Encendido in english
Switched on
pronunciation: swɪtʃtɑn part of speech: none
pronunciation: swɪtʃtɑn part of speech: none
In gestures
encender = switch on ; turn on ; be fired with ; light ; spark ; inflame ; ignite ; crank up ; fire ; kindle ; fire up.
Example: Some microfilm readers are less easy to manage (for example, to switch on, locate the appropriate frame) than others.Example: To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.Example: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.Example: She sat back in her chair, crossed her legs, lighted a cigarette, and smoked herself into a cloud.Example: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Example: His works are among the few films that can inflame the emotions as easily today as they could when they were originally made.Example: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.Example: As the sun begins to move toward the horizon, you want to crank up the engine again and head back home.Example: Mearns, too, has warned against 'profligate expenditure of time and effort when the reference librarian's own curiosity is fired to a point where he feels himself impelled to seek personal satisfaction'.Example: Some people have the custom to begin reciting this prayer after kindling the first light, while kindling the other lights.Example: I found it a tad strange at first, but the engine fires up quickly and quietly with a dab on the throttle and I soon got used to it.more:
» darle al interruptor para encender la luz = flick + the light switch on .
Example: Shifting away from imported oil to domestic natural gas as a transportation fuel should be as easy as flicking a light switch off and on.» encender de nuevo = relight .
Example: In fact, smokers who relight cigarettes may be at higher risk of lung cancer and chronic bronchitis.» encender el motor = start + the engine .
Example: Convicted drink drivers could have breathalysers installed in their cars to prevent them starting the engine if they are over the limit = A los conductores alcohólicos que han sido condenados se les podría instalar en su vehículos alcoholímetros que les impidiese <b>encender el motor</b> si han bebido demasiado.» encender emociones = fire up + emotions ; stir up + emotions .
Example: The issue of immigration between EU countries is firing up emotions across the continent. Example: We all know that the thoughts we entertain can stir up emotions and have physiological effects like increasing flow of saliva or anxiety.» encender la luz = turn + the light on [También usado con el orden turn on the light] ; flick + the light switch on ; switch on + the light .
Example: A third of the libraries in the sample plan to introduce sensors that detect motion and turn lights off and on when needed. Example: Shifting away from imported oil to domestic natural gas as a transportation fuel should be as easy as flicking a light switch off and on. Example: As dusk began to fall, she drew the curtains closed and switched on the lights.» encender petardos = set off + firecrackers .
Example: Students who set off firecrackers in schools will get a beating in the schoolyard by their headmaster.» encenderse = light up .
Example: Toys are grouped into the following categories: (1) toys that light up or sing; (2) toys that catch your eye; (3) toys that shake, rattle, and roll; (4) switch toys; and (5) toys for the creative artist.» encender sentimientos = fire up + emotions ; stir up + emotions .
Example: The issue of immigration between EU countries is firing up emotions across the continent. Example: We all know that the thoughts we entertain can stir up emotions and have physiological effects like increasing flow of saliva or anxiety.» encender una chispa = kindle + a spark .
Example: But to the person fortunate enough to possess the sacred fire of the art, his work is its own reward, and he blesses the men, living and dead, who kindled the spark within him.» encender una lumbre = build + a fire ; make + a fire ; start + a fire .
Example: We spend our free time together, walking and camping and building fires, playing outdoor games and chopping stuff up in the great outdoors. Example: They made a huge fire, put on their war paint, danced vigorously around the fire to the sound of a large drum, waving their knives and their spears. Example: He was bitten by a viper while starting a camp fire on the beach, but he miraculously suffered no harm.» encender un cigarrillo = light up .
Example: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.» encender un fuego = start + a fire ; make + a fire ; build + a fire .
Example: He was bitten by a viper while starting a camp fire on the beach, but he miraculously suffered no harm. Example: They made a huge fire, put on their war paint, danced vigorously around the fire to the sound of a large drum, waving their knives and their spears. Example: We spend our free time together, walking and camping and building fires, playing outdoor games and chopping stuff up in the great outdoors.» hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + a light .
Example: The carrier containing both items is then fed into the rotating rollers of the thermal copier and as it proceeds through the machine it activates an infra-red light.» leña para encender el fuego = kindling ; kindling wood .
Example: I like to leave a few logs and some kindling for the next campers so that they can have a fire the night they arrive. Example: Pine, cedar and spruce are best used as kindling wood because they tend to burn quickly.» líquido para encender = lighter fluid .
Example: Last May, a man bound the legs of a dog, doused her with lighter fluid and burned her alive.» volver a encender = relight .
Example: In fact, smokers who relight cigarettes may be at higher risk of lung cancer and chronic bronchitis.encendido1 = ignition.
Example: The booklet concludes with a section on motorcycle maintenance that addresses lubrication, ignition tune-up, electrical systems, carburetors, and general troubleshooting.more:
» bobina de encendido = ignition coil .
Example: Some modern engines have multiple ignition coils mounted directly on the sparkplugs.» fallo de encendido = misfire .
Example: During a seizure episode, an affected dog will suddenly appear to go stiff, as a misfire of electrical impulses in the brain send mixed-up messages to the muscular system.» interruptor de encendido = ignition switch ; starter switch .
Example: If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't -- belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad. Example: The solenoid will also have a third (smaller) wire, which comes in from the starter switch.» interruptor de encendido/apagado = ON/OFF switch .
Example: The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.» líquido de encendido = starting fluid .
Example: At one time today, after adding starting fluid, the engine did start and was starting to rev up pretty quickly.» pastilla de encendido = firelighter .
Example: She talked to us about her battle with sniffing firelighters and how it nearly destroyed her career in television for good.» regulación del encendido = ignition timing .
Example: Chapter 14 covers the following: checking brakes, disc brakes, drum brakes, hand/emergency brake, and ignition timing; and replacing brake pads and the timing chain.» sistema de encendido = ignition system .
Example: The book covers the following: the starting/ignition system; the fuel system; the exhaust system, and the brake system.encendido2 = on ; lit-up.
Example: The computer, in essence, can do one thing and one thing only; it can recognize the difference between the two states 'on' and 'off'; rather like a person being able to tell whether a light is on or off.Example: The lit-up computer screen is now our symbol of knowledge and power, omnipresent and omniscient as the eye of almighty God in days gone by.more:
» apagado y encendido = off and on ; on and off .
Example: It also plays music, has a sound off and on buttons and volume controllers. Example: A new study finds genetic manipulation can turn the homosexual behavior of fruit flies on and off within a matter of hours.» estar encendido = be on .
Example: The computer, in essence, can do one thing and one thing only; it can recognize the difference between the two states 'on' and 'off'; rather like a person being able to tell whether a light is on or off.» mantener el motor encendido = keep + the motor running ; keep + the engine running .
Example: Besides the danger of vehicle catching on fire there is one other reason not to keep the motor running while fueling. Example: Keep the fuel tank at least 1/4 full in case you are diverted or stranded and need to keep the engine running to stay warm.» micrófono encendido = live microphone .
Example: Bush refused to apologize for what was a private remark made before a live microphone.