ratchet up

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
ratchet up vi phrasal	(increase by increments)	incrementar por etapas, intensificar por etapas, aumentar por etapas vtr + loc adj

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
ratchet n	(mechanical device)	trinquete nm
		carraca nf
		rueda dentada loc nom f
	These bolts will need a ratchet for tightening.
	Estos tornillos necesitan un trinquete para ajustarse.
ratchet n	(toothed part of a ratchet)	trinquete nm
	The ratchet has 20 teeth and a diameter of 15mm.
ratchet n	figurative (process: incremental movement)	incremento nm
ratchet [sth]⇒ vtr	(adjust using a ratchet)	ajustar⇒ vtr
	Maisie ratcheted the screws on the wheels of her roller skates to tighten them.
ratchet [sth] up vtr + prep	figurative (increase [sth]) (figurado)	escalar⇒ vtr
		aumentar⇒ vtr
		incrementar⇒ vtr
		subir⇒ vtr
	This is an excellent thriller; the author really knows how to ratchet up the tension.
	Este es un thriller excelente, el autor sí que sabe cómo escalar la tensión.
ratchet [sth] up vtr phrasal sep	figurative (increase, intensify)	intensificar⇒, incrementar⇒, aumentar⇒ vtr
	The candidates ratcheted up their campaigns in the final week.
	This is an excellent thriller; the author really knows how to ratchet up the tension.
	Los candidatos intensificaron sus campañas en la última semana. // Esta novela de suspenso es excelente, la autora realmente sabe incrementar la tensión.
ratchet [sth] down vtr + prep	figurative (decrease [sth])	bajar⇒ vtr
		reducir⇒ vtr
		disminuir⇒ vtr

Locuciones verbales ratchet \| ~~ratchet up~~
Inglés		Español
ratchet down vi phrasal	(decrease by increments)	disminuir por etapas, reducir por etapas vtr + loc adj
ratchet [sth] down vtr phrasal sep	figurative (cause to decrease)	disminuir⇒, bajar⇒, reducir⇒ vtr
		ajustar a la baja, hacer disminuir loc verb
	The director is consciously ratcheting down the violence in his movies these days.
	El director está disminuyendo la violencia en sus películas últimamente.

Compound Forms: ratchet \| ~~ratchet up~~
Inglés		Español
ratchet wheel n	(mechanical engineering)	rueda de trinquete nf + loc adj

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