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| Principal Translations |
| bolted adj | (locked with bolt) | atrancado adj |
| | | atornillado adj |
| | Clive could not open the bolted door. |
| | Clive no podía abrir la puerta atrancada. |
| | Clive no podía abrir la puerta atornillada. |
| bolted adj | (with bolts attached) | atornillado adj |
| | The walls of the cabin were made from bolted metal sheets. |
| | Las paredes de la cabina estaban hechas con planchas de metal atornilladas. |
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| Principal Translations |
| bolt n | (fastener with nut) | tornillo nm |
| | | perno nm |
| | (PY, AR, UY) | bulón nm |
| | Ned needs two more bolts to repair the garage door. |
| | Ned necesita dos tornillos más para reparar la puerta del garaje. |
| bolt n | (lock for door) | cerrojo nm |
| | | cerradura nf |
| | | pestillo nm |
| | | pasador nm |
| | This apartment has many safety features, including an intercom system and a bolt on the door. |
| | El apartamento es muy seguro, tiene un sistema de comunicación interno y un cerrojo en la puerta. |
| bolt [sth]⇒ vtr | (lock door with a bolt) | cerrar con pestillo loc verb |
| | | echar el cerrojo vtr + nm |
| | | atrancar⇒ vtr |
| | | cerrar con pestillo loc verb |
| | Remember to bolt the door at night. |
| | Recuerda cerrar con pestillo la puerta a la noche. |
| bolt [sth] vtr | (attach [sth] with a bolt) | atornillar⇒ vtr |
| | | sujetar con pernos loc verb |
| | Micah bolted the sheet metal to the structure. |
| | Micah atornilló la placa de metal a la estructura. |
| bolt⇒ vi | (run off suddenly) | irse corriendo loc verb |
| | | echar a correr loc verb |
| | | escaparse⇒ v prnl |
| | | salir huyendo loc verb |
| | The rabbit bolted at the sound of the car door slamming shut. |
| | El conejo se fue corriendo cuando escuchó la puerta del auto cerrarse. |
| bolt out vi + adv | (exit rapidly) | salir corriendo loc verb |
| | Lucy left the front door open and her labrador bolted out. |
| | Lucy dejó la puerta abierta y su labrador salió corriendo. |
| bolt out of [sth] v expr | (exit rapidly) | salir corriendo de loc verb |
| | The spooked horse bolted out of the barn. |
| | El caballo, asustado, salió corriendo del establo. |
| Additional Translations |
| bolt n | (bar forming part of lock) | cerrojo nm |
| | Close the door and put the bolt in place. |
| | Cierra la puerta y pon el cerrojo. |
| bolt n | (arrow) | flecha nf |
| | In classical mythology, anyone struck by a bolt from Cupid's arrow would fall in love. |
| | En la mitología clásica, cualquiera a quien tocara una flecha de Cupido se enamoraría. |
| bolt n | (roll: of fabric) | rollo de tela nm + loc adj |
| | It took two entire bolts of fabric to make the princess's wedding dress. |
| | Se necesitaron dos rollos de tela enteros para hacer el vestido de casamiento de la princesa. |
| bolt n | (part of firearm) | cerrojo nm |
| bolt vi | (horticulture: go to seed) | producir semillas loc verb |
| | | echar flores loc verb |
| | | florear⇒ vi |
| | Cilantro bolts quickly in hot weather. |
| | El cilantro produce semillas pronto en clima cálido. |
| bolt [sth]⇒ vtr | (fabric, etc: make into bolts) | enrollar⇒ vtr |
| | The cloth is bolted at the factory before being delivered to the stores. |
| | En la fábrica enrollan la ropa antes de mandarle a los negocios. |
| bolt [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (attach [sth] with a bolt) | atornillar algo a loc verb |
| | Ray bolted the shelves securely to the wall. |
| | Ray atornilló los estantes a la pared. |
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Locuciones verbales
bolt | bolted |
| bolt [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (fasten, secure [sth]) | atornillar⇒ vtr |
| | Bolt down that metal plate so that it doesn't vibrate. |
| bolt [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (eat [sth] quickly) | devorar⇒, engullir⇒, tragar⇒ vtr |
| | | zamparse⇒ v prnl |
| | | tragarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Jerry was late for class, so he bolted down his breakfast. |
| | Jerry estaba llegando tarde a clases así que devoró su desayuno. |
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