| Principal Translations |
| cycle n | (repeating sequence) | ciclo nm |
| | Geology class today was about the cycle that water makes in the atmosphere: evaporation, condensation, precipitation. |
| | La clase de Geología de hoy trató del ciclo del agua en la atmósfera: evaporación, condensación y precipitación. |
| cycle n | colloquial, abbreviation (bicycle) (informal) | bici nf |
| | | bicicleta nf |
| | Is there room in the basement to store a cycle? |
| | ¿Hay espacio en el sótano para guardar una bici? |
| cycle n | (washing machine setting) | ciclo nm |
| | | programa nm |
| | Put the clothes in the washer, pick a cycle and press the button - it's not difficult. |
| | Pon la ropa en la lavadora, elige un ciclo y dale al botón; no es difícil. |
| cycle⇒ vi | (go through a sequence) | funcionar en ciclos vi + loc adv |
| | The boiler cycles on and off throughout the day to maintain a constant temperature inside the house. |
| | La caldera funciona en ciclos de encendido y apagado durante todo el día para mantener una temperatura constante en la casa. |
| cycle vi | colloquial (ride a bicycle) | ir en bici vi + loc adv |
| | | montar en bici loc verb |
| | The friends cycled into town to see a movie. |
| | Los amigos fueron en bici al centro para ver una película. |
| cycle n as adj | colloquial (relating to bicycles) | en bicicleta loc adj |
| | (informal) | en bici loc adj |
| | Let's go for a cycle ride. |
| | Vamos a dar una vuelta en bicicleta. |
Compound Forms:
cycle | cycling |
bike hire,
bicycle hire,
cycle hire n | informal (bicycle rental service) | servicio de alquiler de bicicletas nm |
bike race,
bicycle race,
cycle race n | informal (cycling contest) (Argentina) | carrera ciclística nf |
| | The two boys decided to have a bike race around the edge of the park. |
bike rack,
bicycle rack,
cycle rack n | (stand for parking cycles) | bicicletero nm |
| | | aparcabicicletas nm inv |
| | (informal) | aparcabicis nm inv |
bike rack,
bicycle rack,
cycle rack n | (device for carrying cycles on car) | portabicicletas nm inv |
| | | portabicicleta nm |
| | We've bought a bike rack, so we can take our bikes with us on holiday. |
bike trail,
cycle trail n | (cycle route: off-road) | sendero de ciclismo nm + loc adj |
| | | sendero para bicicletas nm + loc adj |
| billing cycle n | (schedule) | ciclo de facturación nm + loc adj |
| boom-and-bust cycle n | (economy: alternating extremes) (ES) | altibajos nmpl |
| | Arnold's life had followed a boom-and-bust cycle, rich one moment, broke the next. |
| business cycle n | (economic pattern) | ciclo económico nm + adj |
| | The national economy is currently in the growth phase of the business cycle. |
| | La economía nacional está actualmente en la etapa de crecimiento del ciclo económico. |
| carbon cycle n | (carbon atom circulation) | ciclo del carbono nm + loc adj |
| carbon cycle n | (nuclear transformation cycle) | ciclo del carbono nm + loc adj |
| citric acid cycle n | (chemical reaction series) (química) | ciclo del ácido cítrico nm + loc adj |
| cycle counting n | (inventory carried out in stages) (inventario) | recuento cíclico, conteo cíclico nm |
cycle lane,
cycle path n | (path for cyclists) | ciclovía nf |
| | (ES) | carril bici |
| | (CO) | ciclorruta |
| | (AR) | bicisenda |
| | The cycle lane ends here so you have to join the rest of the traffic. |
| | La ciclovía termina aquí así que debemos unirnos al resto del tráfico. |
| down-cycle⇒ vi | (business: move downward) | decaer⇒ vi |
down-cycle,
down cycle n | (business: unfavorable cycle) | ciclo negativo loc nom m |
| | | ciclo económico de baja actividad grupo nom |
drying cycle,
dry cycle n | (washing machine's drying program) | ciclo de secado nm |
| | En ciclo de secado en el lavarropas comienza luego del centrifugado. |
| duty cycle n | (electrical power output) | ciclo de trabajo nm + loc adj |
| duty-cycle adj | (electrical power: intermittent) | del ciclo de trabajo loc adj |
| economic cycle n | (rise and fall of economy) | ciclo económico nm + adj |
| | Governments have not been able to overcome the economic cycle of boom and bust. |
| | Los gobiernos no han podido superar el ciclo económico de auge y caída. |
four-stroke engine,
also US: four-cycle engine n | (internal combustion engine) | motor de cuatro tiempos nm + loc adj |
freecycle [sth],
free-cycle [sth]⇒ vtr | (recycle by giving away) | reciclar algo ofreciéndolo a alguien que lo quiera en vez de tirarlo loc verb |
| | | regalar⇒ vtr |
| hydrologic cycle n | (cyclical movement of water) | ciclo del agua nm |
| | Intensive deforestation can cause problems with the hydrologic cycle. |
| | La deforestación indiscriminada puede alterar seriamente el ciclo del agua en el ecosistema. |
life cycle,
lifecycle n | (development process: [sth] living) | ciclo de vida loc nom m |
| | | ciclo vital loc nom m |
| | The students learned about the life cycle of a butterfly. |
| | Los alumnos aprendieron acerca del ciclo de vida de las mariposas. |
| lunar cycle n | (period from one full moon to another) | ciclo lunar nm + adj mf |
| | Many ancient calendars were based on the lunar cycle, with all the months having 28 days. |
| | Muchos calendarios antiguos se basaban en el ciclo lunar, todos los meses eran de veintiocho días. |
| menstrual cycle n | (biology: periods) | ciclo menstrual nm + adj mf |
| nitrogen cycle n | (biochemical process) | ciclo del nitrógeno loc nom m |
| soak cycle n | (washing-machine feature) (Argentina) | ciclo de remojo nm |
| | El lavarropas está roto: el ciclo de remojo no funciona. |
| song cycle n | (group of songs) | ciclo de canciones nm + loc adj |
| spin cycle n | (washing machine setting: removes water) | centrifugado nm |
| | | ciclo de centrifugado nm + loc adj |
two-cycle (US),
two-stroke (UK) adj | (relating to certain engine type) (motor) | de dos tiempos loc adj |
two-stroke engine,
also US: two-cycle engine n | (internal-combustion engine) | motor de dos tiempos nm + loc adj |
| water cycle n | (circulation of water in nature) | ciclo del agua nm + loc adj |