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shim

/ʃɪm/

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noun

Cuña

Examples :

"The wobbly table needed a shim under one leg to make it level. "

La mesa tambaleante necesitaba una cuña debajo de una pata para nivelarla.

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noun

Cuña, calza

A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support.

Examples :

"I used a small wooden shim to level the wobbly table leg. "

Usé una pequeña cuña de madera para nivelar la pata de la mesa que cojeaba.

material technical part building

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noun

Una pequeña biblioteca que intercepta y modifica de forma transparente las llamadas a una API, generalmente con fines de compatibilidad

A small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for compatibility purposes.

Examples :

"The old computer needed a shim to run the new software, translating the software's commands into a language the computer understood. "

La computadora antigua necesitaba una pequeña biblioteca para ejecutar el nuevo software, traduciendo los comandos del software a un lenguaje que la computadora entendía.

computing technology technical

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noun

Reja

A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground and clear it of weeds.

Examples :

"The farmer used a shim to quickly clear the field of weeds before planting the new crop. "

El agricultor usó una reja para limpiar rápidamente el campo de malezas antes de plantar la nueva cosecha.

agriculture utensil machine

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noun

Ganzúa

A small metal device used to pick open a lock.

Examples :

"The thief used a thin shim to slide between the door and the frame and unlock it. "

El ladrón usó una ganzúa delgada para deslizarse entre la puerta y el marco y abrirla.

device police technical law

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verb

Calzar

To fit one or more shims to a piece of machinery.

Examples :

"The mechanic had to shim the wobbly table leg to make it stable. "

El mecánico tuvo que calzar la pata de la mesa tambaleante para estabilizarla.

machine technical industry

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verb

Calzar, acuñar

To adjust something by using shims.

Examples :

"The carpenter had to shim the table leg to stop it from wobbling. "

El carpintero tuvo que calzar la pata de la mesa para evitar que se tambaleara.

technical machine building industry

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verb

Interceptar y modificar

To intercept and modify calls to (an API), usually for compatibility purposes.

Examples :

"The new operating system couldn't run the old graphics program, so the developers had to shim the API to make it compatible. "

El nuevo sistema operativo no podía ejecutar el antiguo programa de gráficos, por lo que los desarrolladores tuvieron que interceptar y modificar la API para que fuera compatible.

computing technology technical internet machine device

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noun

Persona transexual

A person characterised by both male and female traits, or by ambiguous male-female traits, also called a he-she; transsexual.

Examples :

"The new performer in the show, a shim, captivated the audience with their androgynous beauty and powerful voice. "

El nuevo artista del espectáculo, una persona transexual, cautivó al público con su belleza andrógina y su poderosa voz.

person sex body human

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noun

Hermafrodita

sex biology anatomy body person physiology