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1 destilería de petróleo
• oil refinery -
2 refinería
f.refinery.* * *1 refinery* * *SF refinery* * *femenino refinery* * *= refinery.Ex. In any case the great petrol tankers cannot reach Antwerp, whence the need to lay oil pipelines from Rotterdam to improve the supplying of crude oil to the refineries.* * *femenino refinery* * *= refinery.Ex: In any case the great petrol tankers cannot reach Antwerp, whence the need to lay oil pipelines from Rotterdam to improve the supplying of crude oil to the refineries.
* * *refinery* * *
refinería sustantivo femenino
refinery
refinería sustantivo femenino refinery
' refinería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ingenio
English:
oil refinery
- refinery
- oil
* * *refinería nfrefinery* * *f TÉC refinery* * *refinería nf: refinery -
3 aceitera
f.1 oilcan.2 oil can, oil bottle, oil jar, oiling can.3 oil beetle.* * *1 oil bottle2 AUTOMÓVIL oil can* * *SF (Culin) oil bottle; (Aut) oilcan* * *femenino (Tec) oilcan; (Coc) cruet* * *femenino (Tec) oilcan; (Coc) cruet* * *aceitera11 = oil cruet.Nota: Para condimentar la comida.Ex: These traditional oil cruets are made of blown glass, capturing the beautiful imperfections of this medium.
* vinagrera y aceitera = cruet.aceitera22 = oiling can.Nota: Para engrasar.Ex: He and the others gave the old engine a thorough inspection, then pulled out what appeared to be oiling cans.
* * *1 ( Tec) oilcan2 ( Coc) cruet* * *
aceitera sustantivo femenino (Tec) oilcan;
(Coc) cruet
aceitera sustantivo femenino (para engrasar) oilcan
(para aceite comestible) oil bottle
' aceitera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
convoy
English:
cruet
- oil
* * *aceitera nf1. [para llevar aceite] oil bottle o can [for salad oil]2.3. [empresa] cooking oil company* * *f1 TÉC oilcan2 GASTR cruet* * *aceitera nf1) : cruet (for oil)2) : oilcan -
4 destilería
f.distillery, still, brewery.* * *1 distillery* * *SF distillery* * *femenino distillery* * *= distillery.Ex. The price includes a visit to a malt whisky distillery (& a wee dram).----* destilería ilegal = moonshine still.* * *femenino distillery* * *= distillery.Ex: The price includes a visit to a malt whisky distillery (& a wee dram).
* destilería ilegal = moonshine still.* * *distilleryCompuesto:oil refinery* * *
destilería sustantivo femenino
distillery
destilería sustantivo femenino distillery
' destilería' also found in these entries:
English:
distillery
- still
* * *destilería nfdistillery* * *f distillery* * *destilería nf: distillery -
5 afinar
v.1 to tune (Music) (instrument).afinar la voz to sing in tuneElsa afina su piano Elsa tunes her piano.2 to fine-tune.afinar la puntería to improve one's aim3 to refine.La refinería afina el aceite The refinery refines the oil.4 to sing in tune.5 to work out, to iron out.Ricardo afinó la propuesta Richard works out the proposal.6 to attune.La privación afina los sentidos Privation attunes the senses7 to enhance.El maquillaje afina la belleza natural Makeup enhances natural beauty.* * *1 to perfect, polish2 MÚSICA to tune3 (puntería) to sharpen4 (metales) to purify, refine* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Mús) to tune2) (Aut) to tune up3) (=perfeccionar) to put the finishing touch to, complete; (=pulir) to polish; (Téc) to purify, refine; [+ puntería] to sharpen, make more precise2.VI to sing in tune, play in tune3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < instrumento> to tune2) < punta> to sharpen2.afinarse v pron to become thinner* * *= refine, tune, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.Ex. The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.Ex. Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.Ex. libraries are moving beyond their traditional job as book repository and branching into electronic networks, while still honing their traditional roles as educators and guides.Ex. These statistics have been used to fine tune the system and improve response time = Se han usado estos resultados estadísticos para ajustar el funcionamiento del sistema y mejorar el tiempo de respuesta.Ex. The author recommends a system architecture approach to data base security which is more likely to bring simplicity, isolatability and flexibility to overall system solutions than will ad hoc attempts to tune-up individual parts.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < instrumento> to tune2) < punta> to sharpen2.afinarse v pron to become thinner* * *= refine, tune, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.Ex: The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.
Ex: Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.Ex: libraries are moving beyond their traditional job as book repository and branching into electronic networks, while still honing their traditional roles as educators and guides.Ex: These statistics have been used to fine tune the system and improve response time = Se han usado estos resultados estadísticos para ajustar el funcionamiento del sistema y mejorar el tiempo de respuesta.Ex: The author recommends a system architecture approach to data base security which is more likely to bring simplicity, isolatability and flexibility to overall system solutions than will ad hoc attempts to tune-up individual parts.* * *afinar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹instrumento› to tune2 ‹coche› to tune up; ‹motor› to tune3 ‹concepto/definición› to perfect, refine, honeB ‹punta› to sharpen■ afinarviA1 (cantar, tocar en el tono debido) «cantante» to sing in tune; «músico» to play in tune2 (ajustar el instrumento) to tune upB (estar alerta) to be/keep on one's toes■ afinarseto become thinner* * *
afinar ( conjugate afinar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ motor› to tune
2 ‹ punta› to sharpen
afinar verbo transitivo
1 (la puntería) to sharpen
2 (un instrumento) to tune
' afinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguzar
- diapasón
- puntería
English:
attune
- tune
- tune up
- hone
* * *♦ vt1. [instrumento] to tune;afinar la voz to sing in tune2. [perfeccionar, mejorar] to fine-tune;afinar la puntería to improve one's aim3. [pulir] to refine♦ vi[cantar] to sing in tune* * *I v/t1 MÚS tune; figfine-tune2 punta sharpenII v/i play in tune* * *afinar vt1) : to perfect, to refine2) : to tune (an instrument)afinar vi: to sing or play in tune* * *afinar vb (instrumento) to tune
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