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| Inglés | Español |
| aircraft engine n | (motor of plane or helicopter) | motor de avión nm + loc adj |
beer pump,
also UK: beer engine n | (draws beer from keg) (en barril) | bomba de cerveza nf + loc adj |
| combustion engine | (mechanics) | motor de combustión nm + loc adj |
| diesel engine n | (engine type) | motor diesel nm + adj mf |
| The car has a diesel engine. |
| El coche tiene motor diesel. |
displacement,
engine displacement n | (piston stroke: volume of space) | cilindrada nf |
| engine driver n | ([sb] who drives a train) | maquinista n común |
| One of the two engine drivers was killed when the trains collided. |
| Uno de los dos maquinistas murió cuando chocaron los trenes. |
| (de tren) | chofer n común |
| Uno de los dos choferes murió cuando chocaron los trenes. |
| engine for growth n | (economic catalyst) | motor de crecimiento loc nom m |
| After World War II, building infrastructure was the engine for growth in the U.S. |
| Después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el desarrollo de infraestructura fue un motor de crecimiento en Estados Unidos. |
| engine mount n | (vehicle part) | soporte del motor nm + loc adj |
| bancada del motor nf + loc adj |
| engine room n | (ship: room containing the engine) | sala de máquinas grupo nom |
| (coloquial) | cuarto de máquinas grupo nom |
fire truck (US),
fire engine (UK) n | (fire fighting vehicle) | camión de bomberos nm + loc adj |
| (AmL) | carro de bomberos nm + loc adj |
| (ES) | coche de bomberos nm + loc adj |
| (AR) | autobomba n amb |
| Most fire trucks are painted red. |
| La mayoría de los camiones de bomberos son rojos. |
firetruck,
fire truck (US),
fire engine (UK) n | (firefighters' vehicle) | camión de bomberos nm + loc adj |
| (AmL) | carro de bomberos nm + loc adj |
| (ES) | coche de bomberos nm + loc adj |
| (AR) | autobomba n amb |
| A red firetruck went speeding down the street with the siren on. |
| Un camión de bomberos rojo pasó por la calle a toda velocidad con la sirena encendida. |
four-stroke engine,
also US: four-cycle engine n | (internal combustion engine) | motor de cuatro tiempos nm + loc adj |
| gas engine n | (motor powered by gas combustion) | motor a gas, motor de gas grupo nom |
gasoline engine (US),
petrol engine (UK) n | (motor that runs on petrol) | motor de gasolina nm + loc adj |
| (AR) | motor a nafta nm + loc adv |
| The gasoline engines in cars are one of the causes of global warming. |
| Our lawn mower has a petrol engine. |
| Los motores de gasolina de los autos son una de las causas del calentamiento global. |
| heat engine | (thermodynamics) | motor térmico nm + adj |
| hydraulic engine n | (motor powered by water energy) | motor hidráulico loc nom m |
| internal-combustion engine n | (burns fuel within cylinders) | motor de combustión interna loc nom m |
| jet engine n | (engine) | reactor nm |
| The airplane had two jet engines. |
| La aeronave tenía dos reactores. |
| jet engine n | (uses jet propulsion) | motor de reacción loc nom m |
| reactor nm |
| jet nm |
| reciprocating engine n | (machinery) | motor alternativo nm + adj |
| máquina de pistones nf + loc adj |
rocket motor,
rocket engine,
rocket n | (engine of a spacecraft) | cohete nm |
| motor de cohete nm + loc adj |
| rotary engine n | (engine that transmits power directly) | motor rotativo nm + adj |
| rotary engine n | (engine with radial cylinders) | motor rotativo nm + adj |
| search engine n | (internet searches) | buscador nm |
| Type a keyword into your search engine and view the results. |
| Pon una palabra clave en tu buscador y mira los resultados. |
search engine optimization,
also UK: search engine optimisation n | (computing: improving website visibility) | posicionamiento en buscadores loc nom m |
| optimización en motores de búsqueda loc nom f |
| search-engine friendly adj | (web page: returned via search) (literal) | que facilita la búsqueda loc adj |
| You need to make your website as search-engine friendly as possible. |
| Debes tener un sitio web que facilite la búsqueda lo mejor posible. |
single-engine,
single-engined adj | (aircraft: with one engine) | monomotor adj mf |
| de un solo motor loc adj |
| stationary engine | (machinery) | motor estacionario loc nom m |
steam engine,
steam-engine n | (engine powered by steam) | máquina a vapor grupo nom |
| Trains in the 1800s were powered by steam engine. |
| máquina de vapor grupo nom |
| motor a vapor grupo nom |
switcher,
switch engine,
switching locomotive n | US (train) | locomotora de maniobra nf + loc adj |
| (voz inglesa) | switcher nm |
| tank engine n | (locomotive train) | locomotora nf |
| La locomotora vieja fue retirada y arreglada y está expuesta en el museo. |
| traction engine | (locomotive) | locomotora de tracción nf + loc adj |
| turbojet engine | (jet-propulsion engine) | turborreactor nm |
two-stroke engine,
also US: two-cycle engine n | (internal-combustion engine) | motor de dos tiempos nm + loc adj |
