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/ɹɒd/ /ɹɑd/

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noun

Varilla, barra, caña

A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.

Examples :

"The gardener used a long wooden rod to push the weeds away from the flowers. "

El jardinero usó una larga varilla de madera para apartar las malas hierbas de las flores.

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noun

Varilla, barra

A longitudinal pole used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.

Examples :

"The tent's frame was constructed using strong wooden rods. "

El marco de la tienda se construyó con varillas de madera resistentes.

material structure building

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noun

Caña de pescar

A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod.

Examples :

"When I hooked a snake and not a fish, I got so scared I dropped my rod in the water."

Cuando enganché una serpiente y no un pez, me asusté tanto que dejé caer mi caña de pescar al agua.

sport utensil fish

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noun

Vara, látigo

A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.

Examples :

"The teacher used a wooden rod to punish the student for misbehaving. "

El maestro usó una vara de madera para castigar al estudiante por portarse mal.

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noun

Vara

An implement resembling and/or supplanting a rod (particularly a cane) that is used for corporal punishment, and metonymically called the rod, regardless of its actual shape and composition.

Examples :

"The judge imposed on the thief a sentence of fifteen strokes with the rod."

El juez impuso al ladrón una condena de quince varazos.

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noun

Varilla, barra

A stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along its length, or by dint of specific graduated marks.

Examples :

"I notched a rod and used it to measure the length of rope to cut."

Hice una muesca en una varilla y la usé para medir la longitud de la cuerda para cortar.

utility item device science technical

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noun

Vara, pértiga

A unit of length equal to 1 pole, a perch, 1/4 chain, 5 1/2 yards, 16 1/2 feet, or exactly 5.0292 meters (these being all equivalent).

Examples :

"The farmer measured the length of the garden plot in rods. "

El granjero midió la longitud de la parcela del jardín en varas.

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noun

Mira, estadal

An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5 1/2 yards.

Examples :

"The surveyor used the leveling rod to measure the height of the new building's foundation. "

El topógrafo utilizó la mira para medir la altura de los cimientos del nuevo edificio.

technical utility device

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noun

Rod, vara cuadrada

A unit of area equal to a square rod, 30 1/4 square yards or 1/160 acre.

Examples :

"The house had a small yard of about six rods in size."

La casa tenía un pequeño jardín de unas seis varas cuadradas.

area property unit math

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noun

Varilla, barra

A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a drive-shaft.

Examples :

"The engine threw a rod, and then went to pieces before our eyes, springs and coils shooting in all directions."

El motor lanzó una varilla, y luego se hizo pedazos ante nuestros ojos, con resortes y bobinas disparándose en todas direcciones.

machine technical part

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noun

Bastoncillo

A rod cell: a rod-shaped cell in the eye that is sensitive to light.

Examples :

"The rods are more sensitive than the cones, but do not discern color."

Los bastoncillos son más sensibles que los conos, pero no distinguen el color.

organ anatomy physiology biology

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noun

Bacilo, bacteria en forma de bastón

Any of a number of long, slender microorganisms.

Examples :

"He applied a gram positive stain, looking for rods indicative of Listeria."

Aplicó una tinción grampositiva, buscando bacilos indicativos de Listeria.

microorganism biology science

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noun

Varilla de agitación

A stirring rod: a glass rod, typically about 6 inches to 1 foot long and 1/8 to 1/4 inch in diameter that can be used to stir liquids in flasks or beakers.

Examples :

"The student used a glass rod to gently stir the solution in the beaker. "

El estudiante usó una varilla de agitación para remover suavemente la solución en el vaso de precipitados.

utensil material chemistry science item thing

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noun

Pistola, arma de fuego

A pistol; a gun.

Examples :

"My grandfather kept his old rod in a locked cabinet. "

Mi abuelo guardaba su vieja pistola en un armario cerrado con llave.

weapon military

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noun

Pene, miembro

Examples :

"I saw a man and his son playing in the park, and I noticed the boy's younger brother touching the man's rod. "

Vi a un hombre y a su hijo jugando en el parque, y noté que el hermano menor del niño estaba tocando el miembro del hombre.

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noun

Hot rod, coche modificado

A hot rod, an automobile or other passenger motor vehicle modified to run faster and often with exterior cosmetic alterations, especially one based originally on a pre-1940s model or (currently) denoting any older vehicle thus modified.

Examples :

"My uncle's old Chevy pickup truck is a beautiful hot rod, completely customized with a powerful engine. "

La vieja camioneta Chevy de mi tío es un hermoso hot rod, completamente personalizado con un motor potente.

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noun

Varilla, barra

A rod-shaped object that appears in photographs or videos traveling at high speed, not seen by the person recording the event, often associated with extraterrestrial entities.

Examples :

"The security camera footage showed a strange rod streaking across the sky above the school parking lot. "

Las imágenes de la cámara de seguridad mostraron una extraña varilla surcando el cielo sobre el estacionamiento de la escuela.

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noun

Barra de Cuisenaire

A Cuisenaire rod.

Examples :

"The teacher used Cuisenaire rods to help the children learn about fractions. "

El maestro usó barras de Cuisenaire para ayudar a los niños a aprender sobre fracciones.

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noun

Biela

A coupling rod or connecting rod, which links the driving wheels of a steam locomotive.

Examples :

"The steam locomotive's rod connected the front and back wheels, allowing them to turn together. "

La biela de la locomotora de vapor conectaba las ruedas delanteras y traseras, permitiéndoles girar juntas.

machine technical part

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verb

Reforzar con varillas de metal

To reinforce concrete with metal rods.

Examples :

"The construction crew rodded the concrete pillars for extra strength. "

El equipo de construcción reforzó los pilares de hormigón con varillas de metal para mayor resistencia.

building material architecture

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verb

Equipar con varillas, especialmente pararrayos

To furnish with rods, especially lightning rods.

Examples :

"The electrician will rod the house with lightning rods to protect it from storms. "

El electricista equipará la casa con pararrayos para protegerla de las tormentas.

technology building electric utility

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verb

Penetrar sexualmente

To penetrate sexually.

Examples :

"The bully tried to rod the younger student, but thankfully, another student intervened. "

sex body action human

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verb

Modificar, preparar

To hot rod.

Examples :

"He rodded his old car to make it faster for the upcoming race. "

Modificó su coche viejo para hacerlo más rápido para la próxima carrera.

vehicle style entertainment