La Palabra Del Día "chirriar"
chirriar
to screech
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Examples
1: El carro salió a toda velocidad, con los neumáticos chirriando.
The car drove off at top speed, its tires screeching.
2: El viento hizo chirriar la puerta al cerrar y abrir.
The wind made the door screech as it opened and closed.
10 Answers
La cadena de mi bici chirría. - My bicycle chain squeaks
¿Están los frenos chirriando? Quizás los indicadores de desgaste (o squealers*) en sus pastillas de freno le están advirtiendo que es tiempo de sustituirlos.
Are your brakes squealing? Maybe the wear indicators (or squealers) on your brake pads are warning you that it is time to replace them.
*Creo que los mecánicos de automóviles hispanos a menudo utilizan el inglés jerga squealer.
*I believe that Hispanic auto mechanics often use the English slang term squealer.
El burbujear y chirriar es un gran ejemplo de alta cocina inglesa.
Bubble and squeak is a great example of fine English cuisine.
Cuando una tiza chirría contra una pizarra la mayoría de la gente siente un escalofríó.
When a chalk squeaks against a chalkboard most people feel a chill.
Cuando las cigarras de 17 años emergen en Illinois, chirrían tan fuerte que ni siquiera puedes oírte pensar.
When the 17-year cicadas emerge in Illinois, they chirp so loud that you can't even hear yourself think.
Cuando me despierto desperté esta mañana oí el detector de incendios de abajo chirriando porque la batería estaba descargada. Todavía estoy probando mis baterías de nueve voltios para encontrar una que tenga suficiente carga para silenciarlo.
When I awoke this morning I heard the downstairs smoke detector screeching because the battery was dead. I am still in the midst of testing out my nine volt batteries trying to find one that has enough charge to shut it up.
La mecedora vieja chirria y despierta a Lalo cada vez que mamá alimenta al bebé por la noche.
The old rocking chair squeaks and wakes little Eduardo every time Mom feeds the baby at night.
The brakes screech when the vehicle of a wheel tries to slow down. Los frenos chirrían cuando el vehículo de una rueda trata de reducir la velocidad.
Su voz se convirtió en un chillido mientras gritaba pidiendo ayuda. Ella gritó de terror. Esto la hizo chirriar
Her voice became a shriek as she screamed for help. She screamed in terror. This made her screech
La rueda chirriante recibe la mayor cantidad de aceite.
The squeaky wheel recieves the most oil.
