tow

tow
təu
1. verb
(to pull (a ship, barge, car, trailer etc) by a rope, chain or cable: The tugboat towed the ship out of the harbour; The car broke down and had to be towed to the garage.) remolcar

2. noun
((an) act of towing or process of being towed: Give us a tow!) remolque
tow vb remolcar
the car broke down and we had to tow it el coche se averió y tuvimos que remolcarlo
tow
tr[təʊ]
transitive verb
1 remolcar
■ if you leave your car there, the police will tow it away si dejas el coche allí, se lo llevará la grúa
noun
1 remolque nombre masculino
■ how did you get home? --somebody gave me a tow ¿cómo llegaste a casa? --alguien me remolcó
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
on tow de remolque
with ... in tow acompañado,-a de ..., seguido,-a de ...
■ he arrived with his family in tow llegó acompañado de su familia
tow ['to:] vt
: remolcar
tow n
: remolque m
tow
v.
• atoar v.
• halar v.
• remolcar v.
• sirgar v.
adj.
• de estopa adj.
n.
• estopa s.f.
• remolque s.m.

I təʊ
mass noun (Auto, Naut) remolque m

to give something/somebody a tow — remolcar* algo/a alguien

on tow — (BrE) vehículo remolcado

in tow — (lit) a remolque; (following behind) a la zaga


II
transitive verb \<\<car/boatailer\>\> remolcar*, llevar a remolque

they towed the car away — se llevaron el coche a remolque


I [tǝʊ]
1. N
1) (Aut) (=act) remolque m ; (=rope) remolque m , cable m de remolque; (=thing towed) vehículo m remolcado

to give sb a tow — dar remolque or remolcar a algn

on tow (Brit) —

in tow — (US) a remolque

to have a car in tow — llevar un coche de remolque

to take in tow — dar remolque a

2) (fig)
*

he arrived with a friend in tow — llegó acompañado de un amigo; (unwillingly) llegó con un amigo a rastras or a remolque

2. VT
1) [+ car, caravan, boat] remolcar; [+ barge] (on canal) sirgar
2) (fig)

to tow sth about — llevar algo consigo

3.
CPD

tow bar N — barra f de remolque

tow car N — (US) grúa f , coche m de remolque

tow line N — (Naut) (at sea) maroma f de remolque; (on canal) sirga f ; (Aut) remolque m , cable m de remolque

tow truck N — (esp US) camión m grúa, grúa f , coche m de remolque


II
[tǝʊ]
N (Textiles) estopa f
* * *

I [təʊ]
mass noun (Auto, Naut) remolque m

to give something/somebody a tow — remolcar* algo/a alguien

on tow — (BrE) vehículo remolcado

in tow — (lit) a remolque; (following behind) a la zaga


II
transitive verb \<\<car/boat/trailer\>\> remolcar*, llevar a remolque

they towed the car away — se llevaron el coche a remolque


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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