screw(
skru
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (hardware)
(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).
Should I use nails or screws for the framing?¿Debo usar clavos o tornillos para el marco?
2. (twist)
3. (propeller)
a. la hélice (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).
The screw of the submarine stopped turning to avoid being detected by enemy radars.La hélice del submarino dejó de girar para evitar ser descubierto por los radares enemigos.
a. la cogida (F) (vulgar) (Latin America)
(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).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
It's not love. She just wants a screw.No es amor. Solo busca una cogida.
b. el polvo (M) (vulgar)
(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).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
He's not looking for love; he's just looking for a screw.No está buscando amor; solo está buscando un polvo.
c. el palo (M) (vulgar) (Central America) (Mexico)
(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).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
He just wants a screw.Solo quiere echarse un palo.
5. (slang) (prison officer)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
a. el carcelero (M), la carcelera (F)
(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).
(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).
The inmates communicate with code words so the screws won't understand them.Los presos se comunican con palabras en clave para que los carceleros no los entiendan.
b. el guardia (M), la guardia (F)
(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).
(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).
He was sent to the hole for a week for attacking a screw.Lo mandaron al hoyo una semana por atacar a un guardia.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. atornillar
Screw the side panels to the wooden base.Atornilla los paneles laterales a la base de madera.
7. (to twist)
a. enroscar
I can't open the jar because you screwed the lid tightly.No puedo abrir el frasco porque enroscaste la tapa muy fuerte.
8. (vulgar) (to have sexual intercourse)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. coger (vulgar) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
He boasted proudly that he only screws supermodels.Se jactaba con orgullo de que solamente coge supermodelos.
9. (colloquial) (to defraud)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. timar
The salesperson screwed me and sold me fake shades.El vendedor me timó y me vendió gafas de sol falsas.
10. (colloquial) (to extort)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. sacar
She divorced him and screwed half of his fortune.Se divorció y le sacó la mitad de su fortuna.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
11. (vulgar) (to have sexual intercourse)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. coger (vulgar) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
We were screwing in his room when his mother came in.Estábamos cogiendo en su habitación cuando entró su madre.
d. echar un polvo (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
I haven't screwed for the two weeks since Lent started.Hace dos semanas desde el principio de la Cuaresma que no he echado un polvo.
12. (to rotate)
a. atornillarse
If the base doesn't screw all the way in, you will have to push it in.Si la base no se atornilla hasta el fondo, tendrás que meterla a la fuerza.
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