balancín

balancín(
bah
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lahn
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seen
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
1. (rocker)
a. rocking chair
A mi abuelita le gusta sentarse en su balancín a tejer.My grandma likes sitting on her rocking hair to knit.
2. (playground game)
a. seesaw
Inés quería subirse al balancín, pero ninguno de sus amigos quería.Ines wanted to get on the seesaw, but none of her friends wanted to do it.
b. teeter-totter
El balancín en el parque ya está viejo y oxidado.The teeter-totter at the park is old and rusty.
3. (mechanics)
a. rocker arm
El mecánico va a revisar el balancín porque la válvula no abre.The mechanic's going to check the rocker arm because the valve's not opening.
b. rocker
El motor del camión necesita un balancín más fuerteThe truck engine needs a stronger rocker.
4. (garden furniture)
a. swing hammock
Rachel estaba leyendo en el balancín de la terraza.Rachel was reading on the swing hammock on the deck.
5. (balance bar)
a. balancing pole
Nick sostenía el balancín mientras cruzaba el río caminando sobre una cuerda.Nick was holding the balancing pole while crossing the river walking on a rope.
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balancín
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (mecedora)
a. rocking chair
2. (en el jardín)
a. swing hammock
3. (columpio)
a. seesaw
4. (automotive)
a. rocker arm
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balancín
1 (barra) [de balanza] balance beam; [de equilibrista] balancing pole; (para llevar cargas) yoke;
2 (para mecerse) (columpio) seesaw; teeter-totter; (EEUU) (mecedora) rocking chair; (juguete) child's rocking toy
3 (Mecánica) (en motor) rocker; rocker arm; [de carro] swingletree; [de máquina] beam;
4 (Náutica) outrigger
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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