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tr['meɪnlaɪn]1 (train, station, etc) interurbano,-a1 slang picarse, chutarse, pincharse1 slang picarse, chutarse, pincharse['meɪn'laɪn]1. ADJ1) (Rail) [service, station] principal, interurbano2) (=mainstream) tradicional, al uso2.VT (Drugs) * chutarse **, picarse **, inyectarseto mainline heroin — chutarse or picarse heroína **, meterse un chute or pico de heroína **
3.VI (Drugs) * chutarse **, inyectarse -
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v.inyectarse droga en la vena.vi.picarse (familiar) (inject drugs), chutarse (España) (pt & pp mainlined) -
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1. adjective(chief, principal or most important: the main purpose; the main character in the story.) principal
2. noun((also mains) the chief pipe or cable in a branching system of pipes or cables: The water's been turned off at the main(s); (also adjective) the mains electricity supply.) conducto principal, tubería principal, cañería principal- mainly- mainland
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main adj principaltr[meɪn]1 (most important) principal■ we have our main meal at 7.00pm tomamos la comida principal a las 7.00 de la tarde■ the main thing is that... lo principal es que..., lo más importante es que...1 (pipe) conducto principal, cañería principal, tubería principal; (wire, cable) cable nombre masculino principal1 que se enchufa a la red, que funciona con corriente1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL la red eléctrica1 (water system, gas system) la cañería principal, la tubería principal1 (sewer) colector nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmain beam SMALLARCHITECTURE/SMALL viga maestramain course plato principal, segundo platomain deck cubierta principalmain door puerta principalmain office oficina centralmain square plaza mayormain ['meɪn] adj: principal, centralthe main office: la oficina centralmain n1) high seas: alta mar f2) : tubería f principal (de agua o gas), cable m principal (de un circuito)3)with might and main : con todas sus fuerzasadj.• capital adj.• entero, -a adj.• maestro, -a adj.• matriz adj.• mayor adj.• principal adj.n.• cañería s.f.• golfo s.m.• océano s.m.• red s.f.
I meɪna) (before n, no comp) <purpose/idea> principal, fundamental, más importante; <door/bedroom> principal; < office> centralthe main thing — lo principal, lo fundamental, lo más importante
main course — plato m principal or fuerte, segundo plato m
main street — calle f principal
Main Street — (AmE) ≈la Calle Mayor
b)in the main — en general, por lo general, por regla general
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1) (Civil Eng, Const)b) ( supply)the main o (BrE) the mains — la red de suministro
to turn the water/gas off at the main o (BrE) the mains — cerrar la llave (principal) del agua/del gas
2) u ( open sea) (liter)[meɪn]the main — la mar océana (liter)
1.ADJ [reason, problem, aim, concern] principal, fundamental; [gate, entrance] principalthat was my main reason for doing it — esa fue la razón principal or fundamental por (la) que lo hice
2. N1) (=pipe) cañería f principal, conducto m principal; (=cable) cable m principalgas/water main — cañería or conducto principal del gas/agua
the mains — (Elec) la red, la red de suministro; (for gas, water) la red de suministro
to turn the gas/water off at the mains — cerrar la llave principal del gas/agua
2) literthe main — (=open sea) la mar océana
3)in the main — (=generally speaking) por lo general, por regla general, en general; (=in the majority) por lo general, en su mayoría, en su mayor parte
the people she met were, in the main, wealthier than her — la gente que conoció era, por lo general or en su mayoría or en su mayor parte, más rica que ella
3.CPDmain clause N — (Gram) oración f principal
main course N — plato m principal
main deck N — (Naut) cubierta f principal
the main drag * N — (US) la calle principal
mainlinemain line N — (Rail) línea f principal
main man * N — (US) (=friend) mejor colega * m
main memory N — (Comput) memoria f central
main office N — (=headquarters of organization) sede f, oficina f central
main sheet N — (Naut) escota f mayor
main street N — calle f mayor
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I [meɪn]a) (before n, no comp) <purpose/idea> principal, fundamental, más importante; <door/bedroom> principal; < office> centralthe main thing — lo principal, lo fundamental, lo más importante
main course — plato m principal or fuerte, segundo plato m
main street — calle f principal
Main Street — (AmE) ≈la Calle Mayor
b)in the main — en general, por lo general, por regla general
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1) (Civil Eng, Const)b) ( supply)the main o (BrE) the mains — la red de suministro
to turn the water/gas off at the main o (BrE) the mains — cerrar la llave (principal) del agua/del gas
2) u ( open sea) (liter)the main — la mar océana (liter)
См. также в других словарях:
Mainline — Church ist in den Vereinigten Staaten eine Bezeichnung für protestantische Kirchen mit moderater Theologie, die offen sind für neue Ideen und gesellschaftliche Veränderungen, ohne ihre historische Basis und Tradition des christlichen Glaubens… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mainline — Mainline, Main line, or Main Line may refer to: Contents 1 Railways 2 Other transport 3 Geography 4 Religion 5 … Wikipedia
mainline — main line (m[=a]n l[imac]n ) v. t. 1. to inject (illegal drugs) into the vein; as, he preferred to mainline heroin rather than sniff coke. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mainline — (v.) also main line, 1934, from MAIN LINE (Cf. main line) in Amer.Eng. slang sense principal vein into which drugs can be injected (1933) … Etymology dictionary
mainline — ☆ mainline [mān′līn΄] n. the principal road, course, etc. adj. having a principal, prominent, or moderate position or status vt. mainlined, mainlining Slang to inject (a narcotic drug) directly into a large vein mainliner n … English World dictionary
mainline — [[t]me͟ɪnlaɪn[/t]] mainlines, mainlining, mainlined 1) ADJ: ADJ n A mainline railway is a major railway between two important places. ...the first mainline railway to be built in Britain for almost a hundred years... All of London s mainline… … English dictionary
mainline — I UK [ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn] / US adjective 1) on a main line a mainline station 2) mainly American relating to the most common way of doing things or thinking about things the mainline Protestant churches II UK [ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn] / US verb… … English dictionary
mainline — main|line1 [ meın,laın ] adjective 1. ) relating to the most common way of doing things or thinking about things: the mainline Protestant churches 2. ) on a main line: a mainline station mainline main|line 2 [ meın,laın ] verb intransitive or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mainline — /mayn luyn , luyn /, v., mainlined, mainlining, adj. v.i. Slang. 1. to inject a narcotic, esp. heroin, directly into a vein. 2. to use or enjoy something without restriction: to mainline on TV movies. v.t. Slang. 3. to inject (a narcotic, esp.… … Universalium
mainline — main|line1 [ˈmeınlaın] adj [only before noun] accepted by or involving most people in a society = ↑mainstream ▪ They explicitly denied that they are involved in mainline politics. mainline 2 mainline2 v [I and T] informal to ↑inject an illegal… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mainline — I. Date: 1938 transitive verb slang to take by or as if by injecting into a principal vein intransitive verb slang to mainline a narcotic drug II. adjective Date: 1941 being part of an established group; also being in the mainstream … New Collegiate Dictionary