| Principal Translations |
| beaming adj | figurative (smile: broad) | amplio/a adj |
| | The athlete took to the podium with a beaming smile. |
| beaming adj | figurative (person: smiling broadly) (figurado) | rebosante de alegría loc adj |
| | | sonriente adj mf |
| | (sonrisa) | radiante adj mf |
| | Beaming parents greeted their children as they came out of school. |
| | A la salida de la escuela, los padres rebosantes de alegría recibieron a sus hijos. |
| beaming adj | figurative (face: bearing a broad smile) | de sonrisa amplia loc adj |
| | I love seeing my children's beaming faces when they open their Christmas presents. |
| beaming with [sth] adj + prep | figurative (person: smiling with pride, etc.) | sonreír de vi + prep |
| | I was beaming with pride as I watched my son's graduation. |
| | Sonreía de orgullo al ver la graduación de mi hijo. |
| beaming with [sth] adj + prep | figurative (face: bearing a smile of pride, etc.) | sonreír de vi + prep |
| | The boy thanked the footballer for the autograph, his little face beaming with joy. |
| Principal Translations |
beam,
beam of light n | (light ray) | rayo nm |
| | | rayo de luz grupo nom |
| | The room was dark except for a thin beam of light shining through a small hole in the roof. |
| | La habitación estaba a oscuras excepto por un pequeño rayo que entraba por un agujero en el techo. |
| beam n | (laser light) | haz nm |
| | | rayo nm |
| | The colorful beams at the laser light show were mesmerizing. |
| | Los haces de luz del espectáculos de luces eran asombrosos. |
| beam n | (wooden support) | viga nf |
| | | travesaño nm |
| | Construction of the house has just begun; the workers have just erected the beams. |
| | La construcción de la casa recién empieza, los obreros acaban de levantar las vigas. |
beam,
balance beam n | (gym apparatus) | barra nf |
| | I find it amazing that women can do flips and pirouettes on a 4-inch wide beam without falling. |
| | Me parece asombroso que las mujeres puedan hacer piruetas en una barra de 4 pulgadas de ancho sin caerse. |
the beam,
balance beam n | (gymnastic discipline: balancing) | barra nf |
| | The gymnast won gold for her performance on the beam. |
| | La gimnasta ganó el oro por su desempeño en la barra. |
| beam⇒ vi | (light: shine) | brillar⇒ vi |
| | | irradiar⇒ vtr |
| | Neon lights beamed across the sky. |
| | Las luces de neón brillaban en el cielo. |
| beam vi | figurative (smile widely) | sonreír⇒ vi |
| | The baby beamed at the clown's performance. |
| | El bebé sonrió ante el espectáculo del payaso. |
| beam [sth]⇒ vtr | informal (image: transmit) | emitir⇒ vtr |
| | | transmitir⇒ vtr |
| | Traffic came to a stop when an image of a gun was beamed onto an overpass. |
| | El tránsito paró cuando emitieron la imagen de un arma en el puente. |
| Additional Translations |
| beam n | (boat: widest part) (náutica) | manga nf |
| | The sailing ship was smaller than one might imagine, with a beam of only twenty feet. |
| | El barco era más pequeño de lo que uno podría imaginar, con una manga de solamente veinte pies. |
| beam n | (boat: support strut) (náutica) | bao nm |
| | The alarm signal cause the sailor to wake with a start and hit his head on a support beam. |
| | La señal de alarma despertó de golpe al marinero y él se golpeó la cabeza contra el bao. |
| beam n | (ray of light) | rayo nm |
| | | haz nm |
| | The calico cat slumbered on the stairs in a beam of sunlight. |
| | El gato se recostó en un rayo de luz de sol. |
| beam n | (weaving: loom part) (telar) | rodillo nm |
| | The weaver winds the yarn onto the beams of his loom. |
| | El tejedor bobina el hilo en los rodillos del telar. |
| beam n | (part of deer's antler) | tronco principal loc nom n |
| | The antler that Jimmy found in the woods had many branches growing from the beam. |
| | El cuerno que Jimmy encontró en el bosque tenía algunas ramas creciendo del tronco principal. |
| beam n | (plow shaft) (máquina) | eje nm |
| | The fields can't be plowed until we fix the beam. |
| | No podemos arar los campos hasta que arreglemos el eje de la máquina de arado. |
| beam n | (wide smile) | sonrisa nf |
| | Roy looked at her with a beam on his face. |
| | Roy la miró con una sonrisa en la cara. |
| beam n | (flow of particles) | haz nm |
| | Scientists measured the strength of the electron beam. |
| | Los científicos midieron la fuerza del haz de electrones. |
| beam n | (width of a ship) | cadera nf |
| | A boat with a wide beam has greater stability. |
| | Un bote con una cadera más amplia tiene más estabilidad. |
| beam n | (crossbar of a balance) | astil nm |
| | The scale in my doctor's office uses a beam to measure weight. |
| | La balanza en el consultorio de mi doctor usa un astil para pesar. |
| beam n | (music: line connecting notes) | rayo nm |
| | The two quavers are connected by a beam. |
| | Las corcheas están conectadas por un rayo. |
| beam [sth] vtr | (transmit signal) | emitir⇒ vtr |
| | With this device, we can beam our radio show all the way to China. |
| | Con este dispositivo podemos emitir nuestro programa de radio hasta en China. |