Bolt in spanish
pronunciation: toʊɹ̩nijoʊ part of speech: noun
bolt1 = tornillo, perno.
Example: Conjunctive phrase headings may comprise two or more nouns, noun phrases or both, with or without modifiers connected by 'and' or ending with 'etc', for example, bolts and nuts.more:
» bolt-hole = refugio.
Example: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.» bolt of lightning = rayo, relámpago.
Example: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.» lightning bolt = rayo, relámpago.
Example: Most lightning bolts last just a few milliseconds and travel fewer than a dozen kilometers.» like a bolt from the blue = sin esperarlo, sin avisar, sin venir a cuento, sin venir a pelo, inesperadamente, de forma inesperada, de modo inesperado, de sopetón.
Example: A white bird in the distance was seen to dart down like a bolt from the blue and seize a flying fish in the air.» like a bolt out of the blue = sin esperarlo, sin avisar, sin venir a cuento, sin venir a pelo, inesperadamente, de forma inesperada, de modo inesperado, de sopetón.
Example: The election results came like a bolt out of the blue, threatening his loss of power.» make + a bolt for = echar a correr, salir zumbando, salir volando, salir pitando, salir disparado, salir corriendo, salir echando leches, salir como una flecha, salir echando humo.
Example: Most birds, faced with a predator, will make a bolt for safety, even if it means abandoning any eggs or chicks in its nest.» nuts and bolts = aspectos básicos, lo básico, lo esencial, aspectos prácticos.
Example: This paper describes the nuts and bolts of evaluating children's books.» shoot + Posesivo + (last) bolt = quemar el último cartucho, quemar + Posesivo + último cartucho, utilizar el último cartucho, utilizar + Posesivo + último cartucho.
Example: He felt that he had played his last card and shot his last bolt, and that Diana definitely wished to be rid of him.» thunderbolt = rayo, relámpago.
Example: As a result of this rash act, Odysseus' ship was destroyed by a thunderbolt, and only Odysseus himself survived.bolt2 = cerrojo.
Example: Doors that you usually lock from the inside - for example the back door - should also be fitted with bolts.more:
» barrel bolt = cerrojo.
Example: Exit doors in a public building shall not be fitted with barrel bolts.» deadbolt = perno, pestillo.
Example: Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.» slide + the bolt = echar el cerrojo, correr el cerrojo.
Example: Once they'd brought the portmanteau and the valise inside, the butler shut the door, and slid the bolt.» sliding bolt = cerrojo.
Example: We offer storage facilities with roll-up doors fitted with sliding bolts.bolt3 = atornillar, coger con tornillo o perno, sujetar con tornillo o perno.
Example: Bookstacks should be secured by bracing across the top or bolting to the floor or ceiling.more:
» bolt + Nombre + closed = cerrar a cal y canto, cerrar y echar el cerrojo, echar el cerrojo. [Usado generalmente para puertas y ventanas]
Example: In one scene, while Nancy is being chased by him, she runs into her house, spun around and slammed the door shut and bolted it closed.» bolt + Nombre + down = atornillar, coger con tornillos.
Example: Wheelies are done on a wheelie simulator with an actual motorcycle that is bolted down at the rear axle so it is completely safe for the rider.» bolt + Nombre + shut = cerrar a cal y canto, cerrar y echar el cerrojo, echar el cerrojo.
Example: When they were in the kitchen, Baylor shut the door leading into the garage and bolted it shut.» bolt-on = cerrado.
Example: These may be perceived as unimportant 'bolt-on' courses about irrelevant systems.bolt4 = echar a correr, salir zumbando, salir volando, salir pitando, salir disparado, salir corriendo, salir echando leches, salir como una flecha, salir echando humo.
Example: These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car.more:
» close/lock/shut the barn/stable door after the horse has bolted = a toro pasado; a buenas horas mangas verdes; lo hecho, hecho está; a lo hecho, pecho.
Example: The drought assistance plan announced today is rather like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.bolt5 = florecer antes de tiempo, germinar antes de tiempo.
Example: Herbicide can be applied after bolting, but seed development remains a risk.