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noun

Varillas, barras

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

Examples :

"The construction workers used steel rods to reinforce the concrete foundation. "

Los trabajadores de la construcción utilizaron varillas de acero para reforzar la base de hormigón.

noun

Varillas, barras

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

Examples :

"The tent's structure was held up by a set of strong, metal rods. "

La estructura de la tienda de campaña se sostenía con un conjunto de varillas metálicas fuertes.

material structure part building

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 en el agua.

sport utensil fish

noun

Varillas, varas

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 :

"In the past, some teachers used rods to punish students in school. "

En el pasado, algunos maestros usaban varas para castigar a los estudiantes en la escuela.

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noun

Vara, látigo

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 azotes con la vara.

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noun

Varilla, vara de medir

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.

technical utensil item

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 his field in rods, knowing that each rod was equivalent to 16 and a half feet. "

El granjero midió su campo en varas, sabiendo que cada vara equivalía a dieciséis pies y medio.

unit math technical

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 surveyors used rods to measure the elevation difference between the two points on the construction site. "

Los topógrafos utilizaron miras para medir la diferencia de elevación entre los dos puntos en la obra.

technical utility building technology

noun

Rod cuadrado

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 math

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

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.

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noun

Bastonillos, bacilos

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

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 chemistry student used glass rods to carefully mix the solutions in her beakers. "

La estudiante de química usó varillas de agitación de vidrio para mezclar cuidadosamente las soluciones en sus vasos de precipitados.

utensil item thing

noun

Pistola, arma de fuego

A pistol; a gun.

Examples :

"During the bank robbery, the masked man brandished two rods, yelling at everyone to get down. "

Durante el robo al banco, el hombre enmascarado blandió dos pistolas, gritando a todos que se agacharan.

weapon military

noun

Pene, miembro

A penis.

body organ sex anatomy

noun

Hot rod, coche modificado

Examples :

"My grandfather spends his weekends restoring old cars and building rods in his garage. "

Mi abuelo pasa los fines de semana restaurando coches antiguos y construyendo hot rods en su garaje.

vehicle style entertainment technology

noun

Varillas

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 :

""He reviewed the security camera footage and was surprised to see several blurry, elongated rods streaking across the screen, even though he hadn't seen anything unusual while recording." "

Revisó las imágenes de la cámara de seguridad y se sorprendió al ver varias varillas borrosas y alargadas surcando la pantalla, a pesar de que no había visto nada inusual durante la grabación.

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noun

Varillas Cuisenaire

A Cuisenaire rod.

Examples :

"In math class, we used colored rods, called Cuisenaire rods, to learn about fractions. "

En la clase de matemáticas, usamos varillas Cuisenaire de colores para aprender sobre fracciones.

math education

noun

Biela, barra de acoplamiento

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

Examples :

"The gleaming rods spun rhythmically as the steam locomotive pulled the train out of the station. "

Las brillantes bielas giraban rítmicamente mientras la locomotora de vapor sacaba el tren de la estación.

machine vehicle technical part

verb

Reforzar con varillas metálicas

To reinforce concrete with metal rods.

Examples :

"The construction workers rod the new bridge supports to make them stronger. "

Los trabajadores de la construcción refuerzan los nuevos soportes del puente con varillas metálicas para hacerlos más fuertes.

material technical building architecture

verb

Equipar con varillas, especialmente pararrayos

To furnish with rods, especially lightning rods.

Examples :

"To protect their new farmhouse from dangerous lightning strikes, they decided to rod it completely. "

Para proteger su nueva granja de los peligrosos rayos, decidieron equiparla completamente con pararrayos.

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verb

Penetrar sexualmente, coger

To penetrate sexually.

Examples :

"The stranger tried to rod the young woman in the alley. "

El extraño intentó coger a la joven en el callejón.

sex action body human

verb

Modificar

To hot rod.

Examples :

"Teenagers sometimes rod their cars to make them go faster and look cooler. "

Los adolescentes a veces modifican sus coches para que vayan más rápido y parezcan más modernos.

vehicle style entertainment

Meanings

Varillas, barras

Examples :

"The construction workers used steel rods to reinforce the concrete foundation. "

Los trabajadores de la construcción utilizaron varillas de acero para reforzar la base de hormigón.

Varillas, barras

Examples :

"The tent's structure was held up by a set of strong, metal rods. "

La estructura de la tienda de campaña se sostenía con un conjunto de varillas metálicas fuertes.

Caña de pescar

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 en el agua.

Varillas, varas

Examples :

"In the past, some teachers used rods to punish students in school. "

En el pasado, algunos maestros usaban varas para castigar a los estudiantes en la escuela.

Vara, látigo

Examples :

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

El juez impuso al ladrón una condena de quince azotes con la vara.

Varilla, vara de medir

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.

Vara, pértiga

Examples :

"The farmer measured his field in rods, knowing that each rod was equivalent to 16 and a half feet. "

El granjero midió su campo en varas, sabiendo que cada vara equivalía a dieciséis pies y medio.

Mira, estadal

Examples :

"The surveyors used rods to measure the elevation difference between the two points on the construction site. "

Los topógrafos utilizaron miras para medir la diferencia de elevación entre los dos puntos en la obra.

Rod cuadrado

Examples :

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

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

Varilla, barra

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.

Bastoncillo

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.

Bastonillos, bacilos

Examples :

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

Aplicó una tinción grampositiva, buscando bacilos indicativos de Listeria.

Varilla de agitación

Examples :

"The chemistry student used glass rods to carefully mix the solutions in her beakers. "

La estudiante de química usó varillas de agitación de vidrio para mezclar cuidadosamente las soluciones en sus vasos de precipitados.

Pistola, arma de fuego

Examples :

"During the bank robbery, the masked man brandished two rods, yelling at everyone to get down. "

Durante el robo al banco, el hombre enmascarado blandió dos pistolas, gritando a todos que se agacharan.

Pene, miembro

Hot rod, coche modificado

Examples :

"My grandfather spends his weekends restoring old cars and building rods in his garage. "

Mi abuelo pasa los fines de semana restaurando coches antiguos y construyendo hot rods en su garaje.

Varillas

Examples :

""He reviewed the security camera footage and was surprised to see several blurry, elongated rods streaking across the screen, even though he hadn't seen anything unusual while recording." "

Revisó las imágenes de la cámara de seguridad y se sorprendió al ver varias varillas borrosas y alargadas surcando la pantalla, a pesar de que no había visto nada inusual durante la grabación.

Varillas Cuisenaire

Examples :

"In math class, we used colored rods, called Cuisenaire rods, to learn about fractions. "

En la clase de matemáticas, usamos varillas Cuisenaire de colores para aprender sobre fracciones.

Biela, barra de acoplamiento

Examples :

"The gleaming rods spun rhythmically as the steam locomotive pulled the train out of the station. "

Las brillantes bielas giraban rítmicamente mientras la locomotora de vapor sacaba el tren de la estación.

Reforzar con varillas metálicas

Examples :

"The construction workers rod the new bridge supports to make them stronger. "

Los trabajadores de la construcción refuerzan los nuevos soportes del puente con varillas metálicas para hacerlos más fuertes.

Equipar con varillas, especialmente pararrayos

Examples :