| Principal Translations |
tap (UK),
faucet (US) n | (water faucet) | grifo nm |
| | | llave nf |
| | (AmS, MX) | canilla nf |
| | (CO, CU, PA, PR) | pluma nf |
| | Robert turned on the tap and let the water run into the sink. |
| | Robert abrió el grifo y dejó que el agua corriera en el fregadero. |
| tap n | (knock made with finger) | golpeteo nm |
| | | golpecito nm |
| | Linda heard a tap at the window and looked up to see the postman with a parcel for her. |
| | Linda escuchó un golpeteo en la ventana y vio que era el cartero con un paquete para ella. |
| tap n | (poke or pat) | palmadita nf |
| | | golpecito nm |
| | Jim felt Peter's tap on his shoulder and turned to see what he wanted. |
| | Jim sintió la palmadita de Peter en la espalda y se dio vuelta para saber qué quería. |
| tap [sth]⇒ vtr | (rap with fingers) | golpear⇒ vtr |
| | (repetidamente) | golpetear en, tamborilear en vi + prep |
| | Jessica tapped the door before going in. |
| | Jessica golpeó la puerta antes de entrar. |
| tap [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (poke, pat) | dar un golpecito en loc verb + prep |
| | Harry went up to Catherine and tapped her on the shoulder. |
| | Harry se acercó a Catherine y le dio un golpecito en el hombro. |
| tap [sth]⇒ vtr | (touch smart screen) | tocar⇒ vtr |
| | Beth tapped the icon for the app she wanted to open on her phone screen. |
| | Beth tocó el ícono de la aplicación que quería abrir en el teléfono. |
| tap [sth] vtr | (type: on keyboard) | pulsar⇒ vtr |
| | | teclear⇒ vtr |
| | The secretary was tapping the keys. |
| | La secretaria pulsaba las letras. |
| tap [sth] vtr | (music: mark beats with foot, etc.) | zapatear⇒ vtr |
| | | taconear⇒ vi |
| | | repiquetear⇒ vtr |
| | The music started and soon everyone was tapping their feet. |
| | La músico empezó y pronto todos estaban zapateando los pies. |
| Additional Translations |
| tap n | (draught: for beer) (barril de cerveza) | espita nf |
| | | canilla nf |
| | The barman poured a pint from the tap. |
| | El barman sirvió una pinta de la espita. |
| tap n | informal, abbreviation (bug, wiretap) | intervención nf |
| | | interceptación nf |
| | (PE, coloquial) | chuponeo nm |
| | (ES) | escucha nf |
| | Caroline suspected someone had a tap on her phone. |
| | Caroline sospechaba que había una intervención en su teléfono. |
| tap n | (metal cutting tool) (cortador para labrar rosca interior) | macho de terraja loc nom m |
| | | terraja nf |
| | | macho de roscar loc nom m |
| | Jason used a tap to cut the threads in the nut. |
| | Jason usó un macho de terraja para cortar la rosca. |
| tap n | (tap-dancing) | claqué nm |
| | (AmL; voz inglesa) | tap nm |
| | Stephen does both ballet and tap. |
| | Stephen baila ballet y claqué. |
| taps npl | mainly US (nighttime bugle signal in camp) | toque de silencio loc nom m |
| | At taps, all the lights were extinguished. |
| | En el toque de silencio se apagaban las luces. |
| tap [sb]⇒ vtr | US, figurative (designate, single out) | nombrar a vtr + prep |
| | | señalar a vtr + prep |
| | Senior figures in the party have tapped the young senator as a possible future president. |
| | Las figuras del partido han nombrado al nuevo senador como un posible futuro presidente. |
| tap [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (make use of) | aprovechar⇒ vtr |
| | | emplear⇒ vtr |
| | | utilizar⇒ vtr |
| | | usar⇒ vtr |
| | The manager wanted to tap his team's potential. |
| | El director quería aprovechar el potencial del equipo. |
| tap [sth] vtr | (pierce to draw out sap) | sangrar⇒ vtr |
| | The tree surgeon tapped the trunk of the big maple. |
| | El arboricultor sangró el tronco del gran arce. |
| tap [sth] vtr | (draw liquid by opening faucet) (agua) | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | The Smith family tap their water from a natural spring. |
| | La familia Smith saca agua de un pozo natural. |
| tap [sth] vtr | (cut screw threads) | aterrajar⇒, atarrajar⇒ vtr |
| | | roscar⇒ vtr |
| | Julie tapped a piece of metal to make a nut. |
| | Julie aterrajó un pedazo de metal para hacer una tuerca. |
| tap [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | informal, abbreviation (wiretap, bug) | intervenir⇒ vtr |
| | | pinchar⇒ vtr |
| | (CO: coloquial) | chuzar⇒ vtr |
| | Adrian suspected someone was tapping his calls. |
| | Adrian sospechaba que alguien intervenía sus llamadas. |
| tap [sth]⇒ vtr | (resource: exploit) | explotar⇒ vtr |
| | | aprovechar⇒ vtr |
| | The mine owner was pleased to hear the workers were tapping a new vein. |
| | El dueño de la mina estaba feliz de escuchar que los obreros estaban explotando una nueva mina. |
| tap [sb] for [sth] vtr + prep | slang (money: borrow from) | pedir algo a loc verb |
| | The teenager tapped her mother for £20. |
| | El adolescente le pidió 20 libras a su madre. |
Locuciones verbales
tap | tapped |
| tap into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (find way of using) | aprovechar⇒ vtr |
| | | sacar provecho de loc verb |
| | Paula wished she could tap into Rachel's enthusiasm. |
| | Paula deseaba poder aprovechar el entusiasmo de Rachel. |
tap [sth] out,
tap out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (type) | pasar a máquina, pasar a ordenador loc verb |
| | George tapped out an email to his boss. |
tap [sth] out,
tap out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (beat: a rhythm) | marcar el ritmo loc verb |
| | | golpetear⇒ vtr |
| | The drummer tapped out the rhythm. |
| | La baterista marcó el ritmo. |
Compound Forms:
tap | tapped |
doolally,
doolally tap adj | UK, slang (crazy, insane) | chalado/a adj |
| | | chiflado/a adj |
faucet aerator (US),
tap aerator (UK) n | (device: reduces water flow) | aireador para canilla nm + loc prep |
| on tap adv | (served on draught) | de barril loc adj |
| | (cerveza) | tirada adj |
| | The pub has a good range of beers on tap. |
| | Tenemos cinco clases de cerveza de barril. |
| on tap adv | figurative, informal (readily available) | disponible adj |
| | The auto parts store always keeps a selection of fan belts on tap. |
| | El negocio de auto partes siempre tiene una selección de correas para ventilador disponible. |
| be on tap for [sth] expr | US, figurative, informal (scheduled to take place) | estar programado para loc verb |
spinal tap,
lumbar puncture n | (procedure to draw fluid from spine) | punción lumbar loc nom f |
| | A spinal tap is a delicate and painful medical procedure. |
| | Una punción lumbar es un proceso médico delicado y doloroso. |
| tap dance n | (dance performed with clicking shoes) | claqué nm |
| | (AmL; voz inglesa) | tap nm |
| | He jumped up on the table and did a tap dance. |
| | Se subió a la mesa y empezó a bailar claqué. |
tap dance,
tap-dance vi | (dance with clicking shoes) | bailar claqué loc verb |
| | (AmL) | bailar tap loc verb |
| | My daughter learned to tap-dance at school. |
| | Mi hija aprendió a bailar claqué en el colegio. |
| tap dancer n | ([sb] who dances with clicking shoes) | bailarín de claqué, bailarina de claqué loc nm, loc nf |
| | (AmL) | bailarín de tap, bailarina de tap loc nm, loc nf |
| | The tap dancer's performance was mesmerising. |
| | La presentación del bailarín de claqué fue impresionante. |
tap dancing,
tap-dancing n | (dancing with clicking shoes) | claqué nm |
| | | tap nm |
| | My daughter's always enjoyed tap dancing. |
| | A mi hija siempre le encantó el claqué. |
tap out,
tapping out n | (martial arts: submission) | rendición nf |
| tap [sb]'s phone v expr | (bug [sb]'s telephone) (coloquial) | pinchar el teléfono loc verb |
| | I think someone might have tapped my phone – it's making a funny noise. |
| | Creo que me han pinchado el teléfono: hace ruidos raros. |
| tap water n | (drinking water from a faucet) | agua del grifo nf + loc adj |
| | | agua de la llave nf + loc adj |
| | (AmS, MX) | agua de la canilla nf + loc adj |
| | (CO, CU, PA, PR) | agua de la pluma nf + loc adj |
| | Would you like bottled water or tap water? |
| | ¿Prefiere agua embotellada o del grifo? |
tap-off,
tip-off n | (basketball: start with jump ball) | salto entre dos loc nom m |
| | Un partido de baloncesto empieza con un salto entre dos. |
toe loop,
toe loop jump,
tap loop jump n | (skating) | bucle picado loc nom m |