Capa in english
Cap
pronunciation: kæp part of speech: noun
pronunciation: kæp part of speech: noun
In gestures
capa1 = coat ; coating ; layer ; film ; veneer.
Example: We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.Example: A thesaurus might advise the searcher that the following alternative terms might prove fruitful: coating and other more specific terms, e.g. Printing works.Example: While the layer of pulp was on this wire, the water drained away and the wire was given a sideways shake.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.Example: Sexism is typically rationalized by & masked beneath an intellectual veneer.more:
» aplicar una capa base = prime .
Example: Some people prime and paint their doghouses to match their homes.» aplicar una capa de imprimación = prime .
Example: Some people prime and paint their doghouses to match their homes.» capa atmosférica = atmospheric layer .
Example: Scientists call the ionosphere an extension of the thermosphere -- so technically, the ionosphere is not another atmospheric layer.» capa corta = caplet .
Example: He was wearing a caplet that had a high, lacey collar and bows to tie it shut.» capa de = carpet of .
Example: Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.» capa de espuma sucia = scum .
Example: At 11:30 I was feeling that all was well with the world, and then at 11:35 I'm all tightened to a smarting tension by having been treated like scum.» capa de hielo = ice sheet ; sheet of ice ; crust of ice .
Example: The cryosphere consists of those parts of the Earth's surface where water is found in solid form, including areas of snow, sea ice, glaciers, permafrost, ice sheets, and icebergs. Example: The landing this morning was on a de-iced runway, but the taxiways and ramp surfaces were covered with thin sheets of ice. Example: Jupiter's large moon, Europa, is covered by a thick crust of ice above a vast ocean of liquid water.» capa de imprimación = primer .
Example: To prevent the rust from spreading, sand down the area to the metal below the rust, brush on some primer and finish off with a coat of rust-proof paint.» capa de la atmósfera = atmospheric layer .
Example: Scientists call the ionosphere an extension of the thermosphere -- so technically, the ionosphere is not another atmospheric layer.» capa de mielina = myelin sheath .
Example: When babies are born, many of their nerves lack mature myelin sheaths.» capa de ozono = ozone layer .
Example: This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.» capa de pintura = coat of paint .
Example: Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.» capa más alta de la sociedad, la = upper crust (of society), the .
Example: Tragedies like this rarely affect the upper crust of society.» capa social más distinguida, la = crust (of society), the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] ; upper crust (of society), the .
Example: Go into the average good home of the crust, in the quietude of 'after-tea' and you will see a youthful miss sitting over something by Charlotte M Yonge or Charles Kingsley. Example: Tragedies like this rarely affect the upper crust of society.» capa unimolecular = monolayer .
Example: Cells formed a loose monolayer and exhibited a typical cobblestone appearance.» capa vegetal = topsoil .
Example: But the fertility of the muck and silt topsoil soon made it a profitable farming community.» cubierto de una capa espumosa = scummy [scummier -comp., scummiest -sup.] .
Example: The dishes coming out of the dishwasher are absolutely disgusting and scummy!.» defender a capa y espada = fight + tooth and nail to defend .
Example: I know folk are very passionate about politics and can fight tooth and nail to defend their particular ideological stance.» multicapa = multiwall .
Example: Without having to make any decisions as to relative importance, we simply enter this under the relevant terms: manufacture, multiwall, kraft, paper, sacks, packaging and cement.» por capas = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered] ; multilayer ; layered ; tiered .
Example: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis. Example: The author presents an integrated system in which a knowledge-based decision support system is integrated with a multilayer artificial neural network for urban planning = El autor presenta un sistema que integra un sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones basado en el conocimiento con una red neuronal articial multidimensional para la planificación urbanística. Example: GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material. Example: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.» una capa fina de = a skim of .
Example: When plasterboard was first introduced, the sheets were often just butted together and the whole ceiling finished off with a skim of plaster.capa2 = canopy ; cape.
Example: 'Well, it's just that,' he said under a crawling canopy of smoke, trying to arrange himself easily on the hard chair.Example: In real life, when I meet people wearing capes, they invariably trip on them.more:
» de capa caída = at a low ebb ; in (the) doldrums .
Example: The state purchasing scheme for new literature was introduced at a time when imaginative writing was at a low ebb. Example: Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.» de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger ; swashbuckling .
Example: There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data. Example: He was one of the best-known highwaymen of the day with a swashbuckling, devil-may-care character.» en forma de capa = cape-like .
Example: Another standby is the poncho, a cape-like raincoat that does a fair job of keeping the rain out.» estar de capa caída = be in the doldrums ; feel + the weight of the world on + Posesivo + shoulders .
Example: CATV (Cable Television) is in the doldrums after the initial enthusiasm of investors and this is the time for librarians to step in. Example: She trudged through the crowded streets to her own home feeling the weight of the world on her shoulders.» héroe de capa y espada = swashbuckler .
Example: Many swashbucklers lived by the credo 'Better lucky than good'.» parecido a una capa = cape-like .
Example: Another standby is the poncho, a cape-like raincoat that does a fair job of keeping the rain out.capar = castrate ; neuter ; sterilise [sterilize, -USA] ; wether ; emasculate ; geld.
Example: Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.Example: There are those, not usually librarians, who believe the library is so neutral as to be neutered, whereas others see it as not neutral enough.Example: Rwanda denies plan to forcibly sterilise people with learning difficulties.Example: Breeders with limited amounts of pasturage may find it necessary to wether the male kids in order prevent them from breeding the female goats.Example: So anything that curtails a man's freedom emasculates him.Example: John mules must be gelded or they will act and breed like a stallion.