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shear

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɪə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃɪr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shēr)

Inflections of 'shear' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

shears: v 3rd person singular

shearing: v pres p

sheared: v past

shorn: v past p

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Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
shear [sth]⇒ vtr	(shave wool from: a sheep)	esquilar⇒, trasquilar⇒ vtr
The farmer is shearing his sheep.
El granjero está esquilando a las ovejas.
shears npl	(large scissors)	cizallas nfpl
The workman uses shears to cut the metal.
El obrero usa las cizallas para cortar metal.
shears npl	(large garden scissors)	tijeras de podar grupo nom
podaderas nfpl
The gardener is using shears to cut the hedge.
El jardinero usa las tijeras de podar para cortar el seto.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
shear n	(physics: type of strain)	cizallamiento nm
Shear had caused the barn to lean to the left.
El cizallamiento había hecho que el granero se inclinara hacia la izquierda.
shear through [sth] vi + prep	(cut through)	atravesar⇒ vtr
cortar por vtr + prep
Laura sheared through the undergrowth to create a path.
Laura atravesó la maleza para crear un caminito.
shear through [sth] vi + prep	(move as though cutting)	atravesar⇒ vtr
(figurado)	romper⇒ vtr
The boat sheared through the water.
El barco atravesaba el agua.
shear [sth]⇒ vtr	(cut with sharp implement)	cortar⇒ vtr
The workman sheared the iron bar.
El obrero cortó la barra de hierro.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
shear modulus	(physics)	módulo de cizalladura loc nom m
módulo de elasticidad transversal loc nom m
shear [sth] off vtr + adv	(remove by cutting, slice away)	podar⇒ vtr
segar⇒ vtr
cortar⇒ vtr
(metales)	cizallar⇒ vtr
The gardener sheared off nearly half the bush to make it even with the rest of the hedge.
El jardinero podó el arbusto para que estuviera a la altura del resto del seto.
shear off vi + adv	(break off)	desprenderse⇒ v prnl
A big chunk of the cliff face sheared off and fell into the river below.
Se desprendió un gran trozo de la falda de la montaña y cayó en el río que cruzaba por abajo.
shear stress n	(physics: force that moves one layer of a material past another) (Física)	tensión de corte, tensión cortante loc nom f
shear viscosity n	(physics: resistance of fluid being deformed by stress)	viscosidad nf
shear wall n	(construction: reinforced wall)	muro reforzado nm
wind shear n	(rate wind velocity changes)	cizalladura nf
cortante de viento loc nom f
wind shear n	(condition dangerous to aircraft)	cortante de viento loc nom f

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'shear' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

buzz - fleece

Spanish:

esquilar - trasquilar - tusar - cizalla - tundir - tonsurar - atusar

In Lists: Metal working, Fabric/textiles, Mat9e19's List 1, more...

Synonyms: shear off, shave, cut, cut off, cut back, more...

Collocations: a pair of [garden, cutting, plant, metal, sheep] shears, [sharp, rusty, clean] shears, shears for trimming [flowers, plants], more...

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