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elevator

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛlɪveɪtə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(el′ə vā′tər)

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Inglés	Español
elevator n	US (lift for carrying people)	ascensor nm
elevador nm
The office was on the tenth floor, so Helen took the elevator.
La oficina estaba en un décimo piso, así que Helen tomó el ascensor.
elevator n	US (lift for carrying goods)	montacargas nm inv
The housekeeper uses the elevator to take fresh sheets to all the hotel rooms.
El ama de llaves usa el montacargas para llevar sábanas limpias a todas las habitaciones del hotel.
elevator n	(grain elevator: where grain is stored)	elevador de granos nm + loc adj
(coloquial)	elevador nm
Here is the elevator where all our grain is stored.
Este es el elevador de granos donde se almacena todo nuestro grano.
Este es el elevador donde se almacena todo nuestro grano.
elevators, elevator shoes npl	(shoes with high insole)	plataforma nf
plantilla nf
Malcolm was short, so he wore elevators.
Malcolm era bajo, así que llevaba plataformas.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
elevator n	(on a plane: controls pitch)	timón de profundidad loc nom m
An aircraft's elevator is usually located in its tail.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
elevator operator (US), lift attendant (UK) n	([sb] employed to operate a lift)	ascensorista n común
operador de elevador, operadora de elevador nm, nf + loc adj
elevator pitch n	informal, US (short sales talk) (charla breve)	discurso de presentación nm + loc adj
When she delivers her elevator pitch to investors, Sheri hands them her business card.
elevator shaft (US), lift shaft (UK) n	(passage for a lift)	hueco del ascensor nm + loc adj
(MX)	cubo del elevador nm + loc adj
elevator speech n	(business: pitch)	presentación profesional breve nf + loc adj
descripción breve de proyecto nf + loc adj
freight elevator n	US (goods lift)	montacargas nm inv
El mensajero metió todos los paquetes en el montacargas y pulsó el botón del sexto piso.
elevador de servicio nm + loc adj
ascensor de servicio nm + loc adj
grain elevator n	(building where grain is stored)	silo nm
Old grain elevators are a characteristic feature of the agricultural landscape in the wheat belt.
Los silos son un rasgo característico del paisaje agricultor del Cinturón de Trigo.
elevador de granos nm + loc adj
Los elevadores de granos son un rasgo característico del paisaje agricultor del Cinturón de Trigo.

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'elevator' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

cage - car - dumb waiter - hydraulic lift - lift - paternoster - shaft - walk-up - well

Spanish:

ascensor - elevador - montacargas - ascensor de carga - llamar al ascensor - hilo musical - ascensorista

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Synonyms: lift, goods lift, goods elevator, service elevator, service lift, more...

Collocations: the [building, skyscraper] has [three] elevators, the elevator is [stuck, broken, out of service, not working], take the elevator up ten [flights, floors, stories], more...

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