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 was carefully splicing the frayed ends of the rope together to make it strong again. "El marinero estaba empalmando cuidadosamente los extremos deshilachados de la cuerda para que volviera a ser fuerte.nauticalsailingtechnologyChat 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 electrician was splicing the wires together to repair the broken circuit. "El electricista estaba empalmando los cables para reparar el circuito roto.nauticaltechnicalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCasar, unir en matrimonioTo unite in marriage."The two families decided to splice their children together in marriage. "Las dos familias decidieron casar a sus hijos.familyhumansexChat 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."The cell is splicing the pre-mRNA, carefully removing non-coding sections and connecting the important parts to create the final message. "La célula está empalmando el pre-ARNm, eliminando cuidadosamente las secciones no codificantes y conectando las partes importantes para crear el mensaje final.biologybiochemistryprocessfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEmpalme, empalmaduraThe act by which things are spliced."The splicing of the garden hose created a watertight seal. "El empalme de la manguera de jardín creó un sello hermético.processactiontechnicalsciencetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl empalme, punto de empalmeThe point at which two things are spliced."The small, visible splicing in the rope showed where it had been repaired after breaking. "El pequeño y visible empalme en la cuerda mostraba dónde se había reparado después de romperse.parttechnicalprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
