screws Meaning

noun

Tornillos

A device that has a helical function.

Examples :

"The carpenter used screws to hold the wooden boards together tightly. "

El carpintero usó tornillos para sujetar firmemente las tablas de madera.

noun

Giro, torsión

The motion of screwing something; a turn or twist to one side.

Examples :

"The loosening of the jar lid required several forceful screws. "

Aflojar la tapa del frasco requirió varios giros fuertes.

action machine technical

noun

Guardia de la prisión

A prison guard.

Examples :

"The prisoners knew they had to be careful because the screws were watching their every move in the yard. "

Los prisioneros sabían que tenían que tener cuidado porque los guardias de la prisión estaban observando cada uno de sus movimientos en el patio.

job police person

noun

Usurero, tacaño

An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint.

Examples :

"My dad is such a screws when we go grocery shopping; he always insists on buying the cheapest brand, even if it's low quality. "

Mi padre es un tacaño cuando vamos a comprar comestibles; siempre insiste en comprar la marca más barata, incluso si es de baja calidad.

character person business economy

noun

Examinador severo, examen riguroso

An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor.

Examples :

""Professor Harding is known as one of the biggest screws in the English department; his exams are notoriously difficult and graded very harshly." "

El profesor Harding es conocido como uno de los examinadores más severos del departamento de inglés; sus exámenes son notoriamente difíciles y se califican con mucha dureza.

education person character

noun

Relaciones sexuales, coito

Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.

sex action body human

noun

Pareja sexual casual

A casual sexual partner.

sex person

noun

Salario, sueldo

Salary, wages.

Examples :

"My dad works long hours, but the screws are good enough to support the family. "

Mi padre trabaja muchas horas, pero el sueldo es lo suficientemente bueno para mantener a la familia.

job business economy finance

noun

Retroceso

Backspin.

Examples :

"The golfer put so much screws on the ball that it stopped almost immediately after landing on the green. "

El golfista le dio tanto retroceso a la bola que se detuvo casi inmediatamente después de aterrizar en el green.

sport action

noun

Un pequeño paquete de tabaco

A small packet of tobacco.

Examples :

"My grandfather always kept a few screws in his pocket for rolling his own cigarettes. "

Mi abuelo siempre guardaba un pequeño paquete de tabaco en su bolsillo para liar sus propios cigarrillos.

material substance

noun

Rucio, penco

An old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.

Examples :

"My grandfather warned me not to buy that horse; he said it was just a bunch of screws and wouldn't be able to pull a plow. "

Mi abuelo me advirtió que no comprara ese caballo; dijo que era solo un penco y que no podría tirar de un arado.

animal condition

noun

Tornillos

A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated. It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis.

Examples :

"The machine's movement follows a series of screws, each combining a rotation and a slide to precisely position the part. "

El movimiento de la máquina sigue una serie de tornillos, cada uno de los cuales combina una rotación y un deslizamiento para posicionar con precisión la pieza.

physics math technical

noun

Anfípodos

An amphipod crustacean.

Examples :

"the skeleton screw (Caprella); the sand screw"

el anfípodo esqueleto (Caprella); el anfípodo de arena

animal biology organism

noun

Reumatismo

(in the plural, with "the") Rheumatism.

Examples :

"My grandmother has had the screws for years, and her doctor says it's difficult to treat. "

Mi abuela ha tenido reumatismo durante años, y su médico dice que es difícil de tratar.

disease medicine body

verb

Atornillar

To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.

Examples :

"I screws the two pieces of wood together to make a birdhouse. "

Atornillo las dos piezas de madera para hacer una pajarera.

technical machine action building device

verb

Follar, coger

To have sexual intercourse with.

sex action body human

verb

Engañar, fastidiar

To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.

Examples :

"He screws people over in business deals to get ahead. "

Él engaña a la gente en los negocios para salir adelante.

game business action situation

verb

Extorsionar, explotar

To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions; to put the screws on.

Examples :

"The landlord screws his tenants by raising the rent every year, even though he doesn't make any improvements to the building. "

El propietario extorsiona a sus inquilinos subiendo el alquiler cada año, aunque no hace ninguna mejora en el edificio.

business economy finance law politics government moral society organization action value

verb

Torcer, distorsionar

To contort.

Examples :

"Her face screws up in concentration when she's trying to solve a difficult math problem. "

Su rostro se distorsiona por la concentración cuando intenta resolver un problema de matemáticas difícil.

body action

verb

Patear mal, fallar el tiro

To miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot.

Examples :

"He tried to pass the soccer ball to his teammate, but he screwed it and it went out of bounds instead. "

Intentó pasar el balón de fútbol a su compañero de equipo, pero falló el tiro y en cambio salió fuera de los límites.

sport

verb

Atornillar de nuevo

To screw back.

Examples :

""After fixing the bookshelf, I had to screw back the loose panel to make it sturdy." "

Después de arreglar la estantería, tuve que atornillar de nuevo el panel suelto para que fuera resistente.

technical machine action

verb

Examinar rigurosamente, someter a un examen severo

To examine (a student) rigidly; to subject to a severe examination.

Examples :

"The professor screws his students mercilessly during the final exam. "

El profesor examina a sus estudiantes sin piedad durante el examen final.

education

Meanings

Tornillos

Examples :

"The carpenter used screws to hold the wooden boards together tightly. "

El carpintero usó tornillos para sujetar firmemente las tablas de madera.

Giro, torsión

Examples :

"The loosening of the jar lid required several forceful screws. "

Aflojar la tapa del frasco requirió varios giros fuertes.

Guardia de la prisión

Examples :

"The prisoners knew they had to be careful because the screws were watching their every move in the yard. "

Los prisioneros sabían que tenían que tener cuidado porque los guardias de la prisión estaban observando cada uno de sus movimientos en el patio.

Usurero, tacaño

Examples :

"My dad is such a screws when we go grocery shopping; he always insists on buying the cheapest brand, even if it's low quality. "

Mi padre es un tacaño cuando vamos a comprar comestibles; siempre insiste en comprar la marca más barata, incluso si es de baja calidad.

Examinador severo, examen riguroso

Examples :

""Professor Harding is known as one of the biggest screws in the English department; his exams are notoriously difficult and graded very harshly." "

El profesor Harding es conocido como uno de los examinadores más severos del departamento de inglés; sus exámenes son notoriamente difíciles y se califican con mucha dureza.

Relaciones sexuales, coito

Pareja sexual casual

Salario, sueldo

Examples :

"My dad works long hours, but the screws are good enough to support the family. "

Mi padre trabaja muchas horas, pero el sueldo es lo suficientemente bueno para mantener a la familia.

Retroceso

Examples :

"The golfer put so much screws on the ball that it stopped almost immediately after landing on the green. "

El golfista le dio tanto retroceso a la bola que se detuvo casi inmediatamente después de aterrizar en el green.

Un pequeño paquete de tabaco

Examples :

"My grandfather always kept a few screws in his pocket for rolling his own cigarettes. "

Mi abuelo siempre guardaba un pequeño paquete de tabaco en su bolsillo para liar sus propios cigarrillos.

Rucio, penco

Examples :

"My grandfather warned me not to buy that horse; he said it was just a bunch of screws and wouldn't be able to pull a plow. "

Mi abuelo me advirtió que no comprara ese caballo; dijo que era solo un penco y que no podría tirar de un arado.

Tornillos

Examples :

"The machine's movement follows a series of screws, each combining a rotation and a slide to precisely position the part. "

El movimiento de la máquina sigue una serie de tornillos, cada uno de los cuales combina una rotación y un deslizamiento para posicionar con precisión la pieza.

Anfípodos

Examples :

"the skeleton screw (Caprella); the sand screw"

el anfípodo esqueleto (Caprella); el anfípodo de arena

Reumatismo

Examples :

"My grandmother has had the screws for years, and her doctor says it's difficult to treat. "

Mi abuela ha tenido reumatismo durante años, y su médico dice que es difícil de tratar.

Atornillar

Examples :

"I screws the two pieces of wood together to make a birdhouse. "

Atornillo las dos piezas de madera para hacer una pajarera.

Follar, coger

Engañar, fastidiar

Examples :

"He screws people over in business deals to get ahead. "

Él engaña a la gente en los negocios para salir adelante.

Extorsionar, explotar

Examples :

"The landlord screws his tenants by raising the rent every year, even though he doesn't make any improvements to the building. "

El propietario extorsiona a sus inquilinos subiendo el alquiler cada año, aunque no hace ninguna mejora en el edificio.

Torcer, distorsionar

Examples :

"Her face screws up in concentration when she's trying to solve a difficult math problem. "

Su rostro se distorsiona por la concentración cuando intenta resolver un problema de matemáticas difícil.

Patear mal, fallar el tiro

Examples :

"He tried to pass the soccer ball to his teammate, but he screwed it and it went out of bounds instead. "

Intentó pasar el balón de fútbol a su compañero de equipo, pero falló el tiro y en cambio salió fuera de los límites.

Atornillar de nuevo

Examples :

""After fixing the bookshelf, I had to screw back the loose panel to make it sturdy." "

Después de arreglar la estantería, tuve que atornillar de nuevo el panel suelto para que fuera resistente.

Examinar rigurosamente, someter a un examen severo

Examples :

"The professor screws his students mercilessly during the final exam. "

El profesor examina a sus estudiantes sin piedad durante el examen final.