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1. noun1) (a bar to fasten a door etc: We have a bolt as well as a lock on the door.) pestillo2) (a round bar of metal, often with a screw thread for a nut: nuts and bolts.) tornillo3) (a flash of lightning.) rayo4) (a roll (of cloth): a bolt of silk.) rollo
2. verb1) (to fasten with a bolt: He bolted the door.) echar el cerrojo2) (to swallow hastily: The child bolted her food.) engullir, tragar3) (to go away very fast: The horse bolted in terror.) escaparse, huir•- bolt-upright- boltupright
- a bolt from the blue
bolt1 n1. cerrojo / pestillo2. tornillobolt2 vb1. echar el cerrojo / echar el pestilloshe bolted the door echó el cerrojo de la puerta / cerró la puerta con cerrojo2. sujetar con tornillos / atornillartr[bəʊlt]1 (on door etc) cerrojo; (small) pestillo2 (screw) perno, tornillo3 (lightning) rayo1 (lock) cerrar con cerrojo, cerrar con pestillo2 (screw) sujetar con pernos, sujetar con tornillos\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto bolt together unir con tornillos, unir con pernosbolt upright tieso,-a, rígido,-ato sit bolt upright incorporarse de repenteto make a bolt for it darse a la fugato make a bolt for something precipitarse hacia algoto shoot one's bolt quemar su último cartucholike a bolt from the blue como una bombabolt ['bo:lt] vt1) : atornillar, sujetar con pernosbolted to the floor: sujetado con pernos al suelo2) : cerrar con pestillo, echar el cerrojo ato bolt the door: echar el cerrojo a la puerta3)to bolt down : engullirshe bolted down her dinner: engulló su comidabolt vi: echar a correr, salir corriendohe bolted from the room: salió corriendo de la salabolt n1) latch: pestillo m, cerrojo m2) : tornillo m, perno mnuts and bolts: tuercas y tornillos3) : rollo ma bolt of cloth: un rollo de tela4)lightning bolt : relámpago m, rayo mn.• flecha s.f.• saeta s.f. (Door)n.• cerrojo s.m. (Escape)n.• fuga s.f. (Mechanics)n.• tornillo s.m. (Meteorology)n.• rayo s.m.• relámpago s.m. (Window)n.• pestillo s.m.v.• acerrojar v.• cerrar v.• fugar v.
I bəʊlt1) ( Tech) tornillo m, perno m2)a) ( on door) pestillo m, pasador m, cerrojo mb) ( on firearm) cerrojo m3) bolt (of lightning) relámpago m, rayo m4) ( dash)to make a bolt for something: I made a bolt for the door — corrí or me lancé hacia la puerta
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1) ( fasten with bolt) atornillar, sujetar con un tornillo or perno2) \<\<door\>\> echarle el pestillo or el pasador or el cerrojo a3) bolt (down) \<\<food/meal\>\> engullir*
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bolt vi \<\<horse\>\> desbocarse*; \<\<person\>\> salir* disparado
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[bǝʊlt]1. N1) (on door, gun) cerrojo m ; [of crossbow] cuadrillo m ; [of lock] pestillo m ; (Tech) perno m, tornillo m2) [of cloth] rollo m3) (=dash) salida f repentina; (=flight) fuga f4) [of lightning] rayo m, relámpago m2.ADVbolt upright — rígido, muy erguido
3. VT1) [+ door etc] echar el cerrojo a; (Tech) sujetar con tornillos, empernar2) (also: bolt down) [+ food] engullir, tragar (LAm)4. VI1) (=escape) escaparse, huir; [horse] desbocarse2) (=rush) echar a correr3) (US) (Pol) separarse del partido5.CPDbolt cutter N — cizalla f
bolt hole N — (Brit) refugio m
- bolt in- bolt on- bolt out* * *
I [bəʊlt]1) ( Tech) tornillo m, perno m2)a) ( on door) pestillo m, pasador m, cerrojo mb) ( on firearm) cerrojo m3) bolt (of lightning) relámpago m, rayo m4) ( dash)to make a bolt for something: I made a bolt for the door — corrí or me lancé hacia la puerta
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1) ( fasten with bolt) atornillar, sujetar con un tornillo or perno2) \<\<door\>\> echarle el pestillo or el pasador or el cerrojo a3) bolt (down) \<\<food/meal\>\> engullir*
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bolt vi \<\<horse\>\> desbocarse*; \<\<person\>\> salir* disparado
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1. adjective1) ((also adverb) standing straight up; erect or vertical: He placed the books upright in the bookcase; She stood upright; a row of upright posts.) derecho, vertical2) ((of a person) just and honest: an upright, honourable man.) honrado
2. noun(an upright post etc supporting a construction: When building the fence, place the uprights two metres apart.) montante, columnaupright1 adj vertical / derechoupright2 adv derecho / en posición verticaltr['ʌpraɪt]1 derecho,-a, vertical2 (honest) recto,-a, honrado,-a1 derecho, en posición nombre femenino vertical1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL poste nombre masculino, palo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLupright piano piano verticalupright ['ʌp.raɪt] adj1) vertical: vertical2) erect: erguido, derechoto sit upright: sentarse derecho3) just: recto, honesto, justoupright n: montante m, poste m, soporte madj.• bueno, -a adj.• derecho, -a adj.• engallado, -a adj.• enhiesto, -a adj.• honesto, -a adj.• honrado, -a adj.• probo, -a adj.• vertical adj.n.• cuchillo s.m.• estante s.m.• montante s.m.• mástil s.m.
I 'ʌpraɪtto place/stand something upright — colocar*/poner* algo de pie or vertical
b) ( honest) <character/citizen> recto
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1) (Archit, Const) montante m2) upright (piano) piano m vertical['ʌpraɪt]1. ADJ1) (lit) derecho, recto2) (fig) honrado, íntegro2.ADV erguido, derecho, rectoto hold o.s. upright — mantenerse erguido
to sit bolt upright — sentarse muy derecho, sentarse muy erguido
3. N1) (=post) montante m, poste m ; (=goalpost) poste m2) (=piano) piano m vertical or recto4.CPDupright piano N — piano m vertical or recto
upright vacuum cleaner N — aspirador m vertical
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I ['ʌpraɪt]to place/stand something upright — colocar*/poner* algo de pie or vertical
b) ( honest) <character/citizen> recto
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1) (Archit, Const) montante m2) upright (piano) piano m vertical
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