angle

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angle
[ˈæŋgəl]
sustantivo
1ángulo (m) (Math)
2ángulo (m) punto (m) de vista (viewpoint)
  • seen from this angle -> visto(a) desde este ángulo
también:
  • angle bracket -> escuadra (f) (en ángulo); (for shelving) paréntesis (m) angular (imprenta)
verbo intransitivo
3pescar con caña (fish)
4(familiar)
  • to angle for an invitation -> andar a la caza or la pesca de una invitación (español de Chile, RP)

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angle [ángel]
sustantivo
1ángulo, la inclinación de dos líneas que se cortan en un punto.
2ángulo, espacio comprendido entre dos líneas curvas o rectas que se reunen en un punto. (Geometría)
3Esquina.
4Caña de pescar.
5Anzuelo.
  • Visual angle -> ángulo óptico
  • Angle-bevel -> falsa escuadra
  • Angle-brace -> cuadral
  • Angle-brackets -> modillones angulares
  • Angle-rafter -> lima
  • Angl -> (roofing), caballete
1Pescar con caña.
2Insinuarse, introducirse con maña para lograr de otro lo que se pretende. (Metafórico)
  • To angle for -> ir a la caza de
va.-va. Atraer, halagar.

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angle [æŋɡl]
noun
1 (Mat) (Geom) etc ángulo; (m)
the sum of the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees the angle of the blade is important I needed a low-angle shot of the soldiers coming right into the camera
at an angle of 80 degreesatat an 80 degree angleat con un ángulo de 80 grados
an iron bar stuck out at an angle una barra de hierro sobresalía formando un ángulo; he wore his hat at an angle llevaba el sombrero ladeado; llevaba el sombrero hacía un lado; hold the knife at an angle coge el cuchillo inclinado; cut the bread at an angle corte el pan en diagonal
to cut a pipe at an angle the helicopter came in at a low angle the wall is at a slight angle the rain came at a sharp angle, low and fast the head was lying over at an unnatural angle the tree was leaning at a low angle from the ground the wing was set at a high angle of incidence when the plane is flying at high angles the earth's axis inclines at an angle of 23.5 degrees when the pile is four to five feet high, finish it off /with sides sloping at an angle of 70 degrees/ the plane can dive bomb at an angle of 70 degrees the courtyard thus formed was further enclosed by the ends of the two wings, which turned inward at an angle of forty-five degrees
to be at an angle to sth formar ángulo con algo
the building stands at an angle to the street
to look at a building from a different anglefrom contemplar un edificio desde otro ángulo
photographed from a low angle fotografiado desde un ángulo inferior
we had to do the scene over and over again, /from different angles/ a Maryland estate which from certain angles bore an unmistakable resemblance to Hepburn's family manse
a high-/low-angle shothigh-low- (Fot) una toma desde un ángulo superior/inferior
angle of approachof (Aer) ángulo de aterrizaje; (m)
the helicopter changed its angle of approach it came in at a suicidal angle of approach
angle of climb (Aer) ángulo de subida; (m)
the F-15e held a forty-degree angle of climb and just kept accelerating
right
2 (point of view) punto de vista; (m)
what's your angle on this? ¿cuál es tu punto de vista al respecto?; ¿tú qué opinas de esto?; from the parents' angle desde el punto de vista la perspectiva de los padres;or
I was supposed to provide the woman's angle on the story What's your angle on capital punishment? he has a different angle on it lo ve desde una perspectiva diferente
 (aspect) componente; (m)
the director decided to play down the love angle el director decidió restar importancia al componente amoroso
there must be human-interest angle to this story
 (focus) perspectiva; (f) ángulo; (m)
she tried to persuade reporters to take a different angle
to look at sth from a different anglefrom enfocar algo desde otra perspectiva desde otro ángulo;or
to look at a problem from all angles estudiar un problema desde todas las perspectivas; estudiar un problema desde todos los ángulos puntos de vista;or
this article gives a new angle on the questionnew este artículo da un nuevo enfoque a la cuestión
that's a new angle to the problem he had no ideas for any fresh angles to explore
verb:transitive
1 [+object] orientar; (Dep) [+shot] sesgar; ladear
he angled the lamp towards his desk orientó la luz de la lámpara hacia la mesa
she angled the chair away from the fire
an angled header un cabezazo sesgado ladeado de lado;oror
a mirror angled over the bed the camera can be rotated and angled you can open the slats for a bright light or angle them for more shade carefully angling her wooden stick so the ice cream wouldn't drip /my head was angled in that direction/ and I could watch him David Auld scored their equalizer with an angled shot she angled her return across the court he would surely have scored from Deane's low angled cross
2 (aim) dirigir
this article is angled towards non-specialists este artículo va dirigido al lector no especializado
 (bias) sesgar
the report was angled so as to present them in a bad light el informe estaba sesgado de forma que daba una mala impresión de ellos
verb:intransitive
(turn) desviarse; torcerse
the path angled sharply to the left el camino se desviaba torcía de pronto hacia la izquierda;or
the right thumb is on top of the club, angling toward the right shoulder he angled away from the river, guiding the horse beside a field
modifier
angle bracket (n) (support) escuadra; (f)
we used angle brackets to support the shelves
(Tip) corchete agudo; (m)
angle iron (n) (Constr) hierro angular; (m)
angle [æŋɡl]
verb:intransitive
1 (fish) pescar (con caña)
we spent the whole day angling
to angle for trout pescar truchas
2
to angle for sth (gen) andar buscando algo; (for votes, for job) andar a la caza de algo; he's just angling for sympathy solo anda buscando compasión
to angle for sb's attention to angle for compliments they are angling for the protest vote an ambitious fast-tracker, widely thought to be angling for the presidency of CBS News

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Verb Conjugation for "angle"

Imperative
  • angle
  • you angle
  • he/she angles
  • we angle
  • you angle
  • they angle
Preterite
  • I angled
  • you angled
  • he/she angled
  • we angled
  • you angled
  • they angled
Present Continuous
  • I am angling
  • you are angling
  • he/she is angling
  • we are angling
  • you are angling
  • they are angling
Present Perfect
  • I have angled
  • you have angled
  • he/she has angled
  • we have angled
  • you have angled
  • they have angled
Past Continuous
  • I was angling
  • you were angling
  • he/she was angling
  • we were angling
  • you were angling
  • they were angling
Past Perfect
  • I had angled
  • you had angled
  • he/she had angled
  • we had angled
  • you had angled
  • they had angled
Future
  • I will angle
  • you will angle
  • he/she will angle
  • we will angle
  • you will angle
  • they will angle
Future Perfect
  • I will have angled
  • you will have angled
  • he/she will have angled
  • we will have angled
  • you will have angled
  • they will have angled
Future Continuous
  • I will be angling
  • you will be angling
  • he/she will be angling
  • we will be angling
  • you will be angling
  • they will be angling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been angling
  • you have been angling
  • he/she has been angling
  • we have been angling
  • you have been angling
  • they have been angling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been angling
  • you will have been angling
  • he/she will have been angling
  • we will have been angling
  • you will have been angling
  • they will have been angling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been angling
  • you had been angling
  • he/she had been angling
  • we had been angling
  • you had been angling
  • they had been angling
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