Wire in spanish
pronunciation: kɑble part of speech: noun
wire1 = alambre, cable.
Example: The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.more:
» barbed wire = alambre de púas, alambre de espino.
Example: Alf is convinced that she chews broken bottles and wears barbed wire next to her skin.» chain and wire = puntizones y corondeles. [En la fabricación de papel, marcas que las barras sobre las descansaba el entramado metálico de las formas o módulos dejaban sobre el papel formando así el verjurado del papel]
Example: Until the middle of the eighteenth century all moulds were of the laid (chain and wire) pattern, with the wire mesh fastened directly to the bars of the mould frame.» chicken wire = tela metálica, malla metálica.
Example: Probably the cheapest and simplest way to build large compost bins suitable for bigger gardens is to make them out of chicken wire.» copper wire = hilo de cobre, cable de cobre.
Example: You can increase the resistance of a copper wire by hammering the wire to make it narrower and longer.» flat wire = cable plano.
Example: Placing CD-ROM equipment in a reference room poses wiring difficulties that the flexibility of carpet tiles and flat wire installation should alleviate.» get + Posesivo + wires crossed = confundirse, entender mal, malentender.
Example: What I tried to put across to her was that she was getting her wires crossed between cause and effect.» live wire = cable con corriente.
Example: They have launched a campaign to encourage people to report cases of unattended live wires in the city.» live wire = puro nervio, torbellino, polvorilla, culo de malasiento, culillo/culito de mal asiento. [Dicho de una persona]
Example: The man is a live wire of nerves and predictable unpredictability.» machine wire = tela metálica continua. [En una máquina continua de hacer papel, correa sin fin hecha de tela metálica sobre la que se deposita la pasta de papel para que escurra]
Example: The dandy was also a light-weight roller, but it was surfaced with wire mesh and it imposed its own watermark on the even wove texture that was made by the wove machine wire.» magnetic wire = hilo magnético.
Example: Today we record conventionally by writing and photography, followed by printing; but we also record on film, on was disks, and on magnetic wires.» metal wire = alambre.
Example: Experience has shown that it is better to use a piece of metal wire than using a piece of rope, as the rope will often break after a while.» newswire = noticia por cable, noticia.
Example: The number of full text data bases on-line is also increasing, providing instant access to newspapers and newswires, popular magazines and scholarly journals.» revolving wire rack = estantes giratorios.
Example: The bookshops found in most towns are hybrid affairs dealing in newspapers, magazines, stationery, trinkets and a motley collection of paperbacks in revolving wire racks.» screen wire = tela metálica, malla metálica.
Example: When using screen wire, use fine wire for ties, or staple the wire at joints and folds.» stranded wire = cable de pelos.
Example: These new wire strippers and cutters cut both solid and stranded wires.» telegraph wire = hilo telegráfico.
Example: The first telegraph wires were laid underground but the standard practice soon became to hang them from insulators on telegraph poles.» tripwire = cable de detonación, cable de tracción.
Example: This paper describes methods for detection of tripwires using an image processing algorithm .» underwire = alambre de refuerzo, refuerzo de alambre.
Example: Police say the bullet hit the underwire of her bionic brassiere and never even pierced her skin.» walk + the tight wire = andar por la cuerda floja, caminar por la cuerda floja.
Example: The Social Responsibilities Round Table of the ALA has been described as 'walking the tight wire between being somewhat independent and becoming part of the ALA establishment'.» wire binder = grapadora de hilo de alambre.
Example: Equipment such as computer controlled folders, an automatic combined collator, folder and stapler, wire binders, and handlers for adhesives are described = Se describen equipos como por ejemplo las plegadoras controladas por ordenador, una alzadora, plegadora y grapadora automática, las grapadoras de hilo de alambre y las manipuladoras de adhesivos.» wire-bound = encuadernado en alambre, encuadernado con hilo de alambre.
Example: These books are clear and well designed in a wire-bound A4 format for ease of use as workbooks.» wire brush = cepillo de alambre.
Example: She's been having fun lately grinding away rust with the wire brush.» wire cutters = alicates de corte, cortaalambres.
Example: These new wire strippers and cutters cut both solid and stranded wires.» wire fence = alambrada, cerca de alambre, verja de alambre, valla de alambre, cerca de tela metálica, verja de tela metálica, valla de tela metálica.
Example: Wire fences are a good idea if you are looking for to fence an area and have a limited budget.» wire hanger = percha de alambre.
Example: A pegboard with a few books hung precariously from wire hangers and the whole thing stuck on a wall is not good enough for a permanent library exhibit.» wire-line = corondel.
Example: The pattern of the laid mould is described by giving the spacing in millimetres of the chain-lines and wire-lines in the vicinity of the watermark.» wireline = conectado por cable, por cable.
Example: Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs.» wire mesh = malla metálica, entramado de alambre, tela metálica.
Example: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.» wire netting = tela metálica, malla metálica.
Example: As an alternative, surveyors may accept the insulation being secured by means of welded steel pins bent at right angles over the galvanised wire netting.» wire pattern = dibujo de la malla.
Example: In the case of a wove mould the mesh of the wire pattern is measured in wires per cm.» wire rope = cable de acero, cable metálico.
Example: Wire rope tends to kink during uncoiling or unreeling, especially if it has been in service for a long time.» wire sieve = malla. [En la fabricación de papel, estructura de hilos finos de metal entrecuzados con objeto de al depositar sobre ella la pasta de papel ésta pierda el agua que contiene]
Example: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.» wire stapler = grapadora de hilo de alambre.
Example: Wire staplers were first introduced in about 1875 in default of satisfactory book-sewing machines (which were not fully developed until 1882).» wire strippers = alicates pelacables, pelacables.
Example: These new wire strippers and cutters cut both solid and stranded wires.» wiretap [wire-tap] = escucha telefónica, intervención electrónica.
Example: They have recommended that Congress revise 'wiretap' laws to strengthen protective provisions.» wiretapping [wire-tapping] = escucha telefónica, intervención electrónica.
Example: Freely available encryption software can make government wiretapping of phones and computers largely ineffective.» wire transfer = transferencia bancaria, giro bancario.
Example: Redemption payments are made by wire transfer = El pago del reembolso se realiza mediante transferencia bancaria.» wire whisk = escobilla de batir.
Example: This collection of similar objects such as wire whisks, trumpets, and soup ladles subtly suggests society's materialism.» woven wire = tela metálica, malla metálica.
Example: Beaten stuff was dribbled steadily across the width of an endless belt of woven wire which carried it away from the vat in an even film = La pasta de papel goteaba constantemente sobrre una cinta sin fin hecha de tela metálica, o tamiz, que la transportaba desde la tina formando una capa uniforme.wire2 = conectar, cablear.
Example: A modem is permanently wired, and converts digital messages which the terminal and computer understand into analogue messages capable of being transmitted down telephone lines.more:
» hardwire [hard wire] = definir de un modo predeterminado e inamovible, preprogramar. [En informática, configuración que cualquier componente que una vez definido por el fabricante es muy difícil de cambiar]
Example: Problems are caused because PC BIOS chips are hardwired to return to 4 Jan 80 when the year rolls over to zero.» rewire = cambiar la instalación eléctrica.
Example: The new 3,000 square feet library has been completely re-roofed and rewired.» wiretap [wire-tap] = intervenir, controlar, pinchar.
Example: The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.