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noun

Estanterías, anaqueles

A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other

Examples :

"The library has racks full of books on every subject. "

La biblioteca tiene estanterías llenas de libros sobre todos los temas.

noun

Soportes, bastidores

Any of various kinds of frame for holding luggage or other objects on a vehicle or vessel.

Examples :

"We strapped the suitcases to the racks on top of the car for our family road trip. "

Aseguramos las maletas a los soportes en la parte superior del coche para nuestro viaje familiar por carretera.

vehicle nautical item

noun

Potro de tortura

A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.

Examples :

"The historical museum displayed replicas of medieval torture devices, including the racks used to stretch prisoners' bodies. "

El museo histórico exhibió réplicas de dispositivos de tortura medievales, incluidos los potros de tortura utilizados para estirar los cuerpos de los prisioneros.

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noun

Poleas, motones

A piece or frame of wood, having several sheaves, through which the running rigging passes.

Examples :

"The sailboat's running rigging passed through the wooden racks. "

El aparejo de trabajo del velero pasaba por las poleas de madera.

nautical sailing technical machine

noun

Litera, camarote

A bunk.

Examples :

"In the summer camp cabin, we slept in racks stacked two high. "

En la cabaña del campamento de verano, dormíamos en literas apiladas en dos alturas.

building item

noun

Sueño

(by extension) Sleep.

Examples :

"After a long day at school, all I wanted was to hit the racks. "

Después de un largo día en la escuela, lo único que quería era dormir.

body physiology

noun

Huso

A distaff.

Examples :

"My grandmother still uses racks to spin wool into yarn. "

Mi abuela todavía usa husos para hilar lana en hilo.

utensil machine

noun

Cremallera

A bar with teeth on its face or edge, to work with those of a gearwheel, pinion#, or worm, which is to drive or be driven by it.

Examples :

"The printer uses a system of gears and racks to precisely move the print head back and forth across the paper. "

La impresora utiliza un sistema de engranajes y cremalleras para mover con precisión el cabezal de impresión de un lado a otro sobre el papel.

machine technical part

noun

Cremallera

A bar with teeth on its face or edge, to work with a pawl as a ratchet allowing movement in one direction only, used for example in a handbrake or crossbow.

Examples :

"The crossbowman carefully cranked the winch, feeling the satisfying click as the pawl engaged with the racks, drawing the bowstring taut. "

El ballestero accionó cuidadosamente el cabrestante, sintiendo el satisfactorio clic cuando el trinquete se enganchó con la cremallera, tensando la cuerda del arco.

technical machine part weapon

noun

Un cranequín, un mecanismo que incluye una cremallera, un piñón y un trinquete, que proporciona tanto una ventaja mecánica como un trinquete, utilizado para doblar y amartillar una ballesta

A cranequin, a mechanism including a rack, pinion and pawl, providing both mechanical advantage and a ratchet, used to bend and cock a crossbow.

Examples :

"The museum displayed a crossbow beside its racks, explaining how the winding mechanism made it easier to draw the heavy string. "

El museo exhibió una ballesta junto a sus cranequines, explicando cómo el mecanismo de enrollamiento facilitaba el tensado de la cuerda pesada.

weapon device machine technology military structure

noun

Astas

A set of antlers (as on deer, moose or elk).

Examples :

"From the ridge, we admired the buck's impressive racks, a sign of its maturity and strength. "

Desde la cresta, admiramos las impresionantes astas del ciervo, una señal de su madurez y fuerza.

animal body nature

noun

Costillas

A cut of meat involving several adjacent ribs.

Examples :

"For dinner, we are grilling racks of lamb with rosemary and garlic. "

Para la cena, estamos asando costillas de cordero con romero y ajo.

food animal

noun

Triángulo

A hollow triangle used for aligning the balls at the start of a game.

Examples :

"Before the pool game started, he carefully placed the racks around the billiard balls. "

Antes de que comenzara el juego de billar, colocó cuidadosamente el triángulo alrededor de las bolas de billar.

game sport utensil

noun

Senos, pechos

A woman's breasts.

body sex anatomy

noun

Descensor, rack

A friction device for abseiling, consisting of a frame with five or more metal bars, around which the rope is threaded.

Examples :

"abseil rack"

Descensor

technical device sport sailing

noun

Equipo de escalada

A climber's set of equipment for setting up protection and belays, consisting of runners, slings, carabiners, nuts, Friends, etc.

Examples :

"I used almost a full rack on the second pitch."

Usé casi todo el equipo de escalada en el segundo largo.

sport

noun

Rejilla

A grate on which bacon is laid.

Examples :

"My mom uses special racks in the oven to cook bacon so it gets crispy and the grease drips away. "

Mi madre usa rejillas especiales en el horno para cocinar el tocino para que quede crujiente y la grasa gotee.

utensil food

noun

Extorsión

That which is extorted; exaction.

Examples :

"The landlord, known for his greed, imposed absurd "late fees" that were just racks from his desperate tenants. "

El propietario, conocido por su codicia, impuso absurdos "cargos por mora" que eran solo extorsiones de sus desesperados inquilinos.

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noun

Bastidores, estantes

A set with a distributive binary operation whose result is unique.

Examples :

"The math club studied racks to understand how rearranging operations still gave a unique result, unlike typical division where order matters. "

El club de matemáticas estudió los bastidores para comprender cómo la reorganización de las operaciones aún daba un resultado único, a diferencia de la división típica donde el orden importa.

math logic number system

noun

Mil libras esterlinas (£1,000), especialmente producto del delito

A thousand pounds (£1,000), especially such proceeds of crime

Examples :

"The detective suspected the drug dealer had several racks hidden in his apartment, proceeds from his illegal business. "

El detective sospechaba que el narcotraficante tenía varias mil libras esterlinas escondidas en su apartamento, producto de su negocio ilegal.

economy finance business

verb

Colocar en un estante, colgar

To place in or hang on a rack.

Examples :

"He racks the pool balls after each game. "

Él coloca las bolas de billar en el estante después de cada juego.

action position utility

verb

Torturar en el potro

To torture (someone) on the rack.

Examples :

"The cruel guard racked the prisoner, hoping to extract a confession. "

El cruel guardia torturó al prisionero en el potro, esperando obtener una confesión.

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verb

Torturar, atormentar

To cause (someone) to suffer pain.

Examples :

"The flu racks my body with aches and fever. "

La gripe atormenta mi cuerpo con dolores y fiebre.

suffering sensation body

verb

Estirar, atormentar, extorsionar

To stretch or strain; to harass, or oppress by extortion.

Examples :

"The loan shark racks his victims with impossibly high interest rates, making it nearly impossible for them to repay the money. "

El prestamista atormenta a sus víctimas con tasas de interés increíblemente altas, lo que hace casi imposible que paguen el dinero.

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verb

Colocar las bolas en el triángulo y ponerlas en su lugar sobre la mesa

To put the balls into the triangular rack and set them in place on the table.

Examples :

"He racks the balls before each game of pool. "

Él coloca las bolas en el triángulo antes de cada juego de billar.

sport game

verb

Golpear los testículos

To strike a male in the testicles.

Examples :

""The bully tried to rack him during the fight in the schoolyard." "

El abusón intentó golpearle los testículos durante la pelea en el patio de la escuela.

body sex anatomy action

verb

Cargar

To (manually) load (a round of ammunition) from the magazine or belt into firing position in an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.

Examples :

"The soldier quickly racks the slide on his rifle, preparing for the exercise. "

El soldado carga rápidamente la corredera de su rifle, preparándose para el ejercicio.

military weapon technical

verb

Cargar

To move the slide bar on a shotgun in order to chamber the next round.

Examples :

"He quickly racks the shotgun, ready to fire at the clay pigeon. "

Carga rápidamente la escopeta, listo para disparar al plato de arcilla.

weapon military action

verb

Lavar en un bastidor

To wash (metals, ore, etc.) on a rack.

Examples :

"The miner carefully racks the gravel to separate the gold flakes. "

El minero lava cuidadosamente la grava en un bastidor para separar las escamas de oro.

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verb

Atar, unir

To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc.

Examples :

"The sailor racks the two mooring lines together tightly, securing them to the dock cleat. "

El marinero ata firmemente las dos líneas de amarre juntas, asegurándolas a la cornamusa del muelle.

nautical technical

verb

Cizallar, deformar

(structural engineering) Tending to shear a structure (that is, force it to move in different directions at different points).

Examples :

"Post-and-lintel construction racks easily."

La construcción de postes y dinteles se cizalla fácilmente.

structure technical

verb

Estirar las articulaciones de una persona

To stretch a person's joints.

Examples :

"The physical therapist helped the boy rack his stiff arm so he could use it again after the fall. "

El fisioterapeuta ayudó al niño a estirar su brazo rígido para que pudiera usarlo de nuevo después de la caída.

body physiology medicine action

verb

Impulsar, avanzar rápidamente, agitar

To drive; move; go forward rapidly; stir

Examples :

"The wind racks the leaves across the yard in the autumn. "

El viento impulsa las hojas por el jardín en otoño.

action way energy

verb

Flotar, derivar

To fly, as vapour or broken clouds

Examples :

"The morning mist racks quickly across the fields as the sun rises. "

La niebla de la mañana flota rápidamente sobre los campos a medida que sale el sol.

weather nature

verb

Clarificar, trasvasar

To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.

Examples :

"After primary fermentation, the winemaker racks the wine into a clean carboy, leaving the sediment behind. "

Después de la fermentación primaria, el enólogo trasvasa el vino a una garrafa limpia, dejando el sedimento atrás.

drink food process technical

noun

Paso rápido

A fast amble.

Examples :

"The old horse moved with a series of short, quick racks across the pasture. "

El viejo caballo se movía con una serie de pasos cortos y rápidos por la pradera.

action way

verb

Andar al paso

(of a horse) To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace.

Examples :

"The old mare racks along the dusty trail, her rider bouncing gently with each step. "

La vieja yegua anda al paso por el polvoriento sendero, su jinete se balancea suavemente con cada paso.

animal vehicle action

noun

Destrucción, ruina

A wreck; destruction.

Examples :

"The accident left the car a total racks. "

El accidente dejó el coche en total ruina.

disaster outcome

noun

Conejo joven, o su piel

A young rabbit, or its skin.

Examples :

"The furrier displayed several soft racks alongside the adult rabbit pelts. "

animal material

Meanings

Estanterías, anaqueles

Examples :

"The library has racks full of books on every subject. "

La biblioteca tiene estanterías llenas de libros sobre todos los temas.

Soportes, bastidores

Examples :

"We strapped the suitcases to the racks on top of the car for our family road trip. "

Aseguramos las maletas a los soportes en la parte superior del coche para nuestro viaje familiar por carretera.

Potro de tortura

Examples :

"The historical museum displayed replicas of medieval torture devices, including the racks used to stretch prisoners' bodies. "

El museo histórico exhibió réplicas de dispositivos de tortura medievales, incluidos los potros de tortura utilizados para estirar los cuerpos de los prisioneros.

Poleas, motones

Examples :

"The sailboat's running rigging passed through the wooden racks. "

El aparejo de trabajo del velero pasaba por las poleas de madera.

Litera, camarote

Examples :

"In the summer camp cabin, we slept in racks stacked two high. "

En la cabaña del campamento de verano, dormíamos en literas apiladas en dos alturas.

Sueño

Examples :

"After a long day at school, all I wanted was to hit the racks. "

Después de un largo día en la escuela, lo único que quería era dormir.

Huso

Examples :

"My grandmother still uses racks to spin wool into yarn. "

Mi abuela todavía usa husos para hilar lana en hilo.

Cremallera

Examples :

"The printer uses a system of gears and racks to precisely move the print head back and forth across the paper. "

La impresora utiliza un sistema de engranajes y cremalleras para mover con precisión el cabezal de impresión de un lado a otro sobre el papel.

Cremallera

Examples :

"The crossbowman carefully cranked the winch, feeling the satisfying click as the pawl engaged with the racks, drawing the bowstring taut. "

El ballestero accionó cuidadosamente el cabrestante, sintiendo el satisfactorio clic cuando el trinquete se enganchó con la cremallera, tensando la cuerda del arco.

Un cranequín, un mecanismo que incluye una cremallera, un piñón y un trinquete, que proporciona tanto una ventaja mecánica como un trinquete, utilizado para doblar y amartillar una ballesta

Examples :

"The museum displayed a crossbow beside its racks, explaining how the winding mechanism made it easier to draw the heavy string. "

El museo exhibió una ballesta junto a sus cranequines, explicando cómo el mecanismo de enrollamiento facilitaba el tensado de la cuerda pesada.

Astas

Examples :

"From the ridge, we admired the buck's impressive racks, a sign of its maturity and strength. "

Desde la cresta, admiramos las impresionantes astas del ciervo, una señal de su madurez y fuerza.

Costillas

Examples :

"For dinner, we are grilling racks of lamb with rosemary and garlic. "

Para la cena, estamos asando costillas de cordero con romero y ajo.

Triángulo

Examples :

"Before the pool game started, he carefully placed the racks around the billiard balls. "

Antes de que comenzara el juego de billar, colocó cuidadosamente el triángulo alrededor de las bolas de billar.

Senos, pechos

Descensor, rack

Examples :

"abseil rack"

Descensor

Equipo de escalada

Examples :

"I used almost a full rack on the second pitch."

Usé casi todo el equipo de escalada en el segundo largo.

Rejilla

Examples :

"My mom uses special racks in the oven to cook bacon so it gets crispy and the grease drips away. "

Mi madre usa rejillas especiales en el horno para cocinar el tocino para que quede crujiente y la grasa gotee.

Extorsión

Examples :

"The landlord, known for his greed, imposed absurd "late fees" that were just racks from his desperate tenants. "

El propietario, conocido por su codicia, impuso absurdos "cargos por mora" que eran solo extorsiones de sus desesperados inquilinos.

Bastidores, estantes

Examples :

"The math club studied racks to understand how rearranging operations still gave a unique result, unlike typical division where order matters. "

El club de matemáticas estudió los bastidores para comprender cómo la reorganización de las operaciones aún daba un resultado único, a diferencia de la división típica donde el orden importa.

Mil libras esterlinas (£1,000), especialmente producto del delito

Examples :

"The detective suspected the drug dealer had several racks hidden in his apartment, proceeds from his illegal business. "

El detective sospechaba que el narcotraficante tenía varias mil libras esterlinas escondidas en su apartamento, producto de su negocio ilegal.

Colocar en un estante, colgar

Examples :