gear

gear
[gɪə(r)]
sustantivo
1marcha (f) velocidad (f) (on car, bicycle) (speed); engranaje (m) (mechanism)
  • to put somebody's plans out of gear (sentido figurado) -> desomebodyaratar los planes de alguien
  • first/second gear -> primera (f) /segunda (f) (marcha or velocidad)
  • gear (automóbiles) ->
  • lever ->
  • shift -> palanca (f) de cambios (británicoor Estados Unidos)
2equipo (m) (familiar) (equipment); aparatos mpl (in kitchen); bártulos mpl (belongings)
3ropa (f) (familiar) (clothes)

gear [guiar]
sustantivo
1Engranaje, encaje de una rueda en otra; transmisión de movimiento; juego de piezas motrices. (Mecánica)
2Juego de drizas, cuadernales, etc., usado para manejar una verga, berlinga, o vela. (Marina)
3Rueda dentada.
4Juego, manera como están relacionadas dos o más cosas, de modo que sin separarlas tengan movimiento.
5Lo que está preparado o sirve para la preparación de alguna cosa; de aquí, los vestidos, adornos o atavío, herramientas, aperos, utensilios caseros, arneses o aparejos de tiro.
  • Head-gear -> cofia, tocado de la cabeza
  • Gears -> (Mar.) Drizas
  • Main-gears -> drizas mayores
  • Gear-block -> cuadernal de paloma
  • In gear -> en juego, encajado
  • Out of gear -> fuera de juego, desencajado; desengranado
  • To put in gear -> relacionar, conexionar, engranar
  • To throw into gear -> poner en juego
  • To throw out of gear -> desencajar; desmontar
  • Food gear -> calzado
Fore-gears, drizas de la verga de trinquete.
1Aparejar, poner los aparejos, preparar.
2Engranar, encajar, conectar. (Mecánica)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Venir o estar en juego. (n)
va.

gear [ɡɪəʳ]
noun
1 (Aut) marcha; (f) velocidad; (f)
first/second gear primera /segunda (velocidad); (f) (f) top high gearor (US) (fifth) quinta velocidad; superdirecta; (f) (fourth) cuarta velocidad; directa; (f)
to change gearchange (Britain) cambiar de marcha
the election campaign moved into high gear this weekhigh la campaña electoral se intensificó esta semana
in gearin embragado
to put a car in gear meter una marcha; he left the car in gear dejó el coche con una marcha metida
he helped her get her life back into gear after the divorceinto la ayudó a poner su vida de nuevo en marcha tras el divorcio
to get one's brain into gear hacer trabajar el cerebro
out of gearout of desembragado
that threw all his plans out of gear eso le desbarató todos los planes
to shift gearshift (US) cambiar de marcha
to get one's arse ass in gearor (US) (vulgar) mover el culo; (informal)
Get your ass in gear and do it! If we can't make the sort of stuff we're interested in, we'll get our arses in gear and make it ourselves
2 (informal) (equipment) equipo; (m) (tools) herramientas; (f) (for fishing) aparejo; (m) (belongings) cosas; (f) bártulos; (m) (clothing) ropa; (f)
3 (Mec) engranaje; (m) (machinery) mecanismo; (m) aparato; (m)
verb:transitive
(adapt)
the book is geared to adult studentsto el libro está dirigido a estudiantes adultos
we both geared our lives to the children los dos orientamos nuestras vidas hacia los niños; the factory was not geared to cope with an increase in production la fábrica no estaba preparada para hacer frente a un aumento de la producción; the service is geared to meet the needs of the disabled el servicio está pensado para satisfacer las necesidades de los minusválidos
modifier
gear change (n) (act) cambio de marcha; (m) (US) (control)
gear lever See culture box in entry gear.
gear lever gear stick (n) palanca de cambios; (f)
gear ratio (n) [of cycle] proporción entre plato y piñón; (f)

Verb Conjugation for "gear"

Imperative
  • gear
  • you gear
  • he/she gears
  • we gear
  • you gear
  • they gear
Preterite
  • I geared
  • you geared
  • he/she geared
  • we geared
  • you geared
  • they geared
Present Continuous
  • I am gearing
  • you are gearing
  • he/she is gearing
  • we are gearing
  • you are gearing
  • they are gearing
Present Perfect
  • I have geared
  • you have geared
  • he/she has geared
  • we have geared
  • you have geared
  • they have geared
Past Continuous
  • I was gearing
  • you were gearing
  • he/she was gearing
  • we were gearing
  • you were gearing
  • they were gearing
Past Perfect
  • I had geared
  • you had geared
  • he/she had geared
  • we had geared
  • you had geared
  • they had geared
Future
  • I will gear
  • you will gear
  • he/she will gear
  • we will gear
  • you will gear
  • they will gear
Future Perfect
  • I will have geared
  • you will have geared
  • he/she will have geared
  • we will have geared
  • you will have geared
  • they will have geared
Future Continuous
  • I will be gearing
  • you will be gearing
  • he/she will be gearing
  • we will be gearing
  • you will be gearing
  • they will be gearing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been gearing
  • you have been gearing
  • he/she has been gearing
  • we have been gearing
  • you have been gearing
  • they have been gearing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been gearing
  • you will have been gearing
  • he/she will have been gearing
  • we will have been gearing
  • you will have been gearing
  • they will have been gearing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been gearing
  • you had been gearing
  • he/she had been gearing
  • we had been gearing
  • you had been gearing
  • they had been gearing
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