| Additional Translations |
| rack of ribs n | (food: ribs) | costillas nfpl |
| | Helen sat down to eat a rack of ribs. |
| | Helen se sentó a comer costillas. |
| rack n | vulgar, informal (breasts) (coloquial) | tetas nfpl |
| | (coloquial) | par de tetas loc nom fpl |
| | (coloquial) | par de melones loc nom fpl |
| | Alice has a fantastic rack. |
| | Alice tiene unas tetas fantásticas. |
| rack n | (for animal food) | comedero nm |
| | The farmer filled the rack with hay for the horses. |
| | El granjero llenó el comedero con paja para los caballos. |
| the rack n | historical (torture instrument) | potro nm |
| | The rack was used as an interrogation device in medieval times. |
| | El potro se usaba como dispositivo de interrogación en la época medieval. |
rack,
roof rack n | (fixture on car) | portaequipaje nm |
| | | portaequipajes nm inv |
| | | parrilla nf |
| | (ES) | baca nf |
| | Mark secured his canoe to the roof rack with heavy straps. |
| | Mark aseguró su canoa al portaequipaje del techo del coche con correas. |
rack,
clothes rack n | (apparatus for hanging clothes) | tendedero nm |
| | | tendedor nm |
| | | ténder nm |
| | Hang your wet jeans on the clothes rack; they'll be dry by the morning. |
| | Cuelga tus jeans mojados en el tendedero, a la mañana estarán secos. |
| rack n | (mechanics: gear bar) | cremallera nf |
| rack n | (bike rack: fixture on bicycle) | portapaquetes nm inv |
| | Leon tied his school bag to the rack with a bungee cord. |
| | Leon ató su mochila escolar al portapaquetes con una cuerda de bungee. |
| rack [sb] vtr | informal, US (hit in testicles) (vulgar) | patear los huevos loc verb |
| | (vulgar) | pegar en los huevos loc verb |
Compound Forms:
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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. |
bookrack,
book rack n | (support for an open book) | apoya libro loc nom m |
| | | soporte para libro nm + loc adj |
bookrack,
book rack n | (shelf for holding books) | estantería nf |
| | | biblioteca nf |
| cake rack n | (wire stand for cooling baked items) | rejilla para tortas nf |
| | Desmóldela y déjela enfriar en una rejilla para tortas para que no se humedezca en la parte inferior. |
| cheese rack n | (for drying cheese) | estante de queso, estante para queso loc nom m |
| | | estantería para queso loc nom f |
coat rack,
coatrack (US),
coat stand (UK) n | (stand for overcoats) | perchero nm |
| | This coat rack has a basket at the bottom for umbrellas. |
coat rack,
coatrack n | (pegs for overcoats) | perchero nm |
| | On the back of the door, there is a coat rack where you can hang your hat or coat. |
| | Hay un perchero detrás de la puerta donde puedes colgar el sombrero o el abrigo. |
cog railway,
rack railway n | (type of railroad) | tren de cremallera nm + loc adj |
| | | riel dentado nm + adj |
| dish rack n | (frame for drying dishes) | escurreplatos, secaplatos nm inv |
| | | escurridor de platos nm + loc adj |
| | | escurridor nm |
| | You should clean your dish rack frequently or the crockery will be unhygienic. |
| | She unloaded the dish rack as the water boiled. |
| | Debes limpiar el escurreplatos con frecuencia o la vajilla no estará higiénica. |
| | Desocupó el escurridor de platos mientras el agua se calentaba. |
| display rack n | (shelf for showing goods for sale) | góndola nf |
| | When there are too many items on the display rack, I have trouble picking one. |
| | Cuando hay demasiados productos en la góndola, me cuesta alcanzar uno. |
| | | expositor nm |
| | | exhibidor nm |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Todos los modelos que tenemos están en ese exhibidor, elija el que más le guste. |
| drying rack n | (apparatus for hanging items to dry) | tendedero nm |
| | | tenderete nm |
| | In wet weather, we leave the washing to dry indoors on a drying rack. |
| | Cuando el clima está húmedo, ponemos la ropa a secar en un tendedero dentro de la casa. |
| flat rack n | (open transportation container) | contenedor de plataforma nm + loc adj |
| hat rack n | (structure to hang hats on) | perchero nm |
| | He hung his hat on the hat rack. |
| ladder rack n | (structure for transporting a ladder) | portaescalera nm |
| | That truck has a ladder rack behind the cab. |
| luggage rack n | (shelf for baggage on a train) | maletero nm |
| | | portaequipajes nmpl |
| | I can't reach the luggage rack - could you lift my bag for me, please? |
| | No alcanzo el maletero; ¿puedes subirme las maletas, por favor? |
| magazine rack n | (shelf for storing periodicals) | revistero nm |
| magazine rack n | (stand for displaying periodicals) | expositor de revistas nm + loc adj |
off-the-peg (UK),
off-the-rack (US) adj | (clothing: ready to wear) | seco/a adj |
| | | listo para usar loc adj |
| oven rack n | (shelf inside an oven) (horno) | bandeja nf |
| | Place the pizza directly on the oven rack. |
| | Pon la pizza directamente en la bandeja. |
| pipe rack n | (wheeled rack for clothing) | perchero con ruedas nm + loc adj |
| pipe rack n | (for storing smoker's pipes) | anaquel para pipas nm + loc adj |
| | | soporte para pipas nm + loc adj |
| plant rack n | (shelves for displaying pot plants) | expositor de macetas nm |
| | | anaquel de plantas nm |
| | En las tiendas para el hogar, tienen grandes anaqueles con plantas a la venta. |
| | | exhibidor de plantas |
| rack and pinion n | (mechanism) | mecanismo de cremallera nm + loc adj |
| rack of lamb n | (roasted ribs of young sheep) | costillar de cordero nm |
| rack rail | (type of railway) | raíl de cremallera nm + loc adj |
| rack rate n | (full charge for a hotel room) | tarifa completa nf + adj |
| | | tarifa oficial nf + adj |
rack your brains,
rack your brain,
wrack your brains,
wrack your brain v expr | (try to remember) (informal, figurado) | devanarse los sesos, exprimirse los sesos, romperse la cabeza expr |
rack-rent,
rack rent n | (high rent) | renta de importe excesivo loc nom f |
rickrack,
rick rack,
rick-rack n | US (decorative zigzag ribbon trim) | trenza decorativa en zigzag grupo nom |
| shoe rack n | (shelving unit for storing footwear) | estante para zapatos grupo nom |
| ski rack | (rack for skis) | portaesquís n común inv |
| spice rack n | (shelf that holds seasonings) | especiero nm |
| | La pimienta está ahí, en el especiero. |
| test-tube rack n | (laboratory: holder for test tubes) | gradilla nf |
| | Acomoda los tres tubos en una gradilla y agrégale a cada uno un mililitro de agua destilada. |
| towel rack n | (frame for hanging towels on) | toallero nm |
| | He hung his wet towel on the towel rack to dry. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Deja la toalla en el toallero. |
| trash rack | (filter grating) (en río, represas) | filtro de basura nm + loc adj |
| wine rack n | (holder for bottles) | botellero nm |
| | Adrian took a bottle from the wine rack. |