slots Meaning | BeDict

noun

Ranura, hendidura

A broad, flat, wooden bar, a slat, especially as used to secure a door, window, etc.

Examples :

"We used wooden slots to keep the barn door from swinging open in the wind. "

Usamos ranuras de madera para evitar que la puerta del granero se abriera con el viento.

noun

Cerrojo, pestillo

A metal bolt or wooden bar, especially as a crosspiece.

Examples :

"He secured the gate by sliding the wooden slots into the metal brackets on either side. "

Aseguró la puerta deslizando los cerrojos de madera en los soportes metálicos de cada lado.

part item building architecture

noun

Cerradura

An implement for baring, bolting, locking or securing a door, box, gate, lid, window or the like.

Examples :

"The wooden gate had two slots to secure it, making it difficult to open from the outside. "

La puerta de madera tenía dos cerraduras para asegurarla, lo que dificultaba su apertura desde el exterior.

utensil device building item

noun

Ranuras

A channel opening in the stator or rotor of a rotating machine for ventilation and insertion of windings.

Examples :

"The technician carefully inserted the copper windings into the slots of the electric motor's rotor. "

El técnico insertó cuidadosamente los devanados de cobre en las ranuras del rotor del motor eléctrico.

machine part technology technical electric electronics

noun

El tubo de una ola

The barrel or tube of a wave.

Examples :

"The surfer aimed to ride the slots, maneuvering within the powerful, cylindrical part of the wave. "

El surfista intentó montar el tubo, maniobrando dentro de la parte cilíndrica y poderosa de la ola.

sport nautical ocean

verb

Cerrar con llave, asegurar

To bar, bolt or lock a door or window.

Examples :

"I always slot the front door at night for extra security. "

Siempre aseguro la puerta principal por la noche para mayor seguridad.

building architecture property

verb

Golpear, cerrar de golpe

To shut with violence; to slam.

Examples :

"to slot a door"

Golpear una puerta.

action sound

noun

Ranura, hendidura

A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.

Examples :

"The vending machine has slots for inserting coins and bills. "

La máquina expendedora tiene ranuras para insertar monedas y billetes.

part technical machine building structure

noun

Hueco, espacio

A gap in a schedule or sequence.

Examples :

"The doctor's office has very few appointment slots available this week. "

La consulta del médico tiene muy pocos huecos disponibles esta semana.

time gap plan business job

noun

Franjas horarias

The allocated time for an aircraft's departure or arrival at an airport's runway.

Examples :

"Due to heavy fog, several flights lost their slots and were delayed. "

Debido a la densa niebla, varios vuelos perdieron sus franjas horarias y se retrasaron.

vehicle traffic industry

noun

Cuarta posición

In a flying display, the fourth position; after the leader and two wingmen.

Examples :

"During the air show, the announcer explained that the plane in slots, positioned behind the leader and the two wingmen, was crucial for maintaining the diamond formation. "

Durante el espectáculo aéreo, el locutor explicó que el avión en la cuarta posición, situado detrás del líder y los dos pilotos de ala, era crucial para mantener la formación de diamante.

military position space vehicle

noun

Espacio, ranura

A space in memory or on disk etc. in which a particular type of object can be stored.

Examples :

"The game offers four save slots."

El juego ofrece cuatro ranuras de guardado.

computing technology electronics

noun

Máquina tragamonedas

A slot machine designed for gambling.

Examples :

"I walked past the poker tables and went straight to the slots."

Pasé por las mesas de póquer y fui directamente a las máquinas tragamonedas.

entertainment game machine bet industry

noun

Vagina

The vagina.

body organ sex anatomy

noun

Rastro, huella

The track of an animal, especially a deer; spoor.

Examples :

"The dog followed the deer's slots in the mud. "

El perro siguió los rastros del ciervo en el barro.

animal nature mark environment biology ecology

noun

Grieta, fisura

(Antarctica) A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm; a crevasse.

Examples :

"The climbers carefully navigated the ice, avoiding the dangerous slots in the glacier. "

Los escaladores navegaron con cuidado sobre el hielo, evitando las peligrosas grietas en el glaciar.

geology geography environment nature

verb

Insertar, introducir

To put something (such as a coin) into a slot (narrow aperture)

Examples :

"She slots the parking ticket into the machine to pay. "

Ella inserta el ticket de estacionamiento en la máquina para pagar.

machine action

verb

Asignar, colocar

To assign something or someone into a slot (gap in a schedule or sequence)

Examples :

"The teacher will slot each student into a time slot for their presentation next week. "

El profesor asignará a cada estudiante un espacio de tiempo para su presentación la semana que viene.

job business organization system work time

verb

Colocar, encajar

To put something where it belongs.

Examples :

"She carefully slots the letters into their corresponding mailboxes. "

Ella coloca cuidadosamente las cartas en sus buzones correspondientes.

position action

verb

Matar

(Rhodesia, in the context of the Rhodesian Bush War) To kill.

Examples :

"During the Rhodesian Bush War, soldiers used "slots" to mean they would slots the enemy, meaning they would kill them. "

Durante la Guerra de la Selva de Rodesia, los soldados usaban "slots" para decir que iban a matar al enemigo, lo que significaba que los matarían.

military war history

verb

Caer en una grieta

(Antarctica) To fall, or cause to fall, into a crevasse.

Examples :

"Because the snow bridge was weak, the sled dog slotted into the hidden crevasse. "

Debido a que el puente de nieve era débil, el perro de trineo cayó en la grieta oculta.

geography geology environment nature

Meanings

Ranura, hendidura

Examples :

"We used wooden slots to keep the barn door from swinging open in the wind. "

Usamos ranuras de madera para evitar que la puerta del granero se abriera con el viento.

Cerrojo, pestillo

Examples :

"He secured the gate by sliding the wooden slots into the metal brackets on either side. "

Aseguró la puerta deslizando los cerrojos de madera en los soportes metálicos de cada lado.

Cerradura

Examples :

"The wooden gate had two slots to secure it, making it difficult to open from the outside. "

La puerta de madera tenía dos cerraduras para asegurarla, lo que dificultaba su apertura desde el exterior.

Ranuras

Examples :

"The technician carefully inserted the copper windings into the slots of the electric motor's rotor. "

El técnico insertó cuidadosamente los devanados de cobre en las ranuras del rotor del motor eléctrico.

El tubo de una ola

Examples :

"The surfer aimed to ride the slots, maneuvering within the powerful, cylindrical part of the wave. "

El surfista intentó montar el tubo, maniobrando dentro de la parte cilíndrica y poderosa de la ola.

Cerrar con llave, asegurar

Examples :

"I always slot the front door at night for extra security. "

Siempre aseguro la puerta principal por la noche para mayor seguridad.

Golpear, cerrar de golpe

Examples :

"to slot a door"

Golpear una puerta.

Ranura, hendidura

Examples :

"The vending machine has slots for inserting coins and bills. "

La máquina expendedora tiene ranuras para insertar monedas y billetes.

Hueco, espacio

Examples :

"The doctor's office has very few appointment slots available this week. "

La consulta del médico tiene muy pocos huecos disponibles esta semana.

Franjas horarias

Examples :

"Due to heavy fog, several flights lost their slots and were delayed. "

Debido a la densa niebla, varios vuelos perdieron sus franjas horarias y se retrasaron.

Cuarta posición

Examples :

"During the air show, the announcer explained that the plane in slots, positioned behind the leader and the two wingmen, was crucial for maintaining the diamond formation. "

Durante el espectáculo aéreo, el locutor explicó que el avión en la cuarta posición, situado detrás del líder y los dos pilotos de ala, era crucial para mantener la formación de diamante.

Espacio, ranura

Examples :

"The game offers four save slots."

El juego ofrece cuatro ranuras de guardado.

Máquina tragamonedas

Examples :

"I walked past the poker tables and went straight to the slots."

Pasé por las mesas de póquer y fui directamente a las máquinas tragamonedas.

Vagina

Rastro, huella

Examples :

"The dog followed the deer's slots in the mud. "

El perro siguió los rastros del ciervo en el barro.

Grieta, fisura

Examples :

"The climbers carefully navigated the ice, avoiding the dangerous slots in the glacier. "

Los escaladores navegaron con cuidado sobre el hielo, evitando las peligrosas grietas en el glaciar.

Insertar, introducir

Examples :

"She slots the parking ticket into the machine to pay. "

Ella inserta el ticket de estacionamiento en la máquina para pagar.

Asignar, colocar

Examples :

"The teacher will slot each student into a time slot for their presentation next week. "

El profesor asignará a cada estudiante un espacio de tiempo para su presentación la semana que viene.

Colocar, encajar

Examples :

"She carefully slots the letters into their corresponding mailboxes. "

Ella coloca cuidadosamente las cartas en sus buzones correspondientes.

Matar

Examples :

"During the Rhodesian Bush War, soldiers used "slots" to mean they would slots the enemy, meaning they would kill them. "

Durante la Guerra de la Selva de Rodesia, los soldados usaban "slots" para decir que iban a matar al enemigo, lo que significaba que los matarían.

Caer en una grieta

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