yoke

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈjəʊk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/joʊk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(yōk)

Inflections of 'yoke' (n):
yoke
npl (For pairs of yoked animals)
yokes
npl (All other usages)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
yoke n (device attaching pair of animals)yugo nm
 The farmer attached the oxen with the yoke.
 El granjero le puso el yugo a los bueyes.
yoke n (carrying device worn on shoulders)yugo nm
  (usado por aguadores)balancín nm
 The milkmaid was carrying two pails of milk attached to a yoke.
 La ordeñadora llevaba dos cubos de leche colgando de un yugo.
yoke n (connecting device)abrazadera nf
 The air tank regulator was fitted with a yoke.
 El regulador del depósito de aire estaba colocado con una abrazadera.
yoke n (shoulder piece of a garment)canesú nm
 The dress had an embroidered yoke.
 El vestido tenía un canesú bordado.
the yoke of [sth/sb] n figurative (burden) (figurado)yugo nm
  carga nf
 The employees found themselves under the yoke of a slave-driving boss.
 Los empleados se encontraron bajo el yugo de un jefe latiguero.
yoke [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep (animal: attach to plough)enyugar algo a algo loc verb
 The farmer yoked the oxen to the plough.
 El granjero enyugó los bueyes al arado.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
yoke n (aircraft control column)columna de control loc nom f
 The pilot pushed the yoke too far forward and his plane took a nosedive.
yoke n (pair of yoked animals)yunta nf
 The plough is pulled by a yoke of oxen.
yoke [sb] to [sb] vtr + prep figurative (join together)unir a vtr + prep
  ligar a vtr + prep
 Tim guessed his marriage yoked him to Jane for life.
 Tim supuso que su matrimonio le unía a Jane de por vida.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
neck yoke n (for harnessing animals)yugo, arnés nm
 The farmer used a neck yoke to harness two oxen together.
throw off the yoke of [sth] v expr figurative (free yourself: from a burden)liberarse del yugo de loc verb
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Collocations: the yoke of [slavery, bondage, oppression, imperialism], free from the yoke of [slavery], the [oxen, cows] pulled on the yoke, more...

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