verb🔗ShareEsquilar, cortarTo cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears."The farmer is shearing the sheep's wool. "El granjero está esquilando la lana de las ovejas.agricultureutensilactionmachineworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEsquilarTo remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping."The farmer is shearing the sheep to collect their wool. "El granjero está esquilando las ovejas para recolectar su lana.animalagriculturejobactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCizallar, esquilarTo deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions."The earthquake was shearing the rock layers, causing them to slide past each other. "El terremoto estaba cizallando las capas de roca, haciendo que se deslizaran unas sobre otras.physicstechnicalscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCizallarTo transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line."The earthquake was so powerful it began shearing the land, shifting layers of rock horizontally. "El terremoto fue tan poderoso que comenzó a cizallar la tierra, desplazando capas de roca horizontalmente.mathphysicstechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCortarTo make a vertical cut in the coal."The machine is shearing the coal seam, creating a clean, vertical cut. "La máquina está cortando el manto de carbón, creando un corte vertical limpio.industryworktechnicalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCosechar, segarTo reap, as grain."The farmers are shearing the wheat fields this week. "Los agricultores están cosechando los campos de trigo esta semana.agricultureactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDespojar, esquilarTo deprive of property; to fleece."The dishonest mechanic was shearing customers by charging them for repairs they didn't need. "El mecánico deshonesto estaba despojando a los clientes al cobrarles reparaciones que no necesitaban.propertybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEsquilaThe act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth."The annual shearing of the sheep provided enough wool for many sweaters. "La esquila anual de las ovejas proporcionó suficiente lana para muchos suéteres.agricultureanimalindustrymachineprocessworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEsquilado, lana esquiladaThe material cut off in this way."the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth"el esquilado completo de un rebaño; los esquilados de la telamaterialitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCizallamientoDeformation by forces acting in opposite directions."The shearing of the paper when I tried to rip it unevenly created a jagged edge. "El cizallamiento del papel cuando intenté rasgarlo de forma desigual creó un borde dentado.physicsmaterialscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCorte, siegaThe act or operation of reaping."The annual sheep shearing at the farm provides wool for many sweaters and blankets. "La esquila anual de ovejas en la granja proporciona lana para muchos suéteres y mantas.agricultureprocessactionindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCorte con tijeras, esquilaThe act or operation of dividing with shears."the shearing of metal plates"El corte de las placas de metalagricultureanimalactionprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCorte, esquilaThe process of preparing shear steel; tilting."The shearing of the hot metal into angled sheets was the first step in making the support beams. "El corte del metal caliente en láminas anguladas fue el primer paso para hacer las vigas de soporte.materialprocessindustrytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCizallamientoThe process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal."After careful consideration, the shearing advanced along the coal face, exposing a fresh layer for extraction. "Después de una cuidadosa consideración, el cizallamiento avanzó a lo largo del frente de carbón, exponiendo una nueva capa para la extracción.industryjobprocessworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCortante, esquiladorTending to cut or tear."The old saw, with its shearing teeth, made quick work of the fallen branch. "La vieja sierra, con sus dientes cortantes, hizo un trabajo rápido con la rama caída.actiontendencynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEsquila de una oveja por primera vezA sheep that has been shorn for the first time"The young farmer proudly displayed his first shearing, a fluffy, white fleece from a lamb. "El joven granjero mostró con orgullo su primera esquila, una lana blanca y esponjosa de un cordero.animalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEsquiladoA sheepskin or lambskin that has gone through a limited shearing process so that the fibers are of uniform depth"Her coat was lined with shearling."Su abrigo estaba forrado con borrego.materialagricultureanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
