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swigged

/swɪɡd/

Meanings
verb

Bebió a tragos, bebió de un trago

To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.

Examples :

"After the race, Maria swigged the water bottle to quench her thirst. "
Después de la carrera, María bebió a tragos la botella de agua para saciar su sed.
drink action
verb

Tensar, apretar

To take up the last bit of slack in rigging by taking a single turn around a cleat, then hauling on the line above and below the cleat while keeping tension on the line.

Examples :

"The sailor swigged the jib sheet to get the last bit of tension before cleating it off properly. "
El marinero tensó la escota de la vela de proa para obtener la última tensión antes de amarrarla correctamente.
nautical sailing technical

Related Words

Illustration properly

properly adverb

/ˈpɹɒ.pə.li/ /ˈpɹɑ.pɚ.li/

Correctamente, apropiadamente, debidamente

"To get a good grade on the test, you need to answer the questions properly. "

Para obtener una buena calificación en el examen, debes responder las preguntas correctamente.

Illustration tension

tension noun

/ˈtɛnʃən/

Tensión

"The tension between the two siblings was palpable as they argued over the last cookie. "

La tensión entre los dos hermanos era palpable mientras discutían por la última galleta.

Illustration keeping

keeping verb

/ˈkiːpɪŋ/

Continuar, mantener

"My grandmother is keeping a strict diet to maintain her health. "

Mi abuela sigue una dieta estricta para mantener su salud.

Illustration usually

usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

Normalmente, generalmente

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

Excepto uno o dos días al año, normalmente va al trabajo caminando.

Illustration bottle

bottle noun

/ˈbɑ.təl/ /ˈbɒ.təl/

Botella

"Beer is often sold in bottles."

La cerveza a menudo se vende en botellas.

Illustration greedy

greedy adjective

/ˈɡɹiːdi/

Avaricioso, codicioso

"The student was greedy for extra credit, trying to get every possible assignment extension. "

El estudiante era codicioso de crédito extra, tratando de obtener cada extensión de tarea posible.

Illustration quench

quench noun

/kwɛnt͡ʃ/

Extinción, apagado

"The quench in the MRI machine caused a temporary shutdown of the hospital's services. "

La extinción en la máquina de resonancia magnética causó un cierre temporal de los servicios del hospital.

Illustration unrefined

unrefined adjective

/ˌʌnrɪˈfaɪnd/ /ˌənrɪˈfaɪnd/

Crudo, sin refinar

"The baker preferred using unrefined sugar in his cookies because he liked the slightly molasses-like flavor. "

El panadero prefería usar azúcar sin refinar en sus galletas porque le gustaba el sabor ligeramente parecido a la melaza.

Illustration manner

manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

Manera, modo

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "

Mi hermana aprendió a escribir de una manera muy cuidadosa.

Illustration hauling

hauling verb

/ˈhɔlɪŋ/ /ˈhɑlɪŋ/

Transportar, arrastrar

"to haul logs to a sawmill"

Transportar troncos a un aserradero.

Illustration gulping

gulping verb

/ˈɡʌlpɪŋ/

Tragar ávidamente, engullir

"After running the race, the thirsty runner was gulping water from his bottle. "

Después de correr la carrera, el corredor sediento estaba tragando agua de su botella.

Illustration rigging

rigging verb

/ˈɹɪɡɪŋ/

Aparejar, equipar

"The hikers rigged themselves with sturdy backpacks before starting their trek. "

Los excursionistas se aparejaron con mochilas resistentes antes de comenzar su caminata.