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gad

/ɡæd/

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interjection

Dios mío, caramba

An exclamatory interjection roughly equivalent to by God, goodness gracious, for goodness' sake.

Examples :

""Gad, I completely forgot about the homework assignment!" "

¡Dios mío, me olvidé por completo de la tarea!

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noun

Vagabundo, holgazán

One who roams about idly; a gadabout.

Examples :

"My grandmother always called my aunt a gad because she was always traveling and never stayed in one place for very long. "

Mi abuela siempre llamaba a mi tía vagabunda porque siempre estaba viajando y nunca se quedaba mucho tiempo en un solo lugar.

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verb

Vagar, deambular

To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.

Examples :

"Teenagers often gad about town on weekends, with no particular destination in mind, just wanting to be out and about. "

Los adolescentes a menudo vagan por la ciudad los fines de semana, sin un destino particular en mente, solo queriendo estar fuera y en movimiento.

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noun

Avaro, estúpido

A greedy and/or stupid person.

Examples :

"Get over here, ye good-for-nothing gadǃ"

¡Ven aquí, avaro inútil!

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noun

Aguijón, púa

A sharp-pointed object; a goad.

Examples :

"The stonemason used a gad and hammer to split the large rock into smaller, manageable pieces. "

El cantero usó un aguijón y un martillo para dividir la gran roca en pedazos más pequeños y manejables.

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noun

Barra de metal

Examples :

"The construction worker used a gad to pry apart the old wooden boards. "

El trabajador de la construcción usó una barra de metal para separar las viejas tablas de madera.

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noun

Cincel

A pointed metal tool for breaking or chiselling rock.

Examples :

"The miner used a gad to chip away at the stubborn rock face. "

El minero usó un cincel para romper la tenaz pared de roca.

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noun

Lingote, masa

An indeterminate measure of metal produced by a furnace, perhaps equivalent to the bloom, perhaps weighing around 100 pounds.

Examples :

"The ironworker estimated that each gad coming from the furnace would weigh roughly 80 pounds, close enough to the hundred-pound standard. "

El trabajador del hierro estimó que cada lingote que salía del horno pesaría aproximadamente 80 libras, lo suficientemente cerca del estándar de cien libras.

material amount industry

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noun

Púa, espina

A spike on a gauntlet; a gadling.

Examples :

"The knight's metal gauntlet had a sharp gad protruding from each knuckle, making his fist a dangerous weapon. "

El guantelete de metal del caballero tenía una púa afilada que sobresalía de cada nudillo, lo que convertía su puño en un arma peligrosa.

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noun

Vara, bastón

A rod or stick, such as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with.

Examples :

"The farmer used a long gad to guide the cows into the barn. "

El granjero usó una vara larga para guiar a las vacas al establo.

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