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1 agarrotarse
pron.v.to stiffen, to become numb. (Medical)* * *1 (los músculos) to stiffen2 (encasquillarse) to seize up* * *VPR (Med) to stiffen, get numb; (Aut) to seize up* * *(v.) = stiffen, seize upEx. Asadorian drew back and stiffened.Ex. Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months.* * *(v.) = stiffen, seize upEx: Asadorian drew back and stiffened.
Ex: Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months.* * *
agarrotarse verbo reflexivo
1 (ponerse rígido un músculo) to stiffen
2 (inmovilizarse una máquina) to seize up
' agarrotarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agarrotar
English:
seize up
- seize
- stiffen
* * *vpr1. [parte del cuerpo] to go stiff;se me ha agarrotado la pierna my leg has gone stiff2. [mecanismo] to jam, to seize up* * *v/r1 de músculo stiffen up2 TÉC seize up -
2 empotrarse
1 (de golpe etc) to crash* * *VPR* * *(v.) = lodge, seize upEx. A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.Ex. Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months.* * *(v.) = lodge, seize upEx: A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.
Ex: Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months.* * *
empotrarse ( conjugate empotrarse) verbo pronominal:
* * *vpr[vehículo]* * *v/r crash ( contra into) -
3 llave de paso
(del gas) mains tap 2 (del agua) stopcock* * *( del agua) stopcock; ( del gas) main valve (AmE), mains tap (BrE); cerrar la llave de llave to turn the water/gas off at the main valve (AmE) o (BrE) at the mains* * *(n.) = spigot, faucet, tap, stopcock, stop valve, shut-off valveEx. What I think the president ought to do is get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots.Ex. Unless the library has a whole book devoted to the repair of faucets they will have to look under one of the less specific heading.Ex. The cinema would be enormously the poorer if deprived of its loaded pistols, banana skins, ticking timebombs and dripping taps.Ex. Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months.Ex. If you install a stop valve, it will save you the trouble of shutting off the water in the entire home for a single sink or toilet repair.Ex. If you have a leak inside your house, look under the sinks or toilets for a shut-off valve.* * *( del agua) stopcock; ( del gas) main valve (AmE), mains tap (BrE); cerrar la llave de llave to turn the water/gas off at the main valve (AmE) o (BrE) at the mains* * *(n.) = spigot, faucet, tap, stopcock, stop valve, shut-off valveEx: What I think the president ought to do is get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots.
Ex: Unless the library has a whole book devoted to the repair of faucets they will have to look under one of the less specific heading.Ex: The cinema would be enormously the poorer if deprived of its loaded pistols, banana skins, ticking timebombs and dripping taps.Ex: Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months.Ex: If you install a stop valve, it will save you the trouble of shutting off the water in the entire home for a single sink or toilet repair.Ex: If you have a leak inside your house, look under the sinks or toilets for a shut-off valve.* * *stop cock -
4 paralizarse
VPR1) [pierna, brazo] to become paralysed2) [demanda, inversiones, obra] to grind to a halt* * *(v.) = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill, seize upEx. But during the Japanese war the city was attacked by Japanese bombs and suffered heavy damage to its libraries with library activity coming to a standstill.Ex. Many libraries in Africa are faced with little or no money for purchasing new materials, and library development is at a standstill.Ex. Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months.* * *(v.) = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill, seize upEx: But during the Japanese war the city was attacked by Japanese bombs and suffered heavy damage to its libraries with library activity coming to a standstill.
Ex: Many libraries in Africa are faced with little or no money for purchasing new materials, and library development is at a standstill.Ex: Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months.* * *
■paralizarse vr (un miembro, órgano) to become paralysed
(obra, proyecto) to come to a standstill
' paralizarse' also found in these entries:
English:
seize up
- standstill
- seize
* * *vpr1. [pararse] to become paralysed2. [producción, proyecto] to come to a standstill;la construcción del puente se ha paralizado indefinidamente construction work on the bridge has been suspended indefinitely* * ** * *vr -
5 válvula de paso
(n.) = stop valve, stopcock, shut-off valveEx. If you install a stop valve, it will save you the trouble of shutting off the water in the entire home for a single sink or toilet repair.Ex. Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months.Ex. If you have a leak inside your house, look under the sinks or toilets for a shut-off valve.* * *(n.) = stop valve, stopcock, shut-off valveEx: If you install a stop valve, it will save you the trouble of shutting off the water in the entire home for a single sink or toilet repair.
Ex: Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months.Ex: If you have a leak inside your house, look under the sinks or toilets for a shut-off valve. -
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7 ჩანკეტი ონკანები
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8 Sperrhähne
plstopcocks
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