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windlass

/ˈwɪnd.ləs/

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noun

Torno

Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights

Examples :

"The sailors used the windlass to raise the heavy anchor. "

Los marineros usaron el torno para levantar el ancla pesada.

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noun

Rodeo, camino indirecto

A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course.

Examples :

"The windlass of bureaucratic procedures made getting the permit a lengthy and complicated process. "

El rodeo de los procedimientos burocráticos hizo que obtener el permiso fuera un proceso largo y complicado.

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noun

Torno

An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.

Examples :

"The crossbowman used a windlass to pull back the heavy string and prepare to fire. "

El ballestero usó un torno para retraer la cuerda pesada y prepararse para disparar.

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verb

Levantar con un cabrestante, usar un cabrestante

To raise with, or as if with, a windlass; to use a windlass.

Examples :

"The fisherman windlassed the heavy anchor back onto the boat. "

El pescador levantó la pesada ancla de vuelta al barco con el cabrestante.

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verb

Rodear, actuar con cautela

To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means.

Examples :

"Instead of directly asking her boss for a raise, Sarah decided to windlass around the subject by first highlighting her recent successes and contributions to the company. "

En lugar de pedirle directamente un aumento a su jefe, Sarah decidió rodear el tema destacando primero sus recientes éxitos y contribuciones a la empresa.