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gutter

/ˈɡʌt.ə/ /ˈɡʌt.ɚ/

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noun

Canaleta, cuneta

A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.

Examples :

"After the heavy rain, the street's gutter was overflowing with water. "

Después de la fuerte lluvia, la canaleta de la calle se desbordaba de agua.

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Zanja, cuneta

A ditch along the side of a road.

Examples :

"The rain flooded the gutter, overflowing onto the street. "

La lluvia inundó la zanja, desbordándose a la calle.

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Canalón, canaleta

A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough.

Examples :

"The gutters must be cleared of leaves a few times a year."

Los canalones deben limpiarse de hojas varias veces al año.

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Canaleta

A groove down the sides of a bowling lane.

Examples :

"The bowler carefully lined up the ball, aiming for the center of the gutter. "

El jugador de bolos alineó cuidadosamente la bola, apuntando al centro de la canaleta.

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Canal, cuneta

A large groove (commonly behind animals) in a barn used for the collection and removal of animal excrement.

Examples :

"The farmer used a shovel to clean the manure from the gutter behind the cows in the barn. "

El granjero usó una pala para limpiar el estiércol de la canal detrás de las vacas en el establo.

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Canaleta, canal

Any narrow channel or groove, such as one formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.

Examples :

"The repeated firing of the rifle had created a small gutter in the barrel. "

Los disparos repetidos del rifle habían creado una pequeña canaleta en el cañón.

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Medianil, corondel

A space between printed columns of text.

Examples :

"The small images were placed in the gutter between the two columns of text, so they wouldn't interfere with the reading. "

Las pequeñas imágenes se colocaron en el medianil entre las dos columnas de texto, para que no interfirieran con la lectura.

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Canal

One of a number of pieces of wood or metal, grooved in the centre, used to separate the pages of type in a form.

Examples :

"The printer carefully placed the gutter between the pages of the newspaper's type form. "

El impresor colocó cuidadosamente el canal entre las páginas de la forma tipográfica del periódico.

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Callejón, margen

An unprinted space between rows of stamps.

Examples :

"The stamp collector carefully measured the gutter between the rows of stamps to ensure proper alignment. "

El coleccionista de sellos midió cuidadosamente el margen entre las filas de sellos para asegurar la alineación correcta.

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Canaleta, cuneta

A drainage channel.

Examples :

"The rainwater flowed down the gutter and into the drainpipe. "

El agua de lluvia fluyó por la canaleta y hacia la tubería de desagüe.

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Zanja, alcantarilla

The notional locus of things, acts, or events which are distasteful, ill bred or morally questionable.

Examples :

"The gossip in the office became a gutter of negativity, poisoning the atmosphere and creating conflict. "

Los chismes en la oficina se convirtieron en una zanja de negatividad, envenenando la atmósfera y creando conflictos.

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Zanja, alcantarilla

A low, vulgar state.

Examples :

"Get your mind out of the gutter."

Saca tu mente de la zanja.

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Medianil

The spaces between comic book panels

Examples :

"The artist used the gutters to create a sense of movement between the panels of the comic. "

El artista usó el medianil para crear una sensación de movimiento entre los paneles del cómic.

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verb

Fluir, canalizar

To flow or stream; to form gutters.

Examples :

"The rain began to gutter down the windowpane, making it hard to see outside. "

La lluvia comenzó a fluir por el cristal de la ventana, dificultando la visión exterior.

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verb

Goteo, derretirse

(of a candle) To melt away by having the molten wax run down along the side of the candle.

Examples :

"The birthday candle was starting to gutter, dripping wax down the side of the cake. "

La vela de cumpleaños estaba empezando a gotear, dejando caer cera por el costado del pastel.

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verb

Parpadear, estar a punto de extinguirse

(of a small flame) To flicker as if about to be extinguished.

Examples :

"The candle's flame was flickering and beginning to gutter. "

La llama de la vela parpadeaba y comenzaba a extinguirse.

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verb

Enviar la bola a la canaleta

To send (a bowling ball) into the gutter, not hitting any pins.

Examples :

"The bowler gutterd the ball, and all the pins remained standing. "

El jugador de bolos envió la bola a la canaleta y todos los bolos permanecieron de pie.

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verb

Dotar de canaletas

To supply with a gutter or gutters.

Examples :

"The construction crew will gutter the new school building next week to ensure proper water drainage. "

El equipo de construcción dotará de canaletas el nuevo edificio escolar la semana que viene para asegurar un drenaje adecuado del agua.

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verb

Canalizar, acanalar

To cut or form into small longitudinal hollows; to channel.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully guttered the wooden plank to create channels for the water to run off. "

El carpintero canalizó cuidadosamente la tabla de madera para crear canales para que el agua escurriera.

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Destripador

One who or that which guts.

Examples :

"The fish market employed a skilled gutter to prepare the day's catch for sale. "

El mercado de pescado empleó a un destripador experto para preparar la pesca del día para la venta.