verb🔗ShareEmpalmarTo unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope."The sailor carefully spliced the frayed end of the rope to a new section, making it strong again. "El marinero empalmó cuidadosamente el extremo deshilachado de la cuerda a una nueva sección, haciéndola fuerte de nuevo.nauticaltechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmpalmar, unirTo unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast."The gardener spliced the broken branch to the tree trunk with tape and hope it would heal. "El jardinero empalmó la rama rota al tronco del árbol con cinta adhesiva y esperaba que sanara.technicalnauticalbuildingindustrymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCasar, unir en matrimonioTo unite in marriage."After a whirlwind romance, they were spliced in a small ceremony with close family and friends. "Después de un romance vertiginoso, se casaron en una pequeña ceremonia con familiares y amigos cercanos.familyritualChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmpalmar, unirTo unite as if splicing."He argues against attempts to splice different genres or species of literature into a single composition."Argumenta en contra de los intentos de empalmar diferentes géneros o especies de literatura en una sola composición.technicalactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmpalmarTo remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons."In the cell, pre-mRNA is spliced, removing non-coding regions before the final protein instructions are sent out. "En la célula, el pre-ARNm se empalma, eliminando las regiones no codificantes antes de que se envíen las instrucciones finales de la proteína.biologybiochemistryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
