Locuciones verbales
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| rope [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | figurative (involve [sb]) (AR) | enganchar a vtr + prep |
| | | meter a vtr + prep |
| | | agarrar a vtr + prep |
| | The team didn't have quite enough players, so the members roped in a few of their friends. |
rope [sth] off,
rope off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (block access to, cordon off) | acordonar⇒ vtr |
| | The police roped off the area where the crime was committed. |
| | The police roped off the crime scene. |
| | La policía acordonó el perímetro del lugar en donde se cometió el crimen. |
Compound Forms:
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| guide rope n | (attached to towing line) | cable guía loc nom m |
| guide rope n | (rope hung from balloon) | cuerda guía loc nom f |
guy,
guy rope,
guyline n | (tent rope) | cuerda nf |
| | | cable nm |
| | (tienda de campaña) | viento nm |
| | You have to fasten the guy down on that stake. |
| | Tienes que ajustar la cuerda al poste. |
jump rope (US),
skipping rope (UK) n | (skipping rope) | cuerda de saltar nf + loc adj |
| | | comba nf |
| | (PR) | cuica nf |
| | (AR) | soga nf |
| | The little girls were playing with a jump rope. |
| | Las niñas estaban jugando con una cuerda de saltar. |
jump rope,
skip rope vtr + n | US (skip: with a rope) | saltar la cuerda, saltar a la cuerda loc verb |
| | | saltar a la comba loc verb |
| | (PR) | brincar la cuica loc verb |
| | (AR) | saltar a la soga loc verb |
| | Boxers jump rope to improve their stamina and rhythm. |
| | Los boxeadores saltan la cuerda para mejorar su energía y su ritmo. |
lead,
lead line,
US also: lead rope n | (horse: rope for leading) | rienda nf |
| | The rider attached the lead to the horse's halter. |
| | El jinete puso las riendas en el cabestro del caballo. |
| money for old rope expr | UK,informal (easy money) (AmS) | plata fácil loc nom f |
| | | dinero fácil loc nom m |
reach the end of your rope,
be at the end of your rope,
also UK: reach the end of your tether,
be at the end of your tether v expr | figurative, informal (be exasperated) (coloquial) | estar hasta acá loc verb |
| | | colmarse el vaso loc verb |
| | | llegar al límite de la paciencia loc verb |
| | I need a break from the kids; I've reached the end of my rope! |
| | Necesito tomarme un recreo de los niños, ¡estoy hasta acá! |
| rope bridge n | (footbridge made of ropes) | puente de cuerda nm + loc adj |
| | | pasarela de cuerda nf + loc adj |
| | A rope bridge had been provided to get from one side of the river to the other. |
| | The Boy Scouts built a rope bridge across the chasm. |
| | Se ha instalado un puente de cuerda para cruzar de un lado al otro del río. |
| rope [sb] into [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (involve [sb] in [sth]) (AR) | enganchar a alguien para algo loc verb |
| | | agarrar a alguien para algo loc verb |
| rope [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | figurative (involve [sb] in doing) | enganchar a alguien para hacer algo loc verb |
| | | agarrar a alguien para hacer algo loc verb |
| | Gareth roped Mike into going rock climbing with him. |
| | I've been roped into helping out at the school fete. |
| | Gareth enganchó a Mike para ir a escalar con él. |
| rope ladder n | (ladder made primarily of rope) | escala de cuerda nf |
| | The best way to get up the tree was by the rope ladder. |
| | Para subir al árbol hicimos una escala de cuerda. |
| | | escalera de cuerdas nf |
| | El abuelo les regaló una escalera de cuerdas para la casita del árbol. |
| rope lanyard n | (cord for securing [sth]) | amarra nf |
| | To keep it from floating away, a boat is usually tied to a quay with a rope lanyard. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Para poder navegar, amigo mío, primero hemos de soltar las amarras. |
| | | cabo de amarre nm |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Ata bien el cabo de amarre, si no, el bote se puede ir a la deriva. |
ski tow,
rope tow n | (skiing: lift) | telesqui nm |
| | | remonta pendientes loc nom f |
| wire rope | (type of rope) | cable de acero nm + loc adj |