Techo in english
pronunciation: ðəsilɪŋ part of speech: none
techar = roof.
Example: Sharp ridges or other projections above the surface shall be removed before roofing.techo1 = ceiling ; roof.
Example: The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.Example: The design of roof spaces, floors, walls and columns should all be considered in terms of their use for IT purpose.more:
» araña de techo = chandelier ; crystal chandelier .
Example: The work consists of a series of five crystal chandeliers connected to a wall-mounted plasma screen on which a text slowly appears. Example: Whatever its look is, understated or overboard, a crystal chandelier doesn't blend in with all kinds of rooms.» bajo el mismo techo = under the same roof ; under one roof .
Example: There is no easy way to deal with being under the same roof after the divorce has been filed. Example: A new building is planned which will rehouse most of the British Library's present functions under one roof.» bajo un mismo techo = under one roof ; under the same roof .
Example: A new building is planned which will rehouse most of the British Library's present functions under one roof. Example: There is no easy way to deal with being under the same roof after the divorce has been filed.» cambiar el techo de un edificio = re-roof .
Example: The new 3,000 square feet library has been completely re-roofed and rewired.» colgar del techo = hang overhead .
Example: Large guides to banks of shelving, typically placed on the end of the stack, but possibly also hung overhead or displayed in some other manner close to a bank of shelves.» con techo = roofed .
Example: This is a nine part essay exploring the nature and potential of public space, ranging from piazzas to roofed and climate-controlled places to parking lots.» con techo de latón = tin-roofed .
Example: The remains of the tin-roofed food stalls still smouldered near the temple and adjoining settlement on a craggy hilltop about 4000 ft high.» dar techo = put + a roof over + Posesivo + head ; give + shelter ; provide + shelter .
Example: Wealthy Lilian will honour her promise and put a roof over Melissa's head, but only if she can earn her keep. Example: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said he was thankful to the Indian people for giving shelter to Tibetans. Example: Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered.» el techo del mundo = the roof of the world .
Example: Tibet, a land veiled in secrecy for centuries, 'the roof of the world' full of mystery, grandeur and overwhelming sights.» gente sin techo = homeless people .
Example: This article looks at the question of the appropriate treatment by librarians of homeless people, sometimes smelly and mentally disturbed, in the library.» persona sin techo = homeless man [homeless people, -pl.] .
Example: This article presents the issue of library use by homeless people in the form of two alternating fictional monologues, one in the mind of a homeless man, the other in the mind of a library official.» personas sin techo = homelessness .
Example: Government documents provide a source of information on homelessness.» placa del techo = ceiling tile .
Example: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.» plancha del techo = ceiling tile .
Example: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.» poner techo a = roof .
Example: Sharp ridges or other projections above the surface shall be removed before roofing.» sin techo = homeless .
Example: Bryan Talbot's novel focuses on Helen, a homeless London teenager who finds hope in the stories of Beatrix Potter.» sin techo, los = homeless, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .
Example: Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.» subir el techo = raise + the roof .
Example: To do so, he raised the roof of the house and added a second story.» techo artesonado = coffered ceiling .
Example: The author discusses possible reasons for the abandonment of plasterwork for ceiling decoration in favor of coffered ceiling designs using timber and the impact this had on plasterers.» techo de tejas = tiled roof .
Example: Tile roofs are an economical and stylish way to protect your home from the elements.» techo solar = sunroof .
Example: Michoud was the smallest of the three, so volunteered to try getting in through the partially-open sunroof but she became stuck.» tener un techo sobre la cabeza = have + a roof over + Posesivo + head .
Example: At least he let her have a roof over her head by staying in one of the bunkhouses that were for the railroad workers.» ventilador de techo = ceiling fan .
Example: Small opening windows provide fresh air from the sides of the roof, the ceiling fans sucking air into the clerestory and down to the saloon.» viga del techo = rafter .
Example: She screamed as the rafters started to cave in on top of them.» vivir bajo el mismo techo = live under + the same roof ; live under + one roof .
Example: As the credit crunch bites families are rediscovering the benefits of all living under the same roof. Example: The troubled housing market, the recession and high unemployment are forcing more people to live under one roof.techo2 = ceiling.
Example: The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.more:
» precio techo = ceiling price .
Example: A price ceiling occurs when the government puts a legal limit on how high the price of a product can be.» techo de cristal = glass ceiling [Límite artificial que algunos sectores sociales marginados alcanzan, por encima del cual no pueden avanzar aunque puedan ver los objetivos y estén a su alcance] .
Example: This article describes the impact of the organizational factors which create the 'glass ceiling,' inhibiting women's ability to climb the corporate ladder.» techo de la deuda = debt ceiling .
Example: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that.» techo del precio = price ceiling .
Example: That's what price ceilings and wage controls are for -- to keep prices down.» techo de vidrio = glass ceiling [Límite artificial que algunos sectores sociales marginados alcanzan, por encima del cual no pueden avanzar aunque puedan ver los objetivos y estén a su alcance] .
Example: This article describes the impact of the organizational factors which create the 'glass ceiling,' inhibiting women's ability to climb the corporate ladder.» tocar techo = peak [Llegar al punto más alto o al mejor momento] ; reach + the limits of ; reach + Posesivo + peak ; reach + Posesivo + height ; reach + Posesivo + highest point ; hit + a (brick) wall ; come up against + a brick wall ; be up against a brick wall ; reach + Posesivo + zenith .
Example: He reflected along the way on the conversation with the head of readers' services, and smiled when he concluded that Balzac's biorhythm chart must have been peaking at that very moment -- or so he hoped. Example: In such situations we reach the limits of what are known as pre-coordinate systems, i.e. systems which are based on headings summarizing the content of documents in terms coordinated according to a citation order. Example: After 20 years of development ATM installations are expected to reach their peak in the next decade. Example: This mania reached its height about the beginning of the present century. Example: Ancient Greece reached its highest point of achievement in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.. Example: You ever have those moments when you are making great progress, and things seem to be coming together, and then suddenly you hit a wall and can't get anything else done?. Example: There are moments when someone feels that they have come up against a brick wall and they don't quite know where to turn next. Example: Have you ever been in a situation in which you were up against a brick wall and felt there was absolutely no where to turn?. Example: Sometimes it seems to me as if poor old Europe were under sentence of death, and as if she had reached her zenith and will from now on slowly decline.