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tapped

/tæpt/

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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, sacar

To draw off liquid from a vessel.

Examples :

"He tapped a new barrel of beer."

Él extrajo cerveza de una nueva barrica.

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verb

Extraer, agotar

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

Examples :

""The constant use of the office water cooler quickly tapped the supply, leaving us with nothing to drink by lunchtime." "

El uso constante del dispensador de agua de la oficina agotó rápidamente el suministro, dejándonos sin nada que beber a la hora del almuerzo.

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verb

Explotar, aprovechar

Examples :

"Businesses are trying to tap the youth market."

Las empresas están tratando de explotar el mercado juvenil.

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verb

Intervenir, pinchar

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

Examples :

"The detective tapped the suspect's phone line to gather evidence. "

El detective intervino la línea telefónica del sospechoso para reunir pruebas.

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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."

Rosca una rosca M3 hasta el final del agujero.

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verb

Voltear

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 :

"Maria tapped her creature card after using it to attack, so she wouldn't forget it couldn't attack again this turn. "

María volteó su carta de criatura después de usarla para atacar, para que no olvidara que no podía atacar de nuevo en este turno.

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verb

Pedir prestado, mendigar

To cadge, borrow or beg.

Examples :

""Because he forgot his wallet, he tapped his friend for five dollars to buy lunch." "

Como olvidó su cartera, le pidió prestado a su amigo cinco dólares para comprar el almuerzo.

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verb

Drenar, extraer líquido

To drain off fluid by paracentesis.

Examples :

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

El médico drenó el abdomen del paciente para extraer el exceso de líquido de sus pulmones.

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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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verb

Golpear ligeramente, dar golpecitos

To strike lightly.

Examples :

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

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

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Golpear ligeramente, tocar

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 ligeramente 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, balanceándose con la brisa, comenzó a golpear el cristal de la ventana.

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verb

Tocar, pulsar

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

Examples :

"She tapped the screen of her phone to open the messaging app. "

Ella tocó la pantalla de su teléfono para abrir la aplicación de mensajería.

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verb

Designar, elegir

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

Examples :

"The coach tapped Sarah on the shoulder and told her she would be the team captain. "

El entrenador designó a Sarah y le dijo que sería la capitana del equipo.

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verb

Tener relaciones sexuales con

To have sexual intercourse with.

Examples :

"I would tap that hot girl over there."

Tendría relaciones sexuales con esa chica atractiva de allí.

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verb

Rendirse golpeando

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

Examples :

"After trying to break free from the chokehold, the wrestler finally tapped to signal that he gave up. "

Después de intentar liberarse de la llave de estrangulamiento, el luchador finalmente se rindió golpeando para señalar que se rendía.

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verb

Hacer que (un oponente) se rinda

To force (an opponent) to submit.

Examples :

"The wrestler tapped his opponent, signaling that he submitted to the hold. "

El luchador hizo que su oponente se rindiera, indicando que se sometió a la llave.

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verb

Resolar

To put a new sole or heel on.

Examples :

"to tap shoes"

Resolar zapatos

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adjective

Provisto de grifos

Furnished with active taps (e.g. a keg or a maple tree)

Examples :

"The maple tree was tapped, promising a harvest of sweet syrup. "

El arce estaba provisto de grifos, prometiendo una cosecha de jarabe dulce.

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adjective

Usada, jugada

Of a card or playing piece, used up for the current turn

Examples :

"My tapped cards in the card game meant I couldn't play any more this round. "

Mis cartas usadas en el juego de cartas significaban que no podía jugar más esta ronda.