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/ˈɡæŋˌplæŋk/

Meanings
noun

Pasarela

A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside.

Examples :

"The crew carefully laid the gangplank so the passengers could disembark from the ship. "
La tripulación colocó cuidadosamente la pasarela para que los pasajeros pudieran desembarcar del barco.
nautical sailing vehicle

Related Words

Illustration crew

crew verb

/kruː/

Cantar (como un gallo)

"The rooster crew loudly, announcing the start of a new day. "

El gallo cantó ruidosamente, anunciando el comienzo de un nuevo día.

Illustration passengers

passengers noun

/ˈpæsənd͡ʒəz/ /ˈpæsənd͡ʒɚz/

Pasajeros

"Somebody in a team who does not do their fair share of the work."

Alguien en un equipo que no hace su parte justa del trabajo.

Illustration footbridge

footbridge noun

/ˈfʊtˌbɹɪdʒ/ /ˈfʊdˌbɹɪdʒ/

Pasarela

"To get to the park, we walked across the footbridge over the busy highway. "

Para llegar al parque, caminamos por la pasarela sobre la concurrida autopista.

Illustration board

board noun

/bɔːd/ /bɔːɹd/

Tabla

"The carpenter used a long board to build the new bookshelf. "

El carpintero usó una tabla larga para construir la nueva estantería.

Illustration disembark

disembark verb

/ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɑːk/

Desembarcar

"The general disembarked the troops."

El general hizo desembarcar a las tropas.

Illustration could

could verb

/kʊd/ /kəd/

Poder

"My teacher said I could retake the test if I studied hard. "

Mi profesor dijo que podría repetir el examen si estudiaba mucho.

Illustration temporary

temporary noun

/ˈtɛmpəɹi/ /ˈtɛmpəˌɹɛɹi/

Trabajador temporal

"The temporary at the bakery was only there for the summer. "

El trabajador temporal de la panadería solo estuvo allí durante el verano.

Illustration ship

ship noun

/ʃɪp/

Barco, buque

"The cargo ship sailed into the harbor, carrying tons of imported goods. "

El barco de carga zarpó hacia el puerto, transportando toneladas de mercancías importadas.

Illustration between

between noun

/bɪˈtwiːn/ /bəˈtwin/

Aguja entretela

"The seamstress used a sturdy between to create a precise, even stitch on the thick upholstery fabric. "

La costurera usó una aguja entretela resistente para crear una puntada precisa y uniforme en la tela gruesa de tapicería.

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Tristemente, con tristeza

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

Escuchó tristemente las preocupaciones de su madre, sintiéndose apenado por su decepción.

Illustration used

used verb

/juːzd/

Usar, emplear

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

El estudiante usó una calculadora para resolver el problema de matemáticas.

Illustration dockside

dockside noun

/ˈdɑksaɪd/ /ˈdɒksaɪd/

Muelle

"The dockside was busy with workers unloading cargo from the large container ship. "

El muelle estaba lleno de trabajadores descargando la carga del gran buque portacontenedores.