wing

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wing
[wɪŋ]
sustantivo
1ala (f) (of bird, plane)
  • to take somebody under one's wing (sentido figurado) -> poner a alguien bajo la propia tutela, apadrinar a alguien
  • to spread or stretch one's wings (sentido figurado) -> remontar el vuelo, echarse al ruedo
  • wing nut -> palomilla (f)
2aleta (f) (of car) (británico)
  • wing mirror -> (espejo (m) ) retrovisor (m) lateral
3ala (f) (of building, hospital)
4banda (f) (in soccer, rugby) (area); extremo (mf) lateral (sustantivo masculino) (player)
  • wing forward -> ala (m) delantero (in rugby)
5(in theater)
  • the wings -> los bastidores
  • to be waiting in the wings -> esperar entre bastidores; (actor) esperar su oportunidad (sentido figurado)
6(política)
  • the left/right wing -> la izquierda/derecha
verbo transitivo
7herir en el ala (injure) (bird); herir en el brazo (person)
8(familiar) (improvise)
  • to wing it -> improvisar
9(fly) (bird)
  • to wing its way toward -> volar hacia
  • my report should be winging its way toward you (sentido figurado) -> mi informe or reporte ya está en camino (Am)

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wing [uing-chear]
1Llevar, transportar sobre las alas; ejecutar por medio de las ala
sustantivo
2Pasar, atravesar, recorrer (flying).
3Dar o prestar alas a, impeler.
4Proveer de alas, dar o poner ala
sustantivo
5Flanquear, poner flancos.
6Herir en el ala o en alguna parte análoga; dañar, incapacitar, inhabilitar.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
7Alear, volar, mover las ala (n)
sustantivo
va.

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wing [wɪŋ]
noun
1 [of bird] ala; (f)
the bird spread its wings el pájaro extendió las alas
to be on the wingon estar volando
to shoot a bird on the wing matar un pájaro al vuelo; on the wings of fantasy en alas de la fantasía
to take wingtake (literary) irse volando; alzar el vuelo
to clip sb's wings cortar las alas a algn
to do sth on a wing and a prayer hacer algo con Dios y ayuda
to stretch spread one's wingsor empezar a volar
to take sb under one's wing dar amparo a algn; tomar a algn bajo su protección
2 [of chair] orejera; (f) oreja; (f)
3 (Dep) (position) extremo; (m) ala; (f) (player) extremoaextrema;a extrema (m) (f) aleroaalera;a alera (m) (f)
4 (Archit) ala; (f)
the east/west wing el ala este/oeste
5 (section) ala; (f)
the left wing of the party el ala izquierda del partido
6 (Britain) (Aut) aleta; (f)
7 wings (Teat) bastidores; (m)
to be waiting in the wings esperar entre bastidores
verb:transitive
1
to wing one's way: soon they were airborne and winging their way south poco tiempo después iban (transportados) por aire en dirección sur
your prize will soon be winging its way to you
2 (wound) [+bird] tocar en el ala; herir en el ala; [+person] herir en el brazo/hombro
He was winged by a sniper
3
to wing it (Teat) also (informal) improvisar sobre la marcha
He doesn't come to the studio with the songs ready to record. He just likes to wing it and see where the spirit takes him Usually, I would try to wing it: ask them whether they thought the minister had done well and see if I could guess which party they were from The firm didn't have the 10 years it would take to see if the government of Romania really was a safe investment, and so they winged it and hoped nobody would notice
modifier
wing case (n) (Zool) élitro; (m)
wing chair (n) butaca de orejas; (f) butaca orejera; (f)
wing collar (n) cuello de puntas; (m)
wing commander (n) teniente coronel de aviación; (m)
wing mirror (n) retrovisor; (m)
wing nut (n) tuerca mariposa; (f)
wing tip (n) punta del ala; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "wing"

Imperative
  • wing
  • you wing
  • he/she wings
  • we wing
  • you wing
  • they wing
Preterite
  • I winged
  • you winged
  • he/she winged
  • we winged
  • you winged
  • they winged
Present Continuous
  • I am winging
  • you are winging
  • he/she is winging
  • we are winging
  • you are winging
  • they are winging
Present Perfect
  • I have winged
  • you have winged
  • he/she has winged
  • we have winged
  • you have winged
  • they have winged
Past Continuous
  • I was winging
  • you were winging
  • he/she was winging
  • we were winging
  • you were winging
  • they were winging
Past Perfect
  • I had winged
  • you had winged
  • he/she had winged
  • we had winged
  • you had winged
  • they had winged
Future
  • I will wing
  • you will wing
  • he/she will wing
  • we will wing
  • you will wing
  • they will wing
Future Perfect
  • I will have winged
  • you will have winged
  • he/she will have winged
  • we will have winged
  • you will have winged
  • they will have winged
Future Continuous
  • I will be winging
  • you will be winging
  • he/she will be winging
  • we will be winging
  • you will be winging
  • they will be winging
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been winging
  • you have been winging
  • he/she has been winging
  • we have been winging
  • you have been winging
  • they have been winging
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been winging
  • you will have been winging
  • he/she will have been winging
  • we will have been winging
  • you will have been winging
  • they will have been winging
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been winging
  • you had been winging
  • he/she had been winging
  • we had been winging
  • you had been winging
  • they had been winging
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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake