| Principal Translations |
| loop n | (in a circuit, circle) | vuelta nf |
| | | círculo nm |
| | | trayectoria circular nf + adj |
| | Ben walked a loop around the building. |
| | Ben dio una vuelta alrededor del edificio. |
| loop n | (thread, knot) | nudo nm |
| | Pam tied the cord into a loop. |
| | Pam ató el cable con un nudo. |
| loop n | (repeated function) | bucle nm |
| | (voz inglesa) | loop nm |
| | The program ran on a loop until it finished processing all the data. |
| | El programa corrió en un bucle hasta que terminó de procesar toda la información. |
| loop [sth]⇒ vtr | (tie: a belt) | abrochar⇒ vtr |
| | | abrocharse⇒ v prnl |
| | Erin looped the belt around her waist. |
| | Erin abrochó el cinturón alrededor de su cintura. |
| | Erin se abrochó el cinturón por la cintura. |
| loop⇒ vtr | (complete a circuit) | cerrar el circuito de loc verb |
| | The electrician looped the wires through the device. |
| | El electricista cerró el circuito de cables en el dispositivo. |
| loop vi | figurative (music, thoughts: repeat) | repetirse⇒ v prnl |
| | One line of a song keeps looping in my head and I don't know where it's from. |
| | Una línea de una canción sigue repitiéndose en mi cabeza y no sé de dónde es. |
| Additional Translations |
| loop n | (closed circuit) | circuito cerrado loc nom m |
| | Brad installed a light bulb in the loop to show the class how electricity works. |
| | Brad puso una bombita en el circuito cerrado para mostrarla a la clase cómo funcionaba la electricidad. |
| loop n | (hysteresis loop) | curva nf |
| | The equation turned out to be a loop when it was graphed. |
| | La ecuación terminó siendo una curva cuando se graficó. |
| loop n | (fingerprint pattern) | curva nf |
| | Fred's fingerprints had very few loops. |
| | Las huellas dactilares de Fred tienen pocas curvas. |
| loop n | (loop of Henle) | asa nm |
| | The nursing student failed the test because she forgot what the different parts of the loops of Henle did. |
| | La estudiante de enfermería reprobó el examen porque se olvidó qué hacían las partes de un asa de Henle. |
| loop n | (skate boarding) (voz inglesa) | loop nm |
| | Adam tried to do a loop, but fell on his face. |
| | Adam trató de hacer un loops y se cayó de cara. |
| The Loop n | informal (downtown Chicago) | El Loop n propio m |
| | Kerry works at a bank in the Loop. |
| | Kerry trabaja en un banco en El Loop. |
| loop vi | (aircraft) | hacer un rizo loc verb |
| | | rizar un rizo loc verb |
| | The pilot looped a few times to show off to the crowd. |
| | El piloto hizo un rizo un par de veces para asombrar a la multitud. |
Compound Forms:
loop | looped |
| closed loop n | (signal path) | bucle cerrado loc nom m |
closed loop,
closed-loop n as adj | (of processing system) | de bucle cerrado loc adj |
closed loop,
closed-loop n as adj | (of automatic control system) | de bucle cerrado loc adj |
| closed-loop system n | (business or production system) | sistema de control de bucle cerrado nm + loc adj |
| | | sistema de control de lazo cerrado nm + loc adj |
| feedback loop n | (cause-effect sequence) | bucle de retroalimentación loc nom m |
| feedback loop n | (computers) (computación) | bucle de retroalimentación loc nom m |
| ground loop n | (aeronautics) | viraje de 180 grados nm + loc adj |
| | (voz inglesa) | ground loop loc nom m |
ground loop,
earth loop n | (electricity) | bucle de masa, bucle de tierra loc nom m |
| | | lazo de tierra loc nom m |
| hysteresis loop n | (curve showing magnetic quality) | ciclo de histéresis nm + loc adj |
| be in the loop v expr | figurative, informal (be kept informed) | estar al tanto loc verb |
| | | estar informado v cop + adj |
| | Sandy works from home, so her boss video-calls her every Monday to ensure she is in the loop. |
| inside loop n | (aeronautics) | rizo interior nm + adj mf |
| | | looping interior nm + adj mf |
keep in the loop,
stay in the loop v expr | figurative, informal (keep informed) | mantener informado loc verb |
loop back,
hoop back,
bow back n | (type of chair back) | respaldo en arco nm + loc adj |
loopback,
loop-back n | (telecommunications: signal routing) | dispositivo de red loopback nm + loc adj |
| loop back vi + adv | (sound, etc.: go back to beginning) | volver al principio loc verb |
| loop ileostomy n | (surgery on intestine) | ileostomía en asa nf |
| | La ileostomía en asa es un procedimiento efectivo de derivación fecal cuyo manejo no ofrece mayores dificultades. |
loop knot,
open hand knot n | (way of tying rope) | nudo bucle loc nom m |
loop-the-loop,
loop the loop v expr | (plane: fly upside down) | hacer un looping loc verb |
| | | dar un giro completo loc verb |
| | I always feel sick when I see planes looping the loop. |
| | Siempre me da náuseas cuando veo a un avión haciendo un looping. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Sentí náuseas cuando la montaña rusa dio un giro completo. |
| loop-the-loop n | (plane: upside-down maneuver) (voz inglesa) | looping nm |
| | | giro completo nm + adj |
on loop,
on a loop adv | (continuously) | sin parar loc adv |
| | | en bucle loc adv |
| | My neighbour has been playing that song on a loop all day; it's driving me nuts! |
| open loop n | (control system: no feedback) | bucle abierto, lazo abierto loc nom m |
throw [sb] for a loop,
knock [sb] for a loop v expr | (upset, shock) | desconcertar a vtr + prep |
| | The news of her brother’s death really threw Evie for a loop. Discovering his wife had been cheating on him with his best friend knocked Stuart for a loop. |
| | Las noticias sobre la muerte de su hermano desconcertaron a Evie. |
toe loop,
toe loop jump,
tap loop jump n | (skating) | bucle picado loc nom m |