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wires

/waɪəz/ /waɪɹz/

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noun

Cables, alambres

Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.

Examples :

"The electrician connected the wires to the light switch. "

El electricista conectó los cables al interruptor de la luz.

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noun

Cables, alambres

A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.

Examples :

"The electrician connected the wires to the new light fixture. "

El electricista conectó los cables al nuevo artefacto de luz.

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noun

Cables

A metal conductor that carries electricity.

Examples :

"The lamp wouldn't turn on because the wires inside the base were loose. "

La lámpara no se encendía porque los cables dentro de la base estaban sueltos.

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noun

Valla de alambre de púas

A fence made of usually barbed wire.

Examples :

"The farmer fixed the wires around the pasture to keep the cows from escaping. "

El granjero arregló la valla de alambre de púas alrededor del pasto para evitar que las vacas escaparan.

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noun

Línea de meta

A finish line of a racetrack.

Examples :

"The horse surged forward and crossed the wires to win the race. "

El caballo se lanzó hacia adelante y cruzó la línea de meta para ganar la carrera.

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noun

Cables, alambres

A telecommunication wire or cable

Examples :

"The telephone company uses wires to connect our houses to the internet. "

La compañía telefónica utiliza cables para conectar nuestras casas a Internet.

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noun

Telegrama

(by extension) An electric telegraph; a telegram.

Examples :

""I'll send the news by wires tonight, as the phone lines are down." "

Enviaré las noticias por telegrama esta noche, ya que las líneas telefónicas están caídas.

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noun

Micrófono oculto, dispositivo de escucha

A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.

Examples :

"The detective wore wires during the meeting with the suspect to record their conversation. "

El detective usó un micrófono oculto durante la reunión con el sospechoso para grabar su conversación.

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noun

Fecha límite, plazo

A deadline or critical endpoint.

Examples :

"This election is going to go right to the wire"

Esta elección llegará hasta la fecha límite.

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noun

Marcador

A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.

Examples :

"After each round of the game, we moved beads on the wires to keep track of our scores. "

Después de cada ronda del juego, movíamos las cuentas en el marcador para llevar la cuenta de nuestros puntajes.

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noun

Alambres, hilos

(usually in the plural) Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings.

Examples :

"to pull the wires for office"

Tirar de los hilos para la oficina.

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noun

Carterista

(thieves' slang) A pickpocket who targets women.

Examples :

"The police are investigating a series of thefts at the local mall, and suspect a group of wires is responsible. "

La policía está investigando una serie de robos en el centro comercial local y sospecha que un grupo de carteristas es responsable.

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Señales encubiertas, acuerdos

A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.

Examples :

"During the poker game, Tony kept coughing a certain way, and Maria suspected they were sending wires to each other about their hands. "

Durante la partida de póquer, Tony tosía de cierta manera, y María sospechó que se estaban enviando señales encubiertas sobre sus manos.

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noun

Aguja de tejer

A knitting needle.

Examples :

"My grandmother used her wires to knit me a warm scarf for the winter. "

Mi abuela usó sus agujas de tejer para hacerme una bufanda cálida para el invierno.

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noun

Caña de la pluma

The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds.

Examples :

"The museum displayed a collection of hummingbird wings, showing the delicate wires supporting their iridescent feathers. "

El museo exhibió una colección de alas de colibrí, mostrando las delicadas cañas de la pluma que sostenían sus plumas iridiscentes.

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verb

Alambrar, sujetar con alambre

To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.

Examples :

"We need to wire that hole in the fence."

Necesitamos alambrar ese agujero en la valla.

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verb

cablear

To string on a wire.

Examples :

"wire beads"

Cablear cuentas

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verb

Cablear

To equip with wires for use with electricity.

Examples :

"Do you know how to wire a plug?"

¿Sabes cablear un enchufe?

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verb

Cablear, conectar

To add something into an electrical system by means of wiring; to incorporate or include something.

Examples :

"The electrician will wire the new security camera into the house's existing system tomorrow. "

El electricista cableará la nueva cámara de seguridad al sistema existente de la casa mañana.

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verb

Manipular, influir

(usually passive) To fix or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour) in a particular way.

Examples :

"Growing up in a family of doctors, he felt wired to follow the same path, even though his passion was art. "

Al crecer en una familia de médicos, se sintió influenciado a seguir el mismo camino, a pesar de que su pasión era el arte.

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verb

Transferir, cablegrafiar

To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.

Examples :

"The detective wired ahead, hoping that the fugitive would be caught at the railway station."

El detective cablegrafió por adelantado, esperando que el fugitivo fuera capturado en la estación de tren.

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verb

Poner nervioso, excitar

To make someone tense or psyched up. See also adjective wired.

Examples :

"Coffee late at night wires me good and proper."

El café a altas horas de la noche me pone nervioso de verdad.

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verb

Intervenir, pinchar

To install eavesdropping equipment.

Examples :

"The detective suspected the office was being wired, so he carefully checked for hidden microphones. "

El detective sospechaba que la oficina estaba intervenida, así que buscó cuidadosamente micrófonos ocultos.

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verb

cablear

To snare by means of a wire or wires.

Examples :

"The poachers tried to wire the rabbit, but it escaped their trap. "

Los cazadores furtivos intentaron cablear al conejo, pero escapó de su trampa.

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verb

Colocar (una pelota) de modo que el alambre de una puerta impida un tiro exitoso

To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.

Examples :

"The experienced bowler wired the ball close to the leg stump, making it nearly impossible for the batsman to score. "

El lanzador experimentado colocó la pelota cerca del tocón de la pierna, haciendo casi imposible que el bateador anotara.