concertina wire en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de concertina wire en el diccionario inglés»español

I.concertina [ingl. am. ˌkɑnsərˈtinə, ingl. brit. ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə] SUST.

concertina

concertina f

concertina atrbv. file/pleats

de fuelle

concertina atrbv. file/pleats

de acordeón

II.concertina [ingl. am. ˌkɑnsərˈtinə, ingl. brit. ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə] V. intr.

concertina

aplastarse como un acordeón

I.wire [ingl. am. ˈwaɪ(ə)r, ingl. brit. wʌɪə] SUST.

1.1. wire C or U (metal strand):

wire

alambre m

wire fence

alambrada f

wire fence

alambrado m amer.

wire netting

red f de alambre

1.2. wire U (fencing, mesh):

wire

alambrada f

wire

alambrado m amer.

1.3. wire C (finishing line) ingl. am.:

the wire

la línea de llegada

the wire

la meta

down to the wire

hasta el último momento

to be caught at the wire he was caught at the wire by Robertson

Robertson lo rebasó en la línea de llegada

under the wire

por un pelo coloq.

under the wire

por los pelos Esp. coloq.

2.1. wire C:

wire ELECTR., TEL.

cable m

bare wires

cables pelados

atrbv. wire strippers

alicates mpl pelacables

atrbv. wire strippers

pinzas fpl de corte Méx.

2.2. wire C (telegram):

wire coloq.

telegrama m

2.3. wire C (teletype machine) ingl. am.:

wire coloq.

teletipo m

hot off the wire

de última hora

II.wire [ingl. am. ˈwaɪ(ə)r, ingl. brit. wʌɪə] V. trans.

1.1. wire ELECTR.:

to be wired to sth

estar conectado a algo

these homes are wired for cable TV

estas viviendas tienen instalación de televisión por cable

the plug has been wrongly wired

han conectado mal los cables del enchufe

1.2. wire (telegraph) coloq.:

wire me when you get there

mándame un telegrama cuando llegues

they wired me the news, they wired the news to me

me comunicaron la noticia por telegrama

they wired me the news, they wired the news to me

me telegrafiaron la noticia

they wired me some money

me mandaron un giro telegráfico

1.3. wire (bug) coloq.:

wire room/apartment

colocar micrófonos en

wire room/apartment

esconder micrófonos en

2. wire (fasten):

the parts are wired in place

las piezas van sujetas con alambre

she had her jaws wired (together)

le inmovilizaron las mandíbulas

III.wire [ingl. am. ˈwaɪ(ə)r, ingl. brit. wʌɪə] V. intr. (telegraph)

wire coloq.

mandar un telegrama

Véase también: cross

I.cross [ingl. am. krɔs, ingl. brit. krɒs] SUST.

1.1. cross REL.:

cross

cruz f

to make the sign of the cross

hacer la señal de la cruz

to make the sign of the cross (cross oneself)

persignarse

to make the sign of the cross (cross oneself)

hacerse la señal de la cruz

to make the sign of the cross (cross oneself)

santiguarse

papal/Latin/Greek cross

cruz papal/latina/griega

to bear one's cross

cargar con or llevar su (or mi etc.) cruz

we all have our cross to bear

todos cargamos con or llevamos nuestra cruz

1.2. cross (mark, sign):

cross

cruz f

to make a cross

hacer una cruz

1.3. cross (medal):

the Iron Cross

la Cruz de Hierro

2. cross BIOL. (hybrid):

cross

cruce m

cross

cruza f amer.

a cross between anger and disbelief

una mezcla de ira e incredulidad

3.1. cross DEP. (in soccer):

cross

pase m cruzado

3.2. cross DEP. (in boxing):

cross

cruzado m

cross

cross m

right/left cross

cruzado or cross de derecha/izquierda

4. cross MODA:

cut on the cross

cortado al bies or al sesgo

II.cross [ingl. am. krɔs, ingl. brit. krɒs] V. trans.

1.1. cross (go across):

cross road

cruzar

cross river/desert

cruzar

cross river/desert

atravesar

it crossed my/her/his mind that …

se me/le ocurrió que …

it crossed my/her/his mind that …

me/le pasó por la cabeza que …

1.2. cross (lie across):

cross bridge/road/railway:

cruzar

cross bridge/road/railway:

atravesar

2. cross (put crosswise):

cross arms/legs

cruzar

to cross one's eyes

ponerse bizco

to cross one's eyes

hacer bizco Méx.

to cross one's eyes

poner los ojos bizcos

we have a crossed line TEL.

se han cruzado las líneas

we have a crossed line TEL.

está ligado Arg. Ven.

to have one's lines or wires crossed coloq. those two seem to have their lines crossed

parece que esos dos no hablan el mismo idioma

I think maybe we've got our wires crossed

me parece que no hablamos de lo mismo

3. cross (put line through):

to cross the t

ponerle el palito a la t

4. cross ingl. brit. FIN.:

cross

cruzar

crossed cheque

cheque m cruzado

5. cross (crossbreed):

cross plants/breeds

cruzar

to cross sth with sth

cruzar algo con algo

6. cross (go against):

cross person

contrariar

cross plans

frustrar

she doesn't like to be crossed

no le gusta que la contraríen

to be crossed in love liter.

ser desventurado en amores liter.

7. cross DEP.:

cross ball

cruzar

cross ball

tirar cruzado

III.cross [ingl. am. krɔs, ingl. brit. krɒs] V. intr.

1. cross (walk across road):

cross

cruzar

to cross over (the road)

cruzar (la calle)

before crossing look both ways

antes de cruzar mire en ambos sentidos

shall we cross over?

¿cruzamos?

2. cross (intersect):

cross paths/roads:

cruzarse

3. cross (pass one another):

cross letters:

cruzarse

IV.cross [ingl. am. krɔs, ingl. brit. krɒs] V. v. refl.

to cross oneself

persignarse

to cross oneself

santiguarse

to cross oneself

hacerse la señal de la cruz

V.cross <crosser crossest> [ingl. am. krɔs, ingl. brit. krɒs] ADJ. esp ingl. brit.

cross

enojado esp amer.

cross

enfadado esp Esp.

they've been married 50 years and never a cross word!

llevan casados 50 años y nunca se han levantado la voz

to get cross

enojarse esp amer.

to get cross

enfadarse esp Esp.

it makes me cross

me da rabia

I'm so cross with myself for forgetting

estoy furiosa conmigo misma por haberme olvidado

to be cross about sth

estar enojado por algo

to be cross about sth

estar enfadado por algo esp Esp.

concertina wire en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de concertina wire en el diccionario inglés»español

I.concertina [ˌkɒnsəˈti:nə, ingl. am. ˌkɑ:nsɚ-] SUST.

concertina

concertina f

II.concertina [ˌkɒnsəˈti:nə, ingl. am. ˌkɑ:nsɚ-] V. intr. ingl. austr., ingl. brit.

concertina

colisionar en cadena

III.concertina [ˌkɒnsəˈti:nə, ingl. am. ˌkɑ:nsɚ-] V. trans. ingl. austr., ingl. brit.

it wasn't possible to concertina the three meetings into one afternoon

fue imposible concentrar las tres reuniones en una tarde

I.wire [ˈwaɪəʳ, ingl. am. ˈwaɪɚ] SUST.

1. wire sin pl. (metal thread):

wire

alambre m

2. wire ELECTR.:

wire

cable m

3. wire ingl. am. (telegram):

wire

telegrama m

4. wire ingl. am. (hidden microphone):

wire

micrófono m escondido

5. wire (prison camp fence):

wire

alambrada f

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to get one's wires crossed coloq.

tener un malentendido

to get (sth) in under the wire ingl. am. coloq.

conseguir algo justo a tiempo

to go (down) to the wire coloq.

ir hasta el último momento

to pull wires

utilizar las influencias

II.wire [ˈwaɪəʳ, ingl. am. ˈwaɪɚ] V. trans.

1. wire (fasten with wire):

wire

sujetar con alambre

to wire sth to the door

sujetar algo a la puerta con alambre

2. wire ELECTR.:

wire

conectar

to be wired for cable TV

tener instalación de televisión por cable

3. wire ingl. am. (fit with concealed microphone):

wire

colocar un micrófono oculto en

to be wired person

llevar un micrófono oculto

4. wire (send telegram to):

to wire sb

poner un telegrama a alguien

to wire sb money

enviar un giro telegráfico a alguien

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

The first group cut through the concertina wire at a bend in the fence on the edge of the perimeter.

www.gq.com

He was all but certain his request would be granted, and he had begun contemplating life beyond the concertina wire.

www.bostonglobe.com

Forces had placed spools of concertina wire on roads to prevent youth from taking out pro-freedom rallies.

www.greaterkashmir.com

The poor parish is bordered by a printing plant, an industrial bakery and blocks of high-walled warehousing protected by concertina wire.

www.latimes.com

He drove into and circled the parking lot, and then he accelerated to crash through a 5-foot-high barrier of concertina wire separating the parking lot from the building.

en.wikipedia.org

I stood there, looking across at the rows of concertina wire and all the police on the other side of the two-lane bridge.

www.rollingstone.com

The first three months the prisoners worked fixing up the camp itself: sheet-iron roofs, corrugated metal walls, and cement floors, all surrounded by concertina wire and security forces.

en.wikipedia.org

Soldiers and crowd now waving and cheering each other across the concertina wire.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The boundary line is literally just a spool of concertina wire across what one assumes was originally a road through this village.

www.npr.org

They solved the issue by stringing concertina wire between foxholes.

en.wikipedia.org