wire

wire
1. noun
1) ((also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) alambre, cable, hilo
2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) hilo
3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) telégrafo
4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) telegrama

2. verb
1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) atar con alambre
2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) enviar un telegrama (a)
3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) telegrafiar
•
- wiring
- high wire
- wire-netting
wire n
1. alambre
a cage made of wire una jaula hecha de alambre
2. cable
electric wires cables eléctricos
wire
tr['waɪəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (metal) alambre nombre masculino
2 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL cable nombre masculino, hilo
3 (fence) alambrada, valla
4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL telegrama nombre masculino
transitive verb
1 (fasten, join) atar con alambre
2 (house) hacer la instalación eléctrica de; (equipment, appliance) conectar (a la toma eléctrica)
3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (telegram) enviar un telegrama a; (money) mandar un giro telegráfico a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to get one's wires crossed tener los cables cruzados
wire brush cepillo metálico
wire cutters cortaalambres m inv, cizalla
wire netting red nombre femenino de alambre, tela metálica
wire wool estropajo metálico
wire ['waɪr] vt, wired ; wiring
1) : instalar el cableado en (una casa, etc.)
2) bind: atar con alambre
3) telegraph: telegrafiar, mandarle un telegrama (a alguien)
wire n
1) : alambre m
barbed wire: alambre de púas
2) : cable m (eléctrico o telefónico)
3) cablegram, telegram: telegrama m, cable m
wire
v.
• alambrar v.
• canalizar v.
• engarzar v.
• engazar v.
• instalar el alambrado de v.
• poner un telegrama v.
• telegrafiar v.
adj.
• alambrada adj.
• de alambre adj.
n.
• alambre s.m.
• hilo s.m.
• telegrama s.m.

I waɪr, 'waɪə(r)
noun
1)
a) c u (metal strand) alambre m; (before n)

wire fence — alambrada f, alambrado m (AmL)

wire netting — red f de alambre

b) u (fencing, mesh) alambrada f, alambrado m (AmL)
c) c (finishing line) (AmE)

the wire — la línea de llegada, la meta

down to the wire — hasta el último momento

under the wire — por un pelo or (Esp) por los pelos (fam)

2) c
a) (Elec, Telec) cable m; cross II 2)
b) (telegram) (colloq) telegrama m
c) (teletype machine) (AmE colloq) teletipo m

hot off the wire — de última hora


II
transitive verb
1)
a) (Elec)

to be wired to something — estar* conectado a algo

the plug has been wrongly wired — han conectado mal los cables del enchufe

b) (telegraph) (colloq)

wire me when you get there — mándame un telegrama cuando llegues

they wired me some money — me mandaron un giro telegráfico

2) (fasten)

the parts are wired in place — las piezas van sujetas con alambre

she had her jaws wired (together) — le inmovilizaron las mandíbulas

['waɪǝ(r)]
1. N
1) (metal) alambre m ; (Elec) cable m

copper wire — hilo m de cobre

the telephone wire — el cable del teléfono

- get one's wires crossed
- pull wires

he can pull wires — (US) * tiene enchufes *, tiene buenas agarraderas (Chile) *

2) (US) (Telec) telegrama m

to send sb a wire — enviar un telegrama a algn

3) (Police) (=hidden microphone) micrófono m oculto
2. VT
1) (also: wire up) (Elec) [+ house] poner la instalación eléctrica en; [+ fence] electrificar

it's wired (up) for sound — tiene la instalación eléctrica para el sonido

it's all wired (up) for cable television — se ha completado la instalación eléctrica para la televisión por cable

to be wired up — (US) * (=tense) estar tenso

2) (US)
(Telec)

to wire sb — comunicar con algn (por telegrama)

to wire money to sb — enviar un giro telegráfico a algn

to wire information to sb — enviar información a algn por telegrama

3) (=connect) conectar (to a)

it's wired to the alarm — está conectado a la alarma

3.
CPD

wire brush N — cepillo m de alambre

wire cutters NPL — cortaalambres m inv , cizalla fsing

wire fence N — alambrado m

wire mesh, wire netting N — tela f metálica, malla f metálica

wire service N — (esp US) agencia f de noticias

wire wool N — lana f de alambre

* * *

I [waɪr, 'waɪə(r)]
noun
1)
a) c u (metal strand) alambre m; (before n)

wire fence — alambrada f, alambrado m (AmL)

wire netting — red f de alambre

b) u (fencing, mesh) alambrada f, alambrado m (AmL)
c) c (finishing line) (AmE)

the wire — la línea de llegada, la meta

down to the wire — hasta el último momento

under the wire — por un pelo or (Esp) por los pelos (fam)

2) c
a) (Elec, Telec) cable m; cross II 2)
b) (telegram) (colloq) telegrama m
c) (teletype machine) (AmE colloq) teletipo m

hot off the wire — de última hora


II
transitive verb
1)
a) (Elec)

to be wired to something — estar* conectado a algo

the plug has been wrongly wired — han conectado mal los cables del enchufe

b) (telegraph) (colloq)

wire me when you get there — mándame un telegrama cuando llegues

they wired me some money — me mandaron un giro telegráfico

2) (fasten)

the parts are wired in place — las piezas van sujetas con alambre

she had her jaws wired (together) — le inmovilizaron las mandíbulas


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