Compound Forms:
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charge, electrical charge, electric charge n | (electrical force) | carga nf |
| Instead of bullets, a taser shoots a 50,000-volt charge of electricity. |
| When Steve touched the electrical outlet, the sudden charge made him jump. |
| En lugar de balas, una pistola eléctrica dispara una carga de 50.000 voltios. // Cuando Steve tocó la toma de corriente, la carga súbita lo hizo saltar. |
electric circuit, electrical circuit n | (path of a current) | circuito eléctrico nm |
electrical ballast n | (current resistor) | resistor eléctrico nm |
| | resistencia nf |
electrical cable, UK: electricity cable, electric cable n | (cable carrying electricity) | cable eléctrico grupo nom |
electrical cell n | ([sth] that produces electricity) | celda eléctrica nf + adj |
electrical device n | (machine that runs on electricity) | aparato eléctrico grupo nom |
| How did our ancestors live without electrical devices? |
| | dispositivo eléctrico grupo nom |
electrical engineer n | (engineer of electrical technology) | ingeniero eléctrico, ingeniera eléctrica loc nm, loc nf |
| The electrical engineer has invented a new robot. |
| La ingeniera eléctrica inventó un nuevo robot. |
electrical engineering | (branch of engineering) (rama de ingeniería) | ingeniería eléctrica nf + adj |
electrical goods store n | (shop selling electric devices) | tienda de electrónica nf + loc adj |
electrical grid (US), electricity grid (UK) n | (network: electrical supply) | red eléctrica nf + adj |
| | tendido eléctrico nm + adj |
electrical outlet n | (power socket) | toma de corriente loc nom f |
| | enchufe nm |
| (AmL) | tomacorriente nf |
electrical steel n | (metal: alloy) | acero de silicio, acero eléctrico loc nom m |
electrical storm, electric storm n | (thunder, lightning) (Meteo) | tormenta eléctrica loc nom f |
| Lightning from the electrical storm knocked out the power for the entire town. |
| Un rayo de la tormenta eléctrica apagó la energía de todo el pueblo. |
electrical system n | (system for distributing electricity) | sistema eléctrico nm + loc adj |
| | sistema de electricidad nm + loc adj |
household electrical appliance n | (machines that do household tasks) | electrodoméstico nm |
| My grandmother lived her entire life without a single household electrical appliance. |
| Mi abuela vivió toda su vida sin un solo electrodoméstico. |
insulating tape, electrical tape n | (electrical tape) | cinta aislante loc nom f |
| (AR) | cinta aisladora loc nom f |
nonelectrical, non-electrical adj | (not electrical) | no eléctrico loc adj |