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1 tow away
VT + ADV remolcar, quitar remolcando -
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3 tow-away zone
s.zona de aparcamiento prohibido donde la grúa procede a retirar los vehículos. -
4 tow
təu
1. verb(to pull (a ship, barge, car, trailer etc) by a rope, chain or cable: The tugboat towed the ship out of the harbour; The car broke down and had to be towed to the garage.) remolcar
2. noun((an) act of towing or process of being towed: Give us a tow!) remolquetow vb remolcartr[təʊ]1 remolcar■ if you leave your car there, the police will tow it away si dejas el coche allí, se lo llevará la grúa1 remolque nombre masculino■ how did you get home? --somebody gave me a tow ¿cómo llegaste a casa? --alguien me remolcó\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon tow de remolquewith... in tow acompañado,-a de..., seguido,-a de...tow ['to:] vt: remolcartow n: remolque mv.• atoar v.• halar v.• remolcar v.• sirgar v.adj.• de estopa adj.n.• estopa s.f.• remolque s.m.
I təʊmass noun (Auto, Naut) remolque mto give something/somebody a tow — remolcar* algo/a alguien
on tow — (BrE) vehículo remolcado
in tow — ( lit) a remolque; ( following behind) a la zaga
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transitive verb \<\<car/boatailer\>\> remolcar*, llevar a remolque
I [tǝʊ]1. N1) (Aut) (=act) remolque m ; (=rope) remolque m, cable m de remolque; (=thing towed) vehículo m remolcadoto give sb a tow — dar remolque or remolcar a algn
on tow (Brit) —
in tow — (US) a remolque
2) (fig)*he arrived with a friend in tow — llegó acompañado de un amigo; (unwillingly) llegó con un amigo a rastras or a remolque
2. VT2) (fig)3.CPDtow car N — (US) grúa f, coche m de remolque
tow line N — (Naut) (at sea) maroma f de remolque; (on canal) sirga f ; (Aut) remolque m, cable m de remolque
tow truck N — (esp US) camión m grúa, grúa f, coche m de remolque
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[tǝʊ]N (Textiles) estopa f* * *
I [təʊ]mass noun (Auto, Naut) remolque mto give something/somebody a tow — remolcar* algo/a alguien
on tow — (BrE) vehículo remolcado
in tow — ( lit) a remolque; ( following behind) a la zaga
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transitive verb \<\<car/boat/trailer\>\> remolcar*, llevar a remolque -
5 grúa
grúa sustantivo femeninoa) (Const) crane( de la policía) tow truck;
grúa sustantivo femenino
1 (para construcción) crane
2 (para arrastrar coches) breakdown van, US tow truck
3 Cine TV crane ' grúa' also found in these entries: Spanish: manejar - auxilio - brazo - cabina - remolque English: boom - breakdown crane - breakdown truck - crane - break - hoist - tow -
6 cable
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1. noun1) ((a) strong rope or chain for hauling or tying anything, especially a ship.) cable2) ((a set of) wires for carrying electric current or signals: They are laying (a) new cable.) cable3) ((a rope made of) strands of metal wound together for supporting a bridge etc.) cable4) ((also cablegram) a telegram sent by cable.) cablegrama, telegrama5) (cable television.) televisión por cable
2. verb(to telegraph by cable: I cabled news of my mother's death to our relations in Canada.) cablegrafiar- cable television
- cable TV
cable n1. cable2. amarra
cable sustantivo masculino (Elec, Telec) cable
cable sustantivo masculino
1 cable
enviar un cable, to cable, wire
2 (de un aparato eléctrico) wire Locuciones: familiar cruzársele a alguien los cables, to get one's wires crossed: (ofuscarse) se me cruzaron los cables y le di una bofetada; in a moment of blind rage I slapped his face (confundirse, desorientarse) se me cruzaron los cables y no supe qué responder, I got all mixed up and I didn't know what to say
echarle un cable a alguien, to give sb a hand ' cable' also found in these entries: Spanish: cabo - carrete - ceder - enrollar - gorda - gordo - hilo - línea - maroma - retorcerse - revestimiento - teleférico - tendida - tendido - tensa - tensar - tenso - tirante - alargar - andarivel - cablevisión - comba - combarse - enganchar - enrollado - enroscar - estirar - extensión - extremo - funicular - grapa - revestir - roer - rollo - soltar - televisión - tender - tocar English: cable - cable car - cable television - cord - extension cable - extension cord - flex - lead - line - live - live wire - overhead - sheath - slack - slacken - towrope - wire - booster - lay - main - run - sink - telegraph - tow - waytr['keɪbəl]1 (rope, wire) cable nombre masculino1 (message) cablegrafiar, telegrafiar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto cable somebody enviar un cable a alguien, telegrafiar a alguiencable car teleférico, telecabinacable n1) : cable m (para colgar o sostener algo)2) : cable m eléctrico3) cablegramadj.• cable adj.n.• cable s.m.• cablegrama s.m.v.• cablegrafiar v.
I 'keɪbəl1) c (Elec, Naut) cable m2) c ( Telec) cable m, telegrama m3) u cable television
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transitive verb ( Telec) \<\<message/news\>\> cablegrafiar*, telegrafiar*['keɪbl]she cabled me $2,000 — me envió un giro (telegráfico) de 2.000 dólares
1. N1) (=wire, rope, cablegram, pattern) cable m2) = cable television2. VT1) [+ news, money] mandar por cable, cablegrafiar; [+ person] mandar un cable a2) (TV) [+ city, homes] instalar la televisión por cable en3.CPDcable address N — dirección f cablegráfica
cable car N — teleférico m, funicular m
cable railway N — (aerial) teleférico m ; (funicular) funicular m aéreo
cable stitch N — punto m de trenza
cable television N — televisión f por cable
cable transfer N — (Econ) transferencia f por cable
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I ['keɪbəl]1) c (Elec, Naut) cable m2) c ( Telec) cable m, telegrama m3) u cable television
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transitive verb ( Telec) \<\<message/news\>\> cablegrafiar*, telegrafiar*she cabled me $2,000 — me envió un giro (telegráfico) de 2.000 dólares
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7 arrastrar
arrastrar ( conjugate arrastrar) verbo transitivo 1c) ( llevar consigo):la corriente lo arrastraba mar adentro the current was carrying him out to sea 2a) ‹problema/enfermedad›:vienen arrastrando el problema desde hace años they've been dragging out the problem for years verbo intransitivo [mantel/cortina] to trail along the ground arrastrarse verbo pronominal [ culebra] to slither
arrastrar verbo transitivo to pull (along), drag (along): la corriente lo arrastró mar adentro, he was swept out to sea by the current ' arrastrar' also found in these entries: Spanish: grúa - seducir - barrer English: carry along - drag - draw - haul - lug - pull - pull along - shuffle - slur - sweep - trail - tug - wash - suck -
8 arrastre
Del verbo arrastrar: ( conjugate arrastrar) \ \
arrastré es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
arrastre es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: arrastrar arrastre
arrastrar ( conjugate arrastrar) verbo transitivo 1c) ( llevar consigo):la corriente lo arrastraba mar adentro the current was carrying him out to sea 2a) ‹problema/enfermedad›:vienen arrastrando el problema desde hace años they've been dragging out the problem for years verbo intransitivo [mantel/cortina] to trail along the ground arrastrarse verbo pronominal [ culebra] to slither
arrastre sustantivo masculino◊ estar para el arrastre (fam) to be done in (colloq)
arrastrar verbo transitivo to pull (along), drag (along): la corriente lo arrastró mar adentro, he was swept out to sea by the current
arrastre sustantivo masculino
1 pulling, dragging
2 (pesca) trawling Locuciones: familiar para el arrastre: hoy estoy para el arrastre, I'm on my last legs
este coche está para el arrastre this car is done for ' arrastre' also found in these entries: Spanish: pesca English: trawler - past - trawl
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