siphon

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsaɪfən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsaɪfən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sī′fən)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
siphon,
syphon n		 (bent tube for siphoning)sifón nm
 The man used a siphon to remove the gasoline from the car.
 El hombre usó un sifón para sacar la gasolina del auto.
siphon [sth],
syphon [sth]⇒ vtr		 (drain, draw off)sacar con sifón loc verb
  extraer con sifón loc verb
 Amy siphoned gasoline from her car.
 Amy sacó con un sifón la gasolina de su auto.
siphon [sth],
syphon [sth] vtr		 figurative (misappropriate) (dinero)apropiarse⇒ v prnl
  malversar⇒ vtr
  desviar⇒ vtr
 The boy siphoned his father's pocket change so he could buy baseball cards.
 El niño se apropió del dinero de su padre para comprarse figuritas de béisbol.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
siphon | syphon
InglésEspañol
siphon bottle (bottle for aerated water)sifón nm
siphon [sth] off,
syphon [sth] off vi + adv		 (liquid: draw away)vaciar algo por sifón loc verb
 He had to siphon off gasoline from another car because his car was out of gas.
 Tuvo que vaciar gasolina por sifón de otro auto porque su auto ya no tenía gasolina.
siphon [sth] off,
syphon [sth] off vi + adv		 figurative (funds: divert)desviar fondos hacia algo loc verb
 In order to avoid taxes, the business man started to siphon off his money to multiple accounts in the Bahamas.
 Para evadir impuestos, el comerciante empezó a desviar fondos hacia varias cuentas en las Bahamas.
soda siphon,
soda syphon n		 (fizzy water dispenser)sifón nm
  sifón de soda grupo nom
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'siphon' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
desviar fondos - sifón


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