rope

rope
rəup
1. noun
((a) thick cord, made by twisting together lengths of hemp, nylon etc: He tied it with a (piece of) rope; a skipping rope.) cuerda

2. verb
1) (to tie or fasten with a rope: He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car.) amarrar/atar con cuerda
2) (to catch with a rope; to lasso: to rope a calf.) lazar, coger con el lazo
•
- rope in
- rope off
rope n cuerda
rope
tr[rəʊp]
noun
1 (gen) cuerda; (thicker) soga
transitive verb
1 atar (con cuerdas), amarrar
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to give somebody plenty of rope dar a alguien rienda suelta
to have somebody on the ropes tener a alguien contra las cuerdas
to know the ropes estar al tanto
to learn the ropes ponerse al tanto
rope ['ro:p] vt, roped ; roping
1) tie: amarrar, atar
2) lasso: lazar
3)
to rope off : acordonar
rope n
: soga f, cuerda f
rope
n.
• apretadera s.f.
• atadero s.m.
• atadura s.f.
• boza s.f.
• cable s.m.
• cabo s.m.
• cintero s.m.
• collar s.m.
• cuerda s.f.
• lazo s.m.
• maroma s.f.
• reata s.f.
• soga s.f.
v.
• lazar v.

I rəʊp
count & mass noun cuerda f, soga f; (Naut) cabo m

give them enough rope and they'll hang themselves — déjalos hacer lo que quieran y ya verás cómo se cavan su propia fosa

to show somebody/know the ropes: Mike will show you the ropes Mike te enseñará cómo funciona todo; ask Helen, she knows the ropes — pregúntale a Helen, que está muy al tanto de todo


II
transitive verb
a) (tie) atar, amarrar (AmL exc RPl) (con una cuerda)
b) (lasso) (AmE) \<\<steer/cattle\>\> enlazar* or (Méx) lazar* or (CS) lacear
Phrasal Verbs:
[rǝʊp]
1.
N cuerda f , soga f , mecate m (Mex); (Naut) (=hawser) maroma f , cable m ; (in rigging) cabo m ; (hangman's) dogal m ; [of pearls] collar m ; [of onions etc] ristra f

the ropes — (Boxing) las cuerdas

to jump or skip rope — (US) saltar a la comba

there were three of us on the rope — (Mountaineering) éramos tres los encordados

- give sb more rope
- know/learn the ropes
- be on the ropes
- be at the end of one's rope
2.
VT atar or (LAm) amarrar con (una) cuerda; (US) [+ animal] coger or (LAm) agarrar con lazo

to rope two things together — atar dos cosas con una cuerda

they roped themselves together — (Mountaineering) se encordaron

there were four climbers roped together — había cuatro escaladores que formaban una cordada or iban encordados

3.
CPD

rope burn N — quemadura f por fricción

rope ladder N — escala f de cuerda

rope trick N — truco m de la cuerda

- rope in
* * *

I [rəʊp]
count & mass noun cuerda f, soga f; (Naut) cabo m

give them enough rope and they'll hang themselves — déjalos hacer lo que quieran y ya verás cómo se cavan su propia fosa

to show somebody/know the ropes: Mike will show you the ropes Mike te enseñará cómo funciona todo; ask Helen, she knows the ropes — pregúntale a Helen, que está muy al tanto de todo


II
transitive verb
a) (tie) atar, amarrar (AmL exc RPl) (con una cuerda)
b) (lasso) (AmE) \<\<steer/cattle\>\> enlazar* or (Méx) lazar* or (CS) lacear
Phrasal Verbs:

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Mira otros diccionarios:

  • Rope — Rope, n. [AS. r[=a]p; akin to D. reep, G. reif ring hoop, Icel. reip rope, Sw. rep, Dan. reb, reeb Goth. skaudaraip latchet.] 1. A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rope — Rope, v. t. 1. To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; as, to rope a bale of goods. Hence: [1913 Webster] 2. To connect or fasten together, as a party of mountain climbers, with a rope. [1913 Webster] 3. To partition, separate, or divide off …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rope — [rōp] n. [ME rop < OE rap, akin to Ger reif (Goth raip) < IE * reip , rag, piece of cloth < base * rei , to tear > REAP, REEF2] 1. a thick, strong cord made of intertwisted strands of fiber, thin wires, leather strips, etc. 2. [pl.]… …   English World dictionary

  • rope — ► NOUN 1) a length of stout cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, nylon, etc. 2) a quantity of roughly spherical objects strung together: a rope of pearls. 3) (the ropes) the ropes enclosing a boxing or wrestling ring. 4) (the… …   English terms dictionary

  • rope in — (someone/something) to persuade a person or group to do something. They re running ads that they hope will rope in the undecided voters. Once they re interested in the product, we try to rope them in and sell it to them. Usage notes: also used in …   New idioms dictionary

  • Rope — Rope, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Roped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Roping}.] To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread, as by means of any glutinous or adhesive quality. [1913 Webster] Let us not hang like ropingicicles Upon our… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ropė — statusas T sritis vaisiai ir daržovės apibrėžtis Ropės (Brassica) genties augalų sustorėjusios šaknys, daržovė. ryšiai: susijęs terminas – paprastoji ropė susijęs terminas – paprastosios ropės tipinis porūšis šaltinis Lietuviški daržovių… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • rope — index handcuff Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • ropė — rópė dkt …   Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodyno antraštynas

  • rope — [n] cord, line braiding, cable, cordage, hawser, lace, lanyard, lariat, lasso, strand, string, tape, thread, twine; concept 475 …   New thesaurus

  • ropė — statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Dvimetis bastutinių (Brassicaceae), seniau kryžmažiedžių (Cruciferae), šeimos augalas. Pirmais metais išauga lapų skrotelė ir mėsinga šaknis (šakniavaisis), antrais – žydi ir subrandina sėklas. Pašarui… …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

Compartir el artículo y extractos

Link directo
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”