tool

tool
tu:l
noun
(an instrument for doing work, especially by hand: hammers, saws and other tools; the tools of his trade; Advertising is a powerful tool.) instrumento
tool n herramienta
tool
tr[tʊːl]
noun
1 (gen) herramienta; (instrument) instrumento
transitive verb
1 (book) estampar; (leather) labrar
plural noun tools
1 (gardening etc) útiles nombre masculino plural
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
tool shed cobertizo para las herramientas
tool ['tu:l] vt
1) : fabricar, confeccionar (con herramientas)
2) equip: instalar maquinaria en (una fábrica)
tool n
: herramienta f
tool
v.
• estampar v.
adj.
• herramental adj.
n.
• chirimbolo s.m.
• herramienta s.f.
• instrumento s.m.
• utensilio s.m.
tuːl
noun (instrument) instrumento m; (workman's etc) herramienta f

garden tools — herramientas fpl or utensilios mpl de jardinería

they are the tools of his trade — son sus herramientas de trabajo

to down tools — (BrE) declararse en huelga

[tuːl]
1. N
1) (carpenter's, mechanic's etc) herramienta f ; (gardener's) útil m , utensilio m

a set of tools — un juego de herramientas

the tools of his trade — las herramientas de su trabajo

give us the tools and we will finish the job — (fig) dadnos las herramientas y nosotros terminaremos la obra; see down I, 4., 2)

2) (fig) (=person, book etc) instrumento m

he was a mere tool in their hands — fue instrumento en sus manos, nada más

the book is an essential tool — el libro es indispensable, el libro es instrumento imprescindible

2.
VT [+ wood, metal] labrar con herramienta; [+ book, leather] estampar en seco
3.
CPD

tool bag N — estuche m de herramientas

tool box, tool chest N — caja f de herramientas

tool kit N — juego m de herramientas, estuche m de herramientas

tool room N — departamento m de herramientas

tool shed N — cobertizo m para herramientas

* * *
[tuːl]
noun (instrument) instrumento m; (workman's etc) herramienta f

garden tools — herramientas fpl or utensilios mpl de jardinería

they are the tools of his trade — son sus herramientas de trabajo

to down tools — (BrE) declararse en huelga


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