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/ɔːz/ /ɔɹz/

Meanings
noun

Remos

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 rowing team synchronized their strokes, each pulling hard on their oars to propel the boat across the lake. "
El equipo de remo sincronizó sus paladas, cada uno tirando con fuerza de sus remos para impulsar el bote a través del lago.
nautical vehicle sailing sport utensil machine
noun

Remos, órganos natatorios

An oar-like swimming organ of various invertebrates.

Examples :

"The tiny water flea propelled itself through the pond using its oars. "
La diminuta pulga de agua se propulsó a través del estanque usando sus remos.
"The tiny, beating oars along the edge of the comb jelly propelled it slowly through the water. "
Los diminutos remos palpitantes a lo largo del borde de la medusa peine la impulsaban lentamente a través del agua.
biology animal organism anatomy part nautical

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 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 children

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

Niños, menores

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

Sé amable con él: no es más que un niño.

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.

Illustration synchronized

synchronized verb

/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzd/ /ˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪzd/

Sincronizar, coordinar

"The dancers synchronized their movements perfectly during the performance. "

Los bailarines sincronizaron sus movimientos a la perfección durante la actuación.