verb🔗ShareEquipar con grifosTo furnish with taps."If we tap the maple trees, we can get maple syrup!"¡Si equipamos los arces con grifos, podemos obtener jarabe de arce!utilitytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtraer líquido deTo draw off liquid from a vessel."He tapped a new barrel of beer."Él extrajo líquido de una nueva barrica de cerveza.utilitydrinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtraer, agotarTo deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out."The leaky faucet was tapping the water supply, leaving the family with little to use for their daily needs. "El grifo con fugas estaba agotando el suministro de agua, dejando a la familia con poca agua para sus necesidades diarias.utilityenergyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExplotar, aprovecharTo exploit."Businesses are trying to tap the youth market."Las empresas están tratando de explotar el mercado juvenil.businesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIntervenir, pincharTo place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection."The police were tapping his phone line to gather evidence. "La policía estaba interviniendo su línea telefónica para reunir pruebas.technologyelectronicscommunicationdeviceinternetpolicemediatechnicalsignalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareInterceptar, pincharTo intercept a communication without authority."He was known to tap cable television."Se sabía que pinchaba la televisión por cable.communicationtechnologyinternetpolicelawgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRoscarTo cut an internal screw thread."Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole."Rosque una rosca M3 hasta el final del agujero.technicalmachineindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVoltear, activarTo 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)."Maria was tapping her creature card to show everyone it had already attacked this turn. "María estaba volteando su carta de criatura para mostrar a todos que ya había atacado en este turno.gameactiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharepedir prestado, mendigarTo cadge, borrow or beg.""He was always tapping me for lunch money because he forgot his wallet." "Siempre me pedía prestado dinero para el almuerzo porque olvidaba su cartera.actionwordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDrenar, punzarTo drain off fluid by paracentesis."The doctor is tapping his patient's abdomen to remove excess fluid caused by liver disease. "El médico está punzando el abdomen de su paciente para extraer el exceso de líquido causado por una enfermedad hepática.medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesignar, nombrarTo advance someone for a post or job, or for membership of a club."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.jobbusinessorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGolpear ligeramenteTo strike lightly."She tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention."Ella le golpeó ligeramente en el hombro para llamar su atención.actionsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGolpear suavemente, tocarTo touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly."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.bodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGolpear, tocarTo make a sharp noise."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.soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareUsar tocandoTo operate an electronic device (e.g. a mobile phone) by tapping a specific place on its (capacitive or other) touch screen."She was tapping the screen of her phone to send a text message. "Ella estaba usando la pantalla de su teléfono tocando para enviar un mensaje de texto.technologyelectronicscomputinginternetcommunicationdevicemachineactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesignar, nombrarTo designate for some duty or for membership, as in 'a tap on the shoulder'."The coach is tapping Sarah to be the captain of the team next season. "El entrenador está designando a Sarah para ser la capitana del equipo la próxima temporada.actionjoborganizationcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTener relaciones sexuales conTo have sexual intercourse with."I would tap that hot girl over there."Yo tendría relaciones sexuales con esa chica atractiva de allá.sexhumanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRendirse ante un oponente golpeando repetidamente con la manoTo submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly."During the intense game of rock-paper-scissors, the student tapping out because he was losing. "Durante el intenso juego de piedra, papel o tijera, el estudiante se rindió porque estaba perdiendo.sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer rendirseTo force (an opponent) to submit."The wrestler was tapping the mat frantically, signaling to the referee that he was tapping his opponent to submit. "El luchador golpeaba frenéticamente la lona, señalando al árbitro que estaba haciendo rendir a su oponente.sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePoner una suela o un tacón nuevoTo put a new sole or heel on."to tap shoes"Poner una suela nueva a los zapatoswearjobserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGolpeteo, toque ligeroAn act of making a light hit or strike against something."The nervous student's constant tapping of her pen on the desk annoyed the teacher. "El constante golpeteo del bolígrafo de la estudiante nerviosa sobre el escritorio molestaba al profesor.actionsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTappingA guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard"The guitarist showcased his impressive skills with a dazzling display of tapping. "El guitarrista demostró sus impresionantes habilidades con una deslumbrante exhibición de tapping.musicartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAprovechamiento, explotaciónThe process by which a resource is tapped or exploited."The company's growth relied heavily on the continued tapping of the region's natural gas reserves. "El crecimiento de la empresa dependía en gran medida del aprovechamiento continuo de las reservas de gas natural de la región.processbusinesseconomyindustryactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
