hoist [hɔɪst]
hoist(
hoyst
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to raise)
The nurses used a stretcher to hoist the patient.Los enfermeros utilizaron una camilla para levantar al paciente.
b. alzar
Bob hoisted the luggage onto the car's luggage rack.Bob alzó el equipaje hasta el portaequipajes del carro.
c. subir
Alex hoisted his son up on his shoulders so he could see the parade better.Alex subió a su hijo en sus hombros para que pudiera ver el desfile mejor.
d. izar
The crew hoisted the sails and they set sail for Argentina.La tripulación izó las velas y zarparon para Argentina.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
2. (machine)
b. el montacargas (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 mechanic uses a hoist to lift the car so she can repair it.La mecánica utiliza un montacargas para levantar el auto para poderlo reparar.
c. el cabrestante (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).
He used a hoist to lift the engine out of the boat.Usó un cabrestante para sacar el motor del barco.
hoistNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (device)
a. el aparejo para izar(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).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (equipment, person)
a. subir, izar
3. (flag, sail)
a. izar
4. (fig)
a.
she was hoist with her own petardle salió el tiro por la culata
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