tap Meaning | BeDict

noun

Espita

A tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.

Examples :

"The winemaker used a tap to seal the vent in the oak cask. "

El enólogo usó una espita para sellar el respiradero en la barrica de roble.

noun

Grifo

A device used to dispense liquids.

Examples :

"The water tap in the kitchen is dripping. "

El grifo del agua en la cocina gotea.

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noun

Cerveza de barril, tipo de licor

Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor.

Examples :

"a liquor of the same tap"

un licor del mismo tipo

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noun

Grifo

A place where liquor is drawn for drinking.

Examples :

"After soccer practice, the boys went to the neighborhood tap for a beer. "

Después de la práctica de fútbol, los chicos fueron al grifo del vecindario por una cerveza.

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noun

Macho de roscar

A device used to cut an internal screw thread. (External screw threads are cut with a die.)

Examples :

"The machinist used a tap to create the internal threads on the bolt. "

El maquinista usó un macho de roscar para crear las roscas internas en el perno.

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noun

Conexión, derivación

A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it.

Examples :

"The system was barely keeping pressure due to all of the ill-advised taps along its length."

El sistema apenas mantenía la presión debido a todas las conexiones mal aconsejadas a lo largo de su longitud.

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noun

Intervención

An interception of communication by authority.

Examples :

"The school's new communication system has a tap, allowing the principal to monitor student emails. "

El nuevo sistema de comunicación de la escuela tiene una intervención, lo que permite al director monitorear los correos electrónicos de los estudiantes.

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noun

Dispositivo de intervención telefónica

A device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls.

Examples :

"The detective used a tap to listen to the suspect's phone calls. "

El detective usó un dispositivo de intervención telefónica para escuchar las llamadas telefónicas del sospechoso.

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noun

Punción

A procedure that removes fluid from a body cavity.

Examples :

"abdominal tap"

Punción abdominal

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verb

Equipar con grifos

To furnish with taps.

Examples :

"If we tap the maple trees, we can get maple syrup!"

Si equipamos los arces con grifos, ¡podemos obtener jarabe de arce!

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verb

Extraer líquido de

To draw off liquid from a vessel.

Examples :

"He tapped a new barrel of beer."

Él extrajo líquido de una nueva barrica de cerveza.

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verb

Extraer, agotar

To deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out.

Examples :

"The students tapped the juice box until it was empty. "

Los estudiantes agotaron la caja de jugo hasta que estuvo vacía.

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verb

Aprovechar, explotar

To exploit.

Examples :

"Businesses are trying to tap the youth market."

Las empresas están tratando de aprovechar el mercado juvenil.

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verb

Intervenir

To place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection.

Examples :

"The detective tapped the phone line to listen in on the suspect's calls. "

El detective intervino la línea telefónica para escuchar las llamadas del sospechoso.

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verb

Interceptar, pinchar

To intercept a communication without authority.

Examples :

"He was known to tap cable television."

Se sabía que pinchaba la televisión por cable.

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verb

Roscar

To cut an internal screw thread.

Examples :

"Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole."

Rosque una rosca M3 hasta el final del agujero.

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verb

Voltear, revelar

To turn or flip a card or playing piece to remind players that it has already been used that turn (by analogy to "tapping," in the sense of drawing on to the point of temporary exhaustion, the resources or abilities represented by the card).

Examples :

"The student tapped the flashcard to mark it as learned. "

El estudiante volteó la tarjeta para marcarla como aprendida.

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verb

Pedir prestado, mendigar

To cadge, borrow or beg.

Examples :

"My friend often taps his parents for money to go out with his friends. "

Mi amigo a menudo pide prestado dinero a sus padres para salir con sus amigos.

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verb

Drenar

To drain off fluid by paracentesis.

Examples :

"The doctor tapped the patient's abdomen to drain excess fluid. "

El médico drenó el abdomen del paciente para eliminar el exceso de líquido.

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verb

Designar, nombrar

To advance someone for a post or job, or for membership of a club.

Examples :

"Trump interviewed Mueller for FBI job day before he was tapped for special counsel."

Trump entrevistó a Mueller para el trabajo del FBI el día antes de que fuera designado fiscal especial.

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noun

Golpecito, toque

A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat.

Examples :

"When Steve felt a tap on his shoulder, he turned around."

Cuando Steve sintió un golpecito en el hombro, se dio la vuelta.

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noun

Tocar, toque

The act of touching a touch screen.

Examples :

"My sister made a quick tap on the tablet's screen to answer the question. "

Mi hermana hizo un toque rápido en la pantalla de la tableta para responder a la pregunta.

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noun

Taco, suela

A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel.

Examples :

"The cobbler carefully attached the tap to the worn-out heel of the shoe. "

El zapatero colocó cuidadosamente el taco al talón desgastado del zapato.

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noun

Silencio

A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed; usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo.

Examples :

"The tap was sounded at 9:45 PM, signaling that it was time for everyone to turn off the lights and go to bed. "

El silencio se tocó a las 9:45 PM, señalando que era hora de que todos apagaran las luces y se fueran a la cama.

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noun

Golpe de la lengua

A consonant sound made by a single muscle contraction, such as the sound [ɾ] in the standard American English pronunciation of body.

Examples :

"The tap at the beginning of the word "better" is a single, quick consonant sound. "

El golpe de la lengua al principio de la palabra "better" es un sonido consonántico único y rápido.

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verb

Golpear ligeramente, dar golpecitos

To strike lightly.

Examples :

"She tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention."

Ella le dio unos golpecitos en el hombro para llamar su atención.

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verb

Golpear suavemente, dar golpecitos

To touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly.

Examples :

"He was so nervous he began to tap his fingers on the table."

Estaba tan nervioso que comenzó a golpear suavemente sus dedos sobre la mesa.

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verb

Golpear, tocar

To make a sharp noise.

Examples :

"The tree, swaying in the breeze, began to tap on the window pane."

El árbol, meciéndose en la brisa, comenzó a golpear el cristal de la ventana.

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verb

Tocar

To operate an electronic device (e.g. a mobile phone) by tapping a specific place on its (capacitive or other) touch screen.

Examples :

"To get to the next slide, tap the screen on the bottom right. "

Para ir a la siguiente diapositiva, toca la pantalla en la parte inferior derecha.

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verb

Designar, nombrar

To designate for some duty or for membership, as in 'a tap on the shoulder'.

Examples :

"The teacher tapped Sarah on the shoulder to ask her to lead the class discussion. "

El profesor designó a Sarah para pedirle que dirigiera la discusión en clase.

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verb

Follar, coger

To have sexual intercourse with.

Examples :

"I would tap that hot girl over there."

Me follaría a esa chica buena de allí.

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verb

Rendirse, golpear

To submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly.

Examples :

"The chess player tapped to signal defeat. "

El jugador de ajedrez se rindió con un golpe para señalar la derrota.

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verb

Hacer rendirse

To force (an opponent) to submit.

Examples :

"The bully tried to tap the younger student into submission by threatening to beat him up. "

El abusón intentó hacer que el estudiante más joven se rindiera amenazando con golpearlo.

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verb

Taconear, poner suela

To put a new sole or heel on.

Examples :

"to tap shoes"

Taconear zapatos

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noun

Claqué

A rhythmic dance in which the heels and toes of the dancer's shoes make a series of clicks

Examples :

"The tap dancer practiced her intricate tap routine before the school talent show. "

La bailarina de claqué practicó su intrincada rutina de claqué antes del concurso de talentos de la escuela.

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noun

Fiebre palúdica

An Indian malarial fever.

Examples :

"The doctor diagnosed her illness as a tap. "

El médico diagnosticó su enfermedad como fiebre palúdica.

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Meanings

Espita

Examples :

"The winemaker used a tap to seal the vent in the oak cask. "

El enólogo usó una espita para sellar el respiradero en la barrica de roble.

Grifo

Examples :

"The water tap in the kitchen is dripping. "

El grifo del agua en la cocina gotea.

Cerveza de barril, tipo de licor

Examples :

"a liquor of the same tap"

un licor del mismo tipo

Grifo

Examples :

"After soccer practice, the boys went to the neighborhood tap for a beer. "

Después de la práctica de fútbol, los chicos fueron al grifo del vecindario por una cerveza.

Macho de roscar

Examples :

"The machinist used a tap to create the internal threads on the bolt. "

El maquinista usó un macho de roscar para crear las roscas internas en el perno.

Conexión, derivación

Examples :

"The system was barely keeping pressure due to all of the ill-advised taps along its length."

El sistema apenas mantenía la presión debido a todas las conexiones mal aconsejadas a lo largo de su longitud.

Intervención

Examples :

"The school's new communication system has a tap, allowing the principal to monitor student emails. "

El nuevo sistema de comunicación de la escuela tiene una intervención, lo que permite al director monitorear los correos electrónicos de los estudiantes.

Dispositivo de intervención telefónica

Examples :

"The detective used a tap to listen to the suspect's phone calls. "

El detective usó un dispositivo de intervención telefónica para escuchar las llamadas telefónicas del sospechoso.

Punción

Examples :

"abdominal tap"

Punción abdominal

Equipar con grifos

Examples :

"If we tap the maple trees, we can get maple syrup!"

Si equipamos los arces con grifos, ¡podemos obtener jarabe de arce!

Extraer líquido de

Examples :

"He tapped a new barrel of beer."

Él extrajo líquido de una nueva barrica de cerveza.

Extraer, agotar

Examples :

"The students tapped the juice box until it was empty. "

Los estudiantes agotaron la caja de jugo hasta que estuvo vacía.

Aprovechar, explotar

Examples :

"Businesses are trying to tap the youth market."

Las empresas están tratando de aprovechar el mercado juvenil.

Intervenir

Examples :

"The detective tapped the phone line to listen in on the suspect's calls. "

El detective intervino la línea telefónica para escuchar las llamadas del sospechoso.

Interceptar, pinchar

Examples :

"He was known to tap cable television."

Se sabía que pinchaba la televisión por cable.

Roscar

Examples :

"Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole."

Rosque una rosca M3 hasta el final del agujero.

Voltear, revelar

Examples :

"The student tapped the flashcard to mark it as learned. "

El estudiante volteó la tarjeta para marcarla como aprendida.

Pedir prestado, mendigar

Examples :

"My friend often taps his parents for money to go out with his friends. "

Mi amigo a menudo pide prestado dinero a sus padres para salir con sus amigos.

Drenar

Examples :

"The doctor tapped the patient's abdomen to drain excess fluid. "

El médico drenó el abdomen del paciente para eliminar el exceso de líquido.

Designar, nombrar

Examples :

"Trump interviewed Mueller for FBI job day before he was tapped for special counsel."