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"Jet" is a noun which is often translated as "el avión a reacción", and "stream" is a noun which is often translated as "el arroyo". Learn more about the difference between "jet" and "stream" below.
jet(
jeht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (aviation)
a. el avión a reacción (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Ten jets flew over the field during the military parade.Diez aviones a reacción sobrevolaron el campo durante el desfile militar.
b. el reactor (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We took my grandfather to an aircraft museum because he is interested in jets.Llevamos a mi abuelo a un museo aureonáutico porque le interesan los reactores.
c. el jet (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The singer does not have a private jet. She always travels on regular flights.La cantante no tiene jet privado; viaja siempre en vuelos regulares.
2. (mechanics)
a. el reactor (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The chemical reaction in the combustion chamber of the jet produces high-pressure gases.La reacción química que ocurre en la cámara de combustión del reactor produce gases a alta presión.
4. (nozzle)
a. el surtidor (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
These valves control the gas that comes out of the jet.Estas válvulas controlan el gas que sale del surtidor.
5. (stone)
a. el azabache (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The collar is made of jet and jade.El collar está hecho de azabache y jade.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
7. (to squirt)
a. salir a chorro
I shot the barrel once and water started to jet from it.Le di un tiro al barril y el agua comenzó a salir a chorro.
b. chorrear
A pipe broke and the liquid jetted all over.Se rompió un caño y el líquido chorreaba por todos lados.
8. (colloquial) (to travel by plane)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. volar
I'm jetting off to Boston this weekend for a reunion.Voy a volar a Boston este fin de semana para una reunión.
stream(
strim
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (brook)
b. el riachuelo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There was fog over the stream in the morning.Había niebla sobre el riachuelo por la mañana.
2. (current)
a. la corriente (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It will be more difficult to canoe north because we'll be rowing against the stream.Será más difícil ir en canoa al norte porque estaremos remando contra la corriente.
3. (flow)
a. el torrente (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The crazed cab driver began shouting a stream of insults at him.El taxista enloquecido empezó a gritarle un torrente de insultos.
4. (computing)
a. nivel
The students in that stream don't study calculus.El grupo de alumnos de ese nivel no estudia el cálculo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
6. (to flow)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
People were streaming into the auditorium.La gente entraba a tropel al auditorio.
Tears streamed down the poor girl's face.A la pobre niña le caían las lágrimas.
a. ondear
She stood at the top of the lighthouse, her hair streaming in the breeze.Estaba parada en la cima del faro, con el cabello ondeando en la brisa.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
8. (to emit)
a. chorrear
The boxer's face was streaming blood and sweat.Al boxeador le chorreaba sangre y sudor por la cara.
a. transmitir
Matthew's going to show me how to stream events in real time over the Internet.Matthew va a enseñarme a transmitir eventos en tiempo real por Internet.
b. retransmitir
It's really easy to stream events from your smart phone.Es muy fácil retransmitir eventos desde tu telefóno inteligente.
a. ver en streaming
It's an app that allows you to stream movies.Es una app que te permite ver películas en streaming.
b. escuchar en streaming
Now you can stream music on your smart phone.Ya puedes escuchar música en streaming en tu teléfono inteligente.
a. dividir en grupos según su capacidad
By streaming pupils, we determine their future from a very early age.Al dividir a los alumnos en grupos según su capacidad, determinamos su futuro desde una edad muy temprana.
