B without knowing how the internal combustion engine works.
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(v.) = draw + analogyEx. To draw an analogy, it is perfectly possible to drive from A to B without knowing how the internal combustion engine works.* * *(v.) = draw + analogyEx: To draw an analogy, it is perfectly possible to drive from A to B without knowing how the internal combustion engine works.
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13 motor de explosión
• explosion engine• internal combustion engine
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