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noun

Gato montés

A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically

"While hiking in the forest, we saw a wildcat disappear into the trees. "

Mientras caminábamos por el bosque, vimos a un gato montés desaparecer entre los árboles.

animal nature organism

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noun

Fiera, persona colérica

A person who acts like a wildcat, (usually) a violent and easily-angered person or a sexually vigorous one.

"After losing the game, Maria became a total wildcat, yelling and throwing her water bottle. "

Después de perder el juego, María se convirtió en una fiera total, gritando y arrojando su botella de agua.

person character attitude animal

noun

Formación Wildcat

An offensive formation with an unbalanced line and a snap directly to the running back rather than the quarterback.

"The football team surprised everyone by running the wildcat on the last play, catching the defense off guard. "

El equipo de fútbol sorprendió a todos al correr la Formación Wildcat en la última jugada, tomando a la defensa por sorpresa.

sport game

noun

Una rueda que se puede ajustar para girar con o sobre el eje de un cabrestante

A wheel that can be adjusted so as to revolve either with or on the shaft of a capstan.

"The sailor adjusted the wildcat on the capstan to grip the anchor chain more securely. "

El marinero ajustó la rueda en el cabrestante para sujetar la cadena del ancla con mayor seguridad.

nautical machine sailing

noun

Dinero de banco salvaje

Clipping of wildcat money, notes issued by a wildcat bank.

"During the 1850s, people were often hesitant to accept wildcat as payment, fearing the bank behind it would fail. "

Durante la década de 1850, la gente a menudo dudaba en aceptar dinero de banco salvaje como pago, temiendo que el banco que lo respaldaba fracasara.

finance business economy history

verb

Perforar en busca de petróleo en una zona inexplorada

To drill for oil in an area where no oil has been found before.

"The oil company plans to wildcat in the unexplored region north of the city. "

La compañía petrolera planea perforar en busca de petróleo en la región inexplorada al norte de la ciudad.

geology fuel energy industry business

adjective

Ilegal, salvaje

(usually derogatory) Of or concerning businesses operating outside standard or legitimate practice, especially:

"The company refused to invest in the project, fearing it was a wildcat scheme with little chance of success. "

La empresa se negó a invertir en el proyecto, temiendo que fuera un plan ilegal con pocas posibilidades de éxito.

business economy

adjective

Personalizado, hecho a mano

Of or concerning customized or hand-made cartridges.

"He spends his weekends reloading ammunition and experimenting with wildcat cartridge designs for improved accuracy in his custom rifle. "

Pasa los fines de semana recargando munición y experimentando con diseños de cartuchos personalizados para mejorar la precisión en su rifle personalizado.

technical weapon industry

adjective

No autorizado, ilegal

Unauthorized by the proper authorities.

"The workers initiated a wildcat strike because their union hadn't approved it. "

Los trabajadores iniciaron una huelga ilegal porque su sindicato no la había aprobado.

government politics organization

noun

Cartucho wildcat

A cartridge modified from another calibre rather than being commercially produced.

"Since commercial ammunition for his vintage rifle was unavailable, the hunter used a wildcat he created by resizing a common cartridge case. "

Dado que la munición comercial para su rifle antiguo no estaba disponible, el cazador usó un cartucho wildcat que creó al redimensionar una vaina de cartucho común.

technical weapon military

noun

Huelga salvaje

(organized labour) A labour strike that has not been authorized by the leaders of a trade union.

"The factory workers initiated a wildcat strike after management announced unexpected pay cuts, despite the union leadership advising against it. "

Los trabajadores de la fábrica iniciaron una huelga salvaje después de que la gerencia anunciara recortes salariales inesperados, a pesar de que la dirección del sindicato lo desaconsejó.

organization business economy job work industry