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shifter

/ˈʃɪftər/

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noun

Cambiador, el que cambia

One who, or that which, shifts or changes.

Examples :

"The factory job was hard work because the shifter had to constantly move heavy boxes from one conveyor belt to another. "

El trabajo en la fábrica era duro porque el cambiador tenía que mover constantemente cajas pesadas de una cinta transportadora a otra.

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noun

Palabra con significado cambiante

A word whose meaning changes depending on the situation, as by deixis.

Examples :

""The word 'today' in my sentence is a shifter; it means February 29th, 2024, but 'today' will mean something different tomorrow." "

La palabra 'hoy' en mi frase es una palabra con significado cambiante; significa 29 de febrero de 2024, pero 'hoy' significará algo diferente mañana.

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noun

Estafador, embaucador

One who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener.

Examples :

"The car salesman was a known shifter, always finding ways to add hidden fees and inflate the price. "

El vendedor de coches era un estafador conocido, que siempre encontraba formas de añadir comisiones ocultas e inflar el precio.

character person attitude moral

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noun

Ayudante del cocinero del barco

An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.

Examples :

"The weary shifters worked long hours below deck, constantly shifting the barrels of salted pork to keep the ship provisioned. "

Los exhaustos ayudantes del cocinero del barco trabajaban largas horas bajo cubierta, moviendo constantemente los barriles de cerdo salado para aprovisionar el barco.

nautical job food sailing

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noun

Un cambiador de correa

An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.

Examples :

"The factory worker used the shifter to move the belt, changing the speed of the machine. "

El trabajador de la fábrica usó el cambiador de correa para mover la correa, cambiando la velocidad de la máquina.

machine technology

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Transferidor

A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc.

Examples :

"The knitter used a shifter to move the yarn loop and decrease the number of stitches, making the sweater narrower at the cuff. "

La tejedora usó un transferidor para mover la lazada de hilo y disminuir el número de puntos, haciendo que el suéter fuera más estrecho en el puño.

technical machine utensil

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noun

Mando de cambio

A component used by the rider to control the gearing mechanisms and select the desired gear ratio, usually connected to the derailleur by a mechanical actuation cable.

Examples :

"The bicycle's shifter lets me change gears easily when I go uphill. "

El mando de cambio de la bicicleta me permite cambiar de marcha fácilmente cuando subo una cuesta.

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noun

Llave inglesa

A spanner with an adjustable jaw size.

Examples :

""Dad used the shifter to tighten the bolt on my bicycle." "

Papá usó la llave inglesa para apretar el perno de mi bicicleta.

technical utensil machine item

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noun

Cambista, guardagujas

A person employed to repair the horseways and other passages, and keep them unobstructed.

Examples :

"The mine owner hired a shifter to clear the fallen rocks and support beams from the underground tunnels after the small earthquake. "

El dueño de la mina contrató a un cambista para despejar las rocas caídas y las vigas de soporte de los túneles subterráneos después del pequeño terremoto.

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noun

Locomotora de maniobras

A switcher or shunter: a railroad locomotive used for shunting.

Examples :

"The shifter moved the empty freight cars from the main track to the loading platform. "

La locomotora de maniobras movió los vagones de carga vacíos de la vía principal a la plataforma de carga.

vehicle machine technical industry work

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noun

Cambiaformas, metamorfo

A shape-shifter, or a person or other being capable of changing their physical form.

Examples :

"The old legend spoke of a powerful shifter who could transform into any animal. "

La antigua leyenda hablaba de un poderoso cambiaformas que podía transformarse en cualquier animal.

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Erótica de cambiaformas

(erotica) A genre of erotica focusing on lycanthropes or other shapeshifters, such as werewolves.

Examples :

"She discovered the "shifter" genre and was immediately drawn to the stories of passionate werewolves and their human mates. "

Ella descubrió la erótica de cambiaformas e inmediatamente se sintió atraída por las historias de hombres lobo apasionados y sus compañeros humanos.

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