clamp

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈklæmp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/klæmp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(klamp)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
clamp n (device) (de laboratorio)abrazadera nf
  sargento nm
  (para coches)cepo nm
 Use the clamps to attach the plate.
 Usa las abrazaderas para fijar la placa.
clamp [sth] vtr (use a clamp)sujetar con un sargento vtr + loc adv
  (laboratorio)sujetar con una abrazadera vtr + loc adv
 Clamp the sander to the edge of the work bench.
 Sujeta la lijadora al borde del banco de trabajo con un sargento.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
clamp n (carpenter's vise)tornillo de banco loc nom m
 The joiner secured the plank of wood in a clamp.
 El carpintero aseguró la madera con un tornillo de banco.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
clamp down vi phrasal figurative (be strict, enforce rules)tomar medidas drásticas loc verb
  (figurado)apretar los tornillos loc verb
Note: Single-word form is used when the term is a noun
 There is a big problem with dangerous driving on this stretch of road, but the police are clamping down.
 Existe un serio problema con la conducción temeraria en este tramo de carretera, pero la policía está tomando medidas drásticas.
clamp down on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep figurative (be strict, enforce rules) (derechos o actividades)restringir, recortar vtr
  reprimir a vtr + prep
 The city is clamping down on gang violence.
 La ciudad está restringiendo drásticamente la violencia de los gangs.
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'clamp' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: [install, make, use] a clamp circuit, a [table, masonry, carpenter's, carpentry, wood] clamp, [fixed, attached] the clamp to the [surface, workbench], more...

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