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/ɔː/ /ɔɹ/

Meanings
noun

Remo

A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat .

Examples :

"The rower used the oar to propel the small boat across the lake. "
El remero usó el remo para impulsar el pequeño bote a través del lago.
nautical vehicle sailing sport

Related Words

Illustration repeated

repeated verb

/ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/

Repetir, decir de nuevo

"The scientists repeated the experiment in order to confirm the result."

Los científicos repitieron el experimento para confirmar el resultado.

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

Estudiantes

"He is a student of life."

Él es un estudiante de la vida.

Illustration crustacean

crustacean noun

/kɹʌsˈteɪʃən/

Crustáceo

"The seafood restaurant's menu featured several types of crustacean, including lobster and shrimp. "

El menú del restaurante de mariscos presentaba varios tipos de crustáceos, incluyendo langosta y camarones.

Illustration gunwale

gunwale noun

/ˈɡʌnəl/

Borda

"The fisherman leaned over the gunwale to pull up his net. "

El pescador se inclinó sobre la borda para subir su red.

Illustration pivoted

pivoted verb

/ˈpɪvətɪd/ /ˈpɪvʌtɪd/

Pivotar, girar sobre un punto

"The dancer pivoted gracefully on her toes, turning 180 degrees to face the audience. "

La bailarina pivotó con gracia sobre los dedos de los pies, girando 180 grados para mirar al público.

Illustration invertebrates

invertebrates noun

/ɪnˈvɜːrtɪbrəts/ /ɪnˈvɜːrtɪbreɪts/

Invertebrados

"Many students learn about invertebrates, like insects and worms, in biology class because they are animals without a backbone. "

Muchos estudiantes aprenden sobre invertebrados, como insectos y gusanos, en la clase de biología porque son animales sin columna vertebral.

Illustration whereby

whereby adverb

/wɛə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/

¿Por qué, cómo

"Whereby goest thou?"

¿Por qué vas?

Illustration resistance

resistance noun

/ɹɪˈzɪstəns/

Resistencia

"the resistance of bacteria to certain antibiotics"

La resistencia de las bacterias a ciertos antibióticos.

Illustration pulling

pulling verb

/ˈpʊlɪŋ/

Tirar

"When I give the signal, pull the rope."

Cuando dé la señal, tira de la cuerda.

Illustration propelled

propelled verb

/prəˈpɛld/ /pɹəˈpɛld/

Propulsar, impulsar

"The strong wind propelled the sailboat across the lake. "

El fuerte viento impulsó el velero a través del lago.

Illustration rowlock

rowlock noun

/ˈɹɒlək/ /ˈɹɑlək/

Chumacera, tolete

"He carefully placed the oar into the rowlock before pushing off from the dock. "

Colocó cuidadosamente el remo en la chumacera antes de alejarse del muelle.

Illustration swimming

swimming noun

/ˈswɪmɪŋ/

Natación

"My favorite weekend activity is swimming. "

Mi actividad favorita del fin de semana es la natación.