cable
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el cable(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
b. cable (with insulating cover)
Verás que bajo el capó hay tres cables de color naranja.You'll see that under the hood there are three orange cables.
c. lead (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Adolfo tropezó con el cable del teléfono y nos cortó la llamada.Adolfo tripped over the telephone lead and cut us off.
2. (wire rope)
a. cable
El cable de la grúa se rompió y el auto cayó por el barranco.The cable on the tow truck broke and the car fell down a ravine.
3. (rope)
a. cable
Capitán, parece que alguien cortó al cable del ancla.Captain, it looks like someone cut the anchor cable.
4. (telegram)
5. (colloquial) (television)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. cable
No tengo cable porque solo veo programas en mi tablet.I don't have cable because I only watch shows on my tablet.
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