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shaft

/ʃɑːft/ /ʃæft/

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noun

Astil, asta

The entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow.

Examples :

"The archer carefully examined the shaft of the arrow before shooting. "

El arquero examinó cuidadosamente el astil de la flecha antes de disparar.

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Astil

The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.

Examples :

"The archer carefully checked the shaft of his arrow for any cracks. "

El arquero revisó cuidadosamente el astil de su flecha en busca de grietas.

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Dardo, lanza

(by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin.

Examples :

"The boy threw a sturdy wooden shaft at the target during the school sports day. "

El niño lanzó una lanza de madera resistente al blanco durante el día deportivo escolar.

weapon military

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noun

Mango, asta, eje

Any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive, an axle, etc.

Examples :

"The farmer used the long wooden shaft of the plow to turn the soil. "

El granjero usó el largo mango de madera del arado para voltear la tierra.

part technical machine vehicle item building

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noun

Rayo

A beam or ray of light.

Examples :

"A shaft of sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. "

Un rayo de sol se filtró por la ventana, iluminando las motas de polvo que bailaban en el aire.

nature physics appearance

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Caña

The main axis of a feather.

Examples :

"The bird carefully fluffed its feathers, adjusting the shaft of each one. "

El pájaro esponjó cuidadosamente sus plumas, ajustando la caña de cada una.

biology bird part animal

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noun

El mástil

The long narrow body of a lacrosse stick.

Examples :

"Sarah, if you wear gloves your hands might not slip on your shaft and you can up your game, girl!"

Sarah, si usas guantes, tus manos podrían no resbalar en el mástil y puedes mejorar tu juego, ¡chica!

sport utensil item part

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Pozo, galería

A vertical or inclined passage sunk into the earth as part of a mine

Examples :

"The miners descended into the shaft to collect the coal. "

Los mineros descendieron al pozo para recoger el carbón.

geology architecture industry

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Hueco, foso

A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft.

Examples :

"Darn it, my keys fell through the gap and into the elevator shaft."

Maldita sea, mis llaves cayeron por el hueco y dentro del foso del ascensor.

architecture building

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Conducto, chimenea

A ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct.

Examples :

"Our parrot flew into the air duct and got stuck in the shaft."

Nuestro loro voló hacia el conducto de ventilación y se quedó atascado en la chimenea.

architecture utility building

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Fuste, columna

Any column or pillar, particularly the body of a column between its capital and pedestal.

Examples :

"The antique lamp post's shaft was a smooth, polished stone. "

El fuste del poste de la lámpara antigua era una piedra lisa y pulida.

architecture part

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Cuerpo del pene

The main cylindrical part of the penis.

Examples :

"The female labia minora is homologous to the penis shaft skin of males."

Los labios menores femeninos son homólogos a la piel del cuerpo del pene en los hombres.

anatomy organ sex body physiology part human

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Cámara

The chamber of a blast furnace.

Examples :

"The workers carefully monitored the temperature in the shaft of the blast furnace. "

Los trabajadores monitorearon cuidadosamente la temperatura en la cámara del alto horno.

architecture industry machine technical

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verb

Engañar, perjudicar

To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery.

Examples :

"Your boss really shafted you by stealing your idea like that."

Tu jefe realmente te perjudicó al robarte la idea así.

moral attitude action business finance negative inhuman society law

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verb

Dotar de un eje

To equip with a shaft.

Examples :

"The carpenter shafted the new door with a sturdy wooden post. "

El carpintero dotó la puerta nueva con un poste de madera resistente.

technical machine

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verb

Follar, coger

To fuck; to have sexual intercourse with.

Examples :

"Turns out my roommate was shafting my girlfriend."

Resulta que mi compañero de piso se estaba follando a mi novia.

sex human action