The dock was crowded with people who had come to see their relatives off.El muelle estaba abarrotado de gente que había ido a despedir a sus familiares.
The sailors stood at the rails with ropes, ready to dock the boat.Los marineros se colocaron junto a la barandilla con cabos, listos para atracar el barco.
The astronauts were unable to dock the shuttle on the space station due to technical problems.Los astronautas no pudieron acoplar el transbordador a la estación espacial debido a problemas técnicos.
Vets nowadays are against the practice of docking animals' tails.Ahora los veterinarios están en contra de la práctica de cortarles la cola a los animales.
These small detonators help in the space module's maneuvering as it docks.Estos pequeños detonadores ayudan en las maniobras del módulo espacial cuando se está acoplando.
to be in dock(Britain)[+ship]estar en puerto;[+car]estar en el taller
2docksmuelles (m);puerto (m)
transitive verb
[+ship]atracar;[+spacecraft]acoplar;
intransitive verb
1(Náut)atracar;(loosely)llegar
the ship has dockedel barco ha atracado;we docked at fivellegamos a las cinco;entramos en el puerto a las cinco;when we docked at Vigocuando llegamos a Vigo
2[+spacecraft]acoplarse;witha
modifier
dock dues (n)derechos (m) de atraque or de dársena
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