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screw [skruː]
sustantivo
1. tornillo (m) (for fixing)
- she's got a screw loose (familiar sentido figurado) -> le falta un tornillo
- to put the screws on somebody (familiar sentido figurado) -> apretar las clavijas a alguien
- screw top -> tapón (m) de rosca (of bottle, jar)
2. hélice (f) (propeller)
3. carcelero (m) (familiar) (prison officer)boqueras m inv (español de España)
verbo transitivo
5. atornillar (fix)(on or onto a)
- to screw one's face into a smile -> sonreír forzadamente
- they'll screw you for every penny you've got (familiar) -> van a sacarte hasta el último céntimo
verbo intransitivo
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screw [skru]
sustantivo
1. Tornillo, cilindro de metal, madera, etc., ahuecado en espiral por su superficie exterior; también, tuerca, rosca, cilindro hueco rayado en espiral en su superficie interior (nail).
2. Tornillo, clavo cilíndrico con filete en espiral; lo que se parece a un tornillo; hélico; vapor de hélice; concha de hélice.
3. Vuelta de tornillo.
4. (Ger.) Cicatero, tacaño, también, presión, fuerz
adjetivo & sustantivo
- Set-screw -> thumb-screw, binding-screw, tornillo montado o de presión
- Right-handed screw -> tornillo de filete a la derecha
- Left-handed screw -> tornillo zurdo o reverso
- Round-head screw -> tornillo de cabeza redonda (de gota de sebo)
- Screw steamer -> vapor de hélice
- Screw eyes -> armellas
- Screw nails -> clavos de rosca
- Female-screw -> tuerca
- Screw-tap -> matriz o molde para hacer tornillos
- Cork-screw -> tirabuzón, sacacorchos
- Screw-plate -> taraja
- Screw-taps for the screw-plate -> mochuelos de taraja
- Screw-driver -> destornillador
1. Atornillar, torcer o afianzar con tornillo.
2. Retorcer, afear alguna cosa retorciéndola.
3. Forzar, apretar, comprimir, oprimir, estrechar.
4. Torcer, deformar; hacer gestos con la boca o cara.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
5. Retorcerse o dar vueltas una cosa en forma de rosca o espiral. (n)
6. Ejercer extorsión u opresión. (n)
- To screw down -> atornillar, cerrar, fijar con tornillo
- To screw in -> hacer entrar una cosa en otra dándole vueltas o revolviéndola como se hace a un tornillo; insinuar, introducir alguna palabra o discurso con maña en una conversación
- To screw out -> hacer salir a viva fuerza alguna cosa de donde estaba metida; echar a perder algo al sacarlo de donde estaba
- To screw out of one -> sonsacar con astucia y maña
- To screw one’s wits -> calentarse los sesos
- To screw one’s face into -> contraer las facciones
- To screw up one’s courage -> darse ánimo, cobrar ánimo
va.
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