wire

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wire
[ˈwaɪə(r)]
sustantivo
1alambre (m) (in general); cable (m) (electrical)
  • wire brush -> cepillo (m) de púas metálicas
  • wire fence -> alambrada (f)
  • wire mesh -> malla (f) or tela (f) metálica
  • wire wool -> estropajo (m) de aluminio
2telegrama (m) (telegram) (Estados Unidos)
3(idioms) (familiar)
  • we got our wires crossed -> tuvimos un cruce de cables y no nos entendimos
  • the contest went right down to the wire -> el desenlace del concurso no se decidió hasta el último momento
verbo transitivo
4cablear, tender el cableado de (house)
  • to wire something to something -> conectar algo a algo (con un cable); (connect electrically) sujetar algo a algo con un alambre (attach with wire)
5mandar un telegrama a (send telegram to)

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wire [uaiar]
1Proveer de alambre; atar o liar con hilo metálico.
2Coger (caza) con un lazo de alambre.
3Transmitir por telégrafo. (Familiar) (m)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4Enviar un telegrama; telegrafiar. (m & n)
sustantivo
5Alambre, el hilo tirado de un metal dúctil.
6El telégrafo eléctrico como medio de comunicación.
7Cuerda de un instrumento músico.
8Hilo fino metálico, o juego de líneas finamente rayadas en el foco de un telescopio.
9Varilla de cortina.
  • Iron-wire -> hilo o alambre de hierro
  • Wires -> arillos para aretes
  • Wire-plate -> hilera de tirar alambre
  • Wire edge -> filbán (de una navaja nueva, tijera, etc.)
  • Wire fence -> alambrada
  • Wire-gauge -> calibrador de alambre
  • Wire-gauze -> gasa de alambre, tela metálica
  • Wire-puller -> titiritero; intrigante
  • Wire-pulling -> maquinaciones secretas, por bajo cuerda
  • Wire-work -> enrejado, alambrado
  • Wire-worm -> larva a modo de gusano de elátero
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wire [ˈwaɪəʳ]
noun
1 (metal) alambre; (m) (Electricity and Electronics) cable; (m)
copper wire hilo de cobre; (m) the telephone wire el cable del teléfono
to get one's wires crossed (informal) tener un malentendido
to pull wires (US) (informal) tocar resortes
he can pull wires (US) (informal) tiene enchufes; (informal) tiene buenas agarraderas; (Chile) (informal)
2 (US) (Telec) telegrama; (m)
to send sb a wire enviar un telegrama a algn
3 (Police) (hidden microphone) micrófono oculto; (m)
He wore a wire while interviewing him
verb:transitive
1 (also wire up) (Electricity and Electronics) [+house] poner la instalación eléctrica en; [+fence] electrificar
it's wired (up) for sound tiene la instalación eléctrica para el sonido; it's all wired (up) for cable television se ha completado la instalación eléctrica para la televisión por cable; to be wired up (US) (informal) (tense) estar tenso
2 (US) (Telec)
to wire sb comunicar con algn (por telegrama); to wire money to sb enviar un giro telegráfico a algn
They arranged to wire the money from the United States I'm wiring you some money Investigators say nearly $100,000 was wired into the suspect's bank accounts
to wire information to sb enviar información a algn por telegrama
3 (connect) conectar;to a
to wire sth to sth
it's wired to the alarm está conectado a la alarma
modifier
wire brush (n) cepillo de alambre; (m)
wire cutters (n) cortaalambres; (m) cizalla; (f)
wire fence (n) alambrado; (m)
wire mesh wire netting (n) tela metálica; (f) malla metálica; (f)
wire service (n) especially (US) agencia de noticias; (f)
wire wool (n) lana de alambre; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "wire"

Imperative
  • wire
  • you wire
  • he/she wires
  • we wire
  • you wire
  • they wire
Preterite
  • I wired
  • you wired
  • he/she wired
  • we wired
  • you wired
  • they wired
Present Continuous
  • I am wiring
  • you are wiring
  • he/she is wiring
  • we are wiring
  • you are wiring
  • they are wiring
Present Perfect
  • I have wired
  • you have wired
  • he/she has wired
  • we have wired
  • you have wired
  • they have wired
Past Continuous
  • I was wiring
  • you were wiring
  • he/she was wiring
  • we were wiring
  • you were wiring
  • they were wiring
Past Perfect
  • I had wired
  • you had wired
  • he/she had wired
  • we had wired
  • you had wired
  • they had wired
Future
  • I will wire
  • you will wire
  • he/she will wire
  • we will wire
  • you will wire
  • they will wire
Future Perfect
  • I will have wired
  • you will have wired
  • he/she will have wired
  • we will have wired
  • you will have wired
  • they will have wired
Future Continuous
  • I will be wiring
  • you will be wiring
  • he/she will be wiring
  • we will be wiring
  • you will be wiring
  • they will be wiring
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been wiring
  • you have been wiring
  • he/she has been wiring
  • we have been wiring
  • you have been wiring
  • they have been wiring
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been wiring
  • you will have been wiring
  • he/she will have been wiring
  • we will have been wiring
  • you will have been wiring
  • they will have been wiring
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been wiring
  • you had been wiring
  • he/she had been wiring
  • we had been wiring
  • you had been wiring
  • they had been wiring
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Word of the Day: superar

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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake