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/tjuːbz/ /tuːbz/

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noun

Tubos

Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.

Examples :

"The plumber used copper tubes to connect the new sink to the water supply. "

El fontanero usó tubos de cobre para conectar el nuevo lavabo al suministro de agua.

material structure thing

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noun

Tubo

An approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semiliquid substances.

Examples :

"A tube of toothpaste."

Un tubo de pasta de dientes.

item utensil substance material

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noun

Metro de Londres, el Tube

(often capitalized as Tube) The London Underground railway system, originally referred to the lower level lines that ran in tubular tunnels as opposed to the higher ones which ran in rectangular section tunnels. (Often the tube.)

Examples :

"I took the tube to Waterloo and walked the rest of the way."

Tomé el metro hasta Waterloo y caminé el resto del camino.

culture language vehicle system traffic communication place building

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noun

Latas de cerveza

A tin can containing beer.

Examples :

"After a long day of mowing the lawn, Dad grabbed two tubes from the fridge. "

Después de un largo día cortando el césped, papá agarró dos latas de cerveza de la nevera.

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noun

Tubo, ola tubular

A wave which pitches forward when breaking, creating a hollow space inside.

Examples :

"Surfers dream of riding tubes, the perfect waves that curl over and create a temporary tunnel of water. "

Los surfistas sueñan con montar tubos, las olas perfectas que se curvan y crean un túnel temporal de agua.

nature sport ocean sailing

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noun

Televisión, tele

Examples :

"Are you just going to sit around all day and watch the tube?"

¿Vas a quedarte sentado todo el día viendo la tele?

media technology electronics entertainment

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noun

Idiota, tonto

Examples :

""Don't be such a tubes; you forgot your lunch again!" "

¡No seas tonto; otra vez olvidaste tu almuerzo!

person character language

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verb

Tubular, meter en un tubo

To supply with, or enclose in, a tube.

Examples :

"She tubes lipstick in the cosmetics factory."

Ella envasa el lápiz labial en tubos en la fábrica de cosméticos.

utility technical

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verb

Andar en una cámara de aire

To ride an inner tube.

Examples :

"They tubed down the Colorado River."

Anduvieron en una cámara de aire por el río Colorado.

sport entertainment

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verb

Intubar

Examples :

"The patient was tubed."

El paciente fue intubado.