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tacking

/ˈtækɪŋ/

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verb

Clavar con un tachuela

To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).

Examples :

"The carpenter was tacking down the edges of the wooden board. "

El carpintero estaba clavando los bordes de la tabla de madera con una tachuela.

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verb

Hilvanar

To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).

Examples :

"She was tacking the sleeves to the dress before sewing them permanently. "

Ella estaba hilvanando las mangas al vestido antes de coserlas permanentemente.

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verb

Virar

To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.

Examples :

"The sailboat was tacking back and forth across the lake, making slow progress against the strong headwind. "

El velero viraba de un lado a otro por el lago, avanzando lentamente contra el fuerte viento en contra.

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verb

Añadir, agregar

To add something as an extra item.

Examples :

"to tack (something) onto (something)"

Añadir (algo) a (algo)

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verb

Ensillar

Often paired with "up", to place the tack on a horse.

Examples :

"Before the ride, she was carefully tacking up her horse, ensuring the saddle fit comfortably. "

Antes del paseo, estaba ensillando cuidadosamente a su caballo, asegurándose de que la silla de montar encajara cómodamente.

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noun

Puntadas provisionales

Loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.

Examples :

"Before sewing the final seam, Maria used tacking to hold the fabric pieces together. "

Antes de coser la costura final, María usó puntadas provisionales para sujetar las piezas de tela.

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noun

Virada

The act of changing tack.

Examples :

"The sailboat's tacking allowed it to navigate the narrow channel against the wind. "

La virada del velero le permitió navegar por el canal angosto contra el viento.

nautical sailing

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noun

Unión de valores

A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim.

Examples :

"The bank's strategy of tacking loans from different years onto the initial mortgage made it very difficult for anyone who bought the property later to claim ownership without paying off all the old debts first. "

La estrategia del banco de unir préstamos de diferentes años a la hipoteca inicial dificultó mucho que cualquiera que comprara la propiedad más tarde reclamara la propiedad sin pagar primero todas las deudas antiguas.

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noun

Acumulación, suma

The joining together of consecutive periods of possession of property, especially between squatters in cases of adverse possession.

Examples :

"To establish adverse possession, the squatters relied on the tacking of their separate unlawful occupancies, claiming their combined time on the land exceeded the required statutory period. "

Para establecer la posesión adversa, los ocupantes ilegales se basaron en la acumulación de sus ocupaciones ilegales separadas, alegando que su tiempo combinado en la tierra excedía el período legal requerido.