Tuerca in english
Nut
pronunciation: none part of speech: none
pronunciation: none part of speech: none
In gestures
tuerca = hose ; nut.
Example: Further down still the shank of the spindle, rounded again, entered the hose, which was an oblong rectangular wooden box, 25 cm. long by 12.5 cm. square bored with a hole to take the spindle down its long axis.Example: The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.more:
» apretar las tuercas = pile on + the pressure .
Example: Brussels is piling on the pressure for the UK and Spain to strike a bilateral agreement over Gibraltar.» apretarle las tuercas = crack + the whip .
Example: Having a manager who likes to crack the whip can be an unpleasant experience for many, whilst others don't mind a bit of decisive direction.» apretarle las tuercas a = put + the screws to/on ; put + Nombre + on the griddle .
Example: If we continue to fear and judge others, we make life a never-ending competition -- a game of putting the screws to them before they put the screws to you. Example: Since I've already made my choice, and so have the others, now you have a chance to put us on the griddle.» tuerca de la rueda = lug nut .
Example: Mechanics recommend checking tail lights, batteries, brakes, lug nuts, leaf springs, and tail pipes.» tuerca de mariposa = thumb-screw ; wing nut .
Example: Chases with thumb-screws in two of the sides for locking up the forme without the use of quoins were used in France and Germany until the seventeenth century. Example: Rubber-coated handles where the front handle is ergonomically angled and fitted with a wing nut for quick adjustments without tools.» tuerca de palometa = wing nut .
Example: Rubber-coated handles where the front handle is ergonomically angled and fitted with a wing nut for quick adjustments without tools.» tuerca hexagonal = hexagonal nut .
Example: Today, the hexagonal nut is used more than any other kind of nut due to its sheer versatility.