dock Meaning | BeDict

noun

Acederas

Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially common dock, and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.

Examples :

"My grandmother used to add the young leaves of the dock plant to her vegetable stew. "

Mi abuela solía añadir las hojas jóvenes de las acederas a su estofado de verduras.

noun

Bardana

A burdock plant, or the leaves of that plant.

Examples :

"The dog got tangled in a patch of docks in the park. "

El perro se enredó en un parche de bardana en el parque.

plant vegetable food nature

noun

Raíz de la cola

The fleshy root of an animal's tail.

Examples :

"The dog's tail had a noticeable dock, making it look slightly shorter. "

La cola del perro tenía una raíz de la cola notable, lo que la hacía parecer un poco más corta.

anatomy animal body part

noun

La parte de la cola que queda después de cortarla

The part of the tail which remains after the tail has been docked.

Examples :

"The dog's dock was very short because it was docked as a puppy. "

La cola del perro era muy corta porque se la cortaron cuando era cachorro.

animal anatomy body part

noun

Trasero, ano

The buttocks or anus.

Examples :

"After sitting on the hard wooden chair all day, he felt a sharp pain in his dock. "

Después de estar sentado en la dura silla de madera todo el día, sintió un dolor agudo en el trasero.

body anatomy sex

noun

Funda de cuero para la cola

A leather case to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse.

Examples :

"The groom carefully placed the leather dock on the colt's freshly trimmed tail. "

El mozo colocó cuidadosamente la funda de cuero en la cola recién recortada del potro.

animal wear

verb

Cortar la cola

To cut off a section of an animal's tail, to practise a caudectomy.

Examples :

"The veterinarian will dock the puppy's tail to prevent future problems. "

El veterinario cortará la cola del cachorro para prevenir problemas futuros.

animal medicine biology

verb

Reducir, deducir

To reduce (wages); to deduct from.

Examples :

"The company will dock your pay if you're late more than three times. "

La empresa reducirá tu salario si llegas tarde más de tres veces.

business job economy finance

verb

Cortar, destruir

To cut off, bar, or destroy.

Examples :

"to dock an entail"

cortar un entail

nautical military

noun

Muelle, dársena

A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port.

Examples :

"The fishing boat tied to the dock was ready for the morning's catch. "

El barco pesquero atado al muelle estaba listo para la pesca de la mañana.

nautical architecture building ocean

noun

Muelle, dársena

A structure attached to shore for loading and unloading vessels.

Examples :

"The cargo ship docked at the pier, ready to unload its containers. "

El carguero atracó en el muelle, listo para descargar sus contenedores.

nautical architecture building ocean structure place

noun

Muelle, dársena

The body of water between two piers.

Examples :

"The fishing boats were moored in the quiet dock between the two piers. "

Los barcos pesqueros estaban amarrados en el tranquilo muelle entre los dos muelles.

nautical place ocean

noun

Andén, estación

The place of arrival and departure of a train in a railway station.

Examples :

"The train to town departs from platform 3 and arrives at the main station dock. "

El tren a la ciudad sale del andén 3 y llega al andén de la estación principal.

vehicle place

noun

Sección, parte

A section of a hotel or restaurant.

Examples :

"coffee dock"

Sección de café

area building business

noun

Base de conexión, estación de acoplamiento

Examples :

"My laptop needs a dock to charge and connect to the printer. "

Mi portátil necesita una base de conexión para cargar y conectarse a la impresora.

technology electronics computing device machine utility item

noun

Un dock, una barra de herramientas

A toolbar that provides the user with a way of launching applications, and switching between running applications.

Examples :

"The computer's dock displayed icons for all the student's favorite programs, making it easy to switch between word processing and design software. "

El dock de la computadora mostraba iconos de todos los programas favoritos del estudiante, lo que facilitaba el cambio entre el procesamiento de textos y el software de diseño.

technology computing device internet machine electronics utility

noun

Acoplamiento, atraque

An act of docking; joining two things together.

Examples :

"The dock of the two computers allowed them to share files. "

El acoplamiento de las dos computadoras les permitió compartir archivos.

nautical technology vehicle action

verb

Atravar, atracar

To land at a harbour.

Examples :

"The ferry will dock at the harbor soon, allowing passengers to disembark. "

El ferry atracará en el puerto pronto, permitiendo a los pasajeros desembarcar.

nautical sailing vehicle ocean

verb

Atraer, acoplar

To join two moving items.

Examples :

"The children were asked to dock the two toy cars together so they could race. "

Se les pidió a los niños que acoplaran los dos coches de juguete para que pudieran competir.

nautical technology vehicle machine

verb

Anclar

To drag a user interface element (such as a toolbar) to a position on screen where it snaps into place.

Examples :

"To organize his desktop, David docked the task bar to the bottom of the screen. "

Para organizar su escritorio, David ancló la barra de tareas en la parte inferior de la pantalla.

technology computing internet device technical machine

verb

Conectar a la base

To place (an electronic device) in its dock.

Examples :

"I docked the laptop and allowed it to recharge for an hour."

Conecté el portátil a la base y lo dejé recargando durante una hora.

electronics device technology computing

noun

Banquillo

Part of a courtroom where the accused sits.

Examples :

"The defendant sat in the dock during the trial. "

El acusado se sentó en el banquillo durante el juicio.

law government state

verb

Pinchar, agujerear

To pierce with holes, as pricking pastry or dough with a fork to prevent excessive rising in the oven.

Examples :

"The baker docked the pastry dough with a fork to stop it from rising too much in the oven. "

El panadero pinchó la masa de hojaldre con un tenedor para evitar que subiera demasiado en el horno.

food utensil action

Meanings

Acederas

Examples :

"My grandmother used to add the young leaves of the dock plant to her vegetable stew. "

Mi abuela solía añadir las hojas jóvenes de las acederas a su estofado de verduras.

Bardana

Examples :

"The dog got tangled in a patch of docks in the park. "

El perro se enredó en un parche de bardana en el parque.

Raíz de la cola

Examples :

"The dog's tail had a noticeable dock, making it look slightly shorter. "

La cola del perro tenía una raíz de la cola notable, lo que la hacía parecer un poco más corta.

La parte de la cola que queda después de cortarla

Examples :

"The dog's dock was very short because it was docked as a puppy. "

La cola del perro era muy corta porque se la cortaron cuando era cachorro.

Trasero, ano

Examples :

"After sitting on the hard wooden chair all day, he felt a sharp pain in his dock. "

Después de estar sentado en la dura silla de madera todo el día, sintió un dolor agudo en el trasero.

Funda de cuero para la cola

Examples :

"The groom carefully placed the leather dock on the colt's freshly trimmed tail. "

El mozo colocó cuidadosamente la funda de cuero en la cola recién recortada del potro.

Cortar la cola

Examples :

"The veterinarian will dock the puppy's tail to prevent future problems. "

El veterinario cortará la cola del cachorro para prevenir problemas futuros.

Reducir, deducir

Examples :

"The company will dock your pay if you're late more than three times. "

La empresa reducirá tu salario si llegas tarde más de tres veces.

Cortar, destruir

Examples :

"to dock an entail"

cortar un entail

Muelle, dársena

Examples :

"The fishing boat tied to the dock was ready for the morning's catch. "

El barco pesquero atado al muelle estaba listo para la pesca de la mañana.

Muelle, dársena

Examples :

"The cargo ship docked at the pier, ready to unload its containers. "

El carguero atracó en el muelle, listo para descargar sus contenedores.

Muelle, dársena

Examples :

"The fishing boats were moored in the quiet dock between the two piers. "

Los barcos pesqueros estaban amarrados en el tranquilo muelle entre los dos muelles.

Andén, estación

Examples :

"The train to town departs from platform 3 and arrives at the main station dock. "

El tren a la ciudad sale del andén 3 y llega al andén de la estación principal.

Sección, parte

Examples :

"coffee dock"

Sección de café

Base de conexión, estación de acoplamiento

Examples :

"My laptop needs a dock to charge and connect to the printer. "

Mi portátil necesita una base de conexión para cargar y conectarse a la impresora.

Un dock, una barra de herramientas

Examples :

"The computer's dock displayed icons for all the student's favorite programs, making it easy to switch between word processing and design software. "

El dock de la computadora mostraba iconos de todos los programas favoritos del estudiante, lo que facilitaba el cambio entre el procesamiento de textos y el software de diseño.

Acoplamiento, atraque

Examples :

"The dock of the two computers allowed them to share files. "

El acoplamiento de las dos computadoras les permitió compartir archivos.

Atravar, atracar

Examples :

"The ferry will dock at the harbor soon, allowing passengers to disembark. "

El ferry atracará en el puerto pronto, permitiendo a los pasajeros desembarcar.

Atraer, acoplar

Examples :

"The children were asked to dock the two toy cars together so they could race. "

Se les pidió a los niños que acoplaran los dos coches de juguete para que pudieran competir.

Anclar

Examples :

"To organize his desktop, David docked the task bar to the bottom of the screen. "