link

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el enlace

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link
[lɪŋk]
sustantivo
1eslabón (m) (of chain); conexión (f) nexo (m) (connection)(between entre);
    lazo (m) , vínculo (m) ; (between countries, people) enlace (m) (road, railway line)
  • the weak link (sentido figurado) -> el punto débil (in argument, team)
también:
  • links -> campo (m) (de golf (cerca del mar)) (Sport)
verbo transitivo
2(places) (facts, events, situations) (computers, radio stations)
    enlazar, comunicar; relacionar; conectar
  • she has been linked to or with the mafia -> ha sido asociada con la mafia
  • to link hands -> enlazar las manos

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link [lɪŋk]
noun
1 [of chain] eslabón; (m)
the last link in the chain el último eslabón en la cadena
the launch is a vital link in the chain leading to the consumer The various links in the chain only knew as much as it was necessary for them to know Reynolds was a major link in our chain It is the last link in the chain
the missing linkmissing el eslabón perdido
weak linkweak punto débil; (m)
The lira took over from sterling as the weak link in the exchange-rate mechanism The weakest link in the Army was felt to be the cavalry
2 (connection) relación; (f) conexión; (f)
the link between smoking and lung cancer la relación conexión entre el tabaco y el cáncer de pulmón;or
He talked about new technology and its link with the unemployment problem There may be a link between a human virus and a condition in horses which is marked by extreme lethargy Scientists have found a strong link between exposure to radon gas and cases of leukaemia and several other cancers there must be a link the close link between love and fear .../the causal link/ between smoking and ill health
3 (tie, association) vínculo; (m) lazo; (m)
So, as far as you know, he had no links with the hotel? The arts centre is probably the most obvious/ link/ between the university and the wider community
cultural linkscultural vínculos lazos culturales; (m)or (m)
to have links with sth/sbhave tener vínculos lazos con algo/algn;or
we now have closer links with overseas universities ahora tenemos vínculos lazos más estrechos con universidades extranjeras;or the district has strong links with Charles Dickens la región está muy vinculada a Charles Dickens
trade linkstrade vínculos lazos comerciales; (m)or (m)
We hope to forge strong trade links between our two countries
4 (Travel) enlace; (m) conexión; (f)
the new road schemes include a link between Chelmsford and the M2
rail/air/road links enlaces ferroviarios/aéreos/por carretera; (m) conexiones ferroviarias/aéreas/por carretera; (f)
[air] links between the two countries a new [rail] link for El Toboso ...the main road link between Europe and the Middle East All land, sea and air links are being suspended
5 (Telec) (TV) (Rad)
radio/telephone/satellite link conexión radiofónica/telefónica/vía satélite; (f)
A telephone link between Washington and Moscow was established Stalin insisted that the radio link with the German Foreign Ministry should remain open
6 (Internet) enlace; (m)
links
verb:transitive
1 (join, connect) [+parts, units] unir;to a; conectar;to con; [+computers] conectar;to con
The earpiece is linked to a battery-powered unit /a vast database created by linking the Pentagon's computers with those of thousands of arms suppliers Linking personal computers to compact disc technology to generate a range of text, audio and video, forms part of multimedia
 [+towns, buildings] comunicar; conectar
the Channel Tunnel links Britain and France el túnel del Canal de la Mancha comunica conecta Gran Bretaña con Francia;or el túnel del Canal de la Mancha une a Gran Bretaña y Francia
the buildings are linked by a series of underground tunnels ...the Rama Road, which links the capital, Managua, with the Caribbean coast Laila showed Newman the way to the tunnel linking the two buildings and they parted
to link armsarms tomarse del brazo; cogerse del brazo; (Esp)
she linked her arm through his A bunch of us linked arms and spread across the entrance to keep them out Some twenty-five-thousand people linked hands around the walls of the old city She took his [arm], /linking her hand/ through the crook of his elbow.
to be linked into a systeminto (Comput) estar conectado a un sistema
.Minitel, the phone-computer network that everyone in France is linked into ...a terminal that they can link into our database so they can actually access drawings
to link two machines togethertogether conectar dos máquinas
A mixer - which connects into the audio line linking the two machines together - will allow you to combine sounds from two or more sources with the original soundtrack You can't really build very much bigger telescopes - the engineering problems are enormous. So what we do is we link together smaller telescopes separated by some distance They create small networks of pcs to do specific tasks, then link together the networks as time goes by
2 (relate) relacionar
the evidence linking smoking with early death las pruebas que relacionan que establecen una relación entre el tabaco y las muertes prematuras;or there is evidence linking the group to a series of terrorist attacks hay pruebas que implican al grupo en una serie de atentados terroristas
there is evidence that some kinds of cancers /are linked with/ this drug the evidence linking cause and effect the EC is determined to link humanitarian aid to respect for human rights The UN Security Council has linked any lifting of sanctions to compliance with the ceasefire terms
verb:intransitive
1
to link togethertogether [+parts, components] encajar
the frame is made up of very light components that link together
2
to link into sthinto (Comput) conectar con algo
We're looking at linking into the commercial database

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Verb Conjugation for "link"

Imperative
  • link
  • you link
  • he/she links
  • we link
  • you link
  • they link
Preterite
  • I linked
  • you linked
  • he/she linked
  • we linked
  • you linked
  • they linked
Present Continuous
  • I am linking
  • you are linking
  • he/she is linking
  • we are linking
  • you are linking
  • they are linking
Present Perfect
  • I have linked
  • you have linked
  • he/she has linked
  • we have linked
  • you have linked
  • they have linked
Past Continuous
  • I was linking
  • you were linking
  • he/she was linking
  • we were linking
  • you were linking
  • they were linking
Past Perfect
  • I had linked
  • you had linked
  • he/she had linked
  • we had linked
  • you had linked
  • they had linked
Future
  • I will link
  • you will link
  • he/she will link
  • we will link
  • you will link
  • they will link
Future Perfect
  • I will have linked
  • you will have linked
  • he/she will have linked
  • we will have linked
  • you will have linked
  • they will have linked
Future Continuous
  • I will be linking
  • you will be linking
  • he/she will be linking
  • we will be linking
  • you will be linking
  • they will be linking
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been linking
  • you have been linking
  • he/she has been linking
  • we have been linking
  • you have been linking
  • they have been linking
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been linking
  • you will have been linking
  • he/she will have been linking
  • we will have been linking
  • you will have been linking
  • they will have been linking
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been linking
  • you had been linking
  • he/she had been linking
  • we had been linking
  • you had been linking
  • they had been linking
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