la red roughly translates to the network. Showing results for red.
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red(
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
1. (computing)
a. network
Parece que la señal de la red está muy débil esta noche.It seems like the network signal is very weak tonight.
b. the Internet
¡Mira lo que encontré en la red!Look what I found on the Internet!
c. the Net
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Jorge se pasa todo el día navegando en la red.Jorge spends all day surfing the Net.
2. (mesh)
a. net
Usé la red para retirar las hojas caídas y los palos de la piscina.I used the net to fish out fallen leaves and sticks from the swimming pool.
3. (organization)
a. network
Debes de tener una red grande de contactos profesionales.You must have a large network of professional contacts.
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red
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (malla)
a. net
2. (para cabello)
a. hairnet
3. (fig)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
caer en las redes de alguiento fall into somebody's trap
4. (también fig)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
echar o tender las redesto cast one's net
red de arrastredragnet
red de derivadrift net
5. (sistema)
a. network, system
6. (de electricidad, agua)
a. mains
conectar algo a la redto connect something to the mains
red ferroviariarail network
red viariaroad network o system
7. (organización; de espionaje)
a. ring
8. (de tiendas, hoteles)
a. chain
9. (computers)
a. network
la Redthe Net
red local/neuronallocal (area)/neural network
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red
1 (para pescar) net; [de portería] net; [del pelo] hairnet; (malla) mesh; (para equipajes) (luggage) rack; (cerca) fence; (enrejado) grille
red barredera trawl
red de alambre wire mesh; wire netting
red de seguridad safety net
red metálica metal screen
2 [de cosas relacionadas] network; [de agua, suministro eléctrico] mains; main; (EEUU) supply system; [de tiendas] chain
la Red (Internet) the Net; con agua de la red with mains water; with water from the mains
[estar] conectado a la red
red de área extendida wide area network
red de área local local network; local area network
red de comunicaciones communications network
red de conmutación de circuito circuit switching network
red de distribución distribution network
red de emisoras radio network
red de espionaje spy network
red de rastreo tracking network
red de transmisión de datos data network
Red Digital de Servicios Integrados Integrated Services Digital Network
El mundo desarrollado estará interconectado a través de una [red digital de servicios integrados.] La [Red Digital de Servicios Integrados] [(RDSI)] permite al usuario la recepción de señales de voz, datos e imágenes fijas.
red ferroviaria railway network; railway system
red informática network
red local (Informática) local network; local area network
red rastreadora tracking network
red vascular vascular system
red viaria road network
3 (trampa) snare; trap
aprisionar a algn en sus redes to have sb firmly in one's clutches; have sb well and truly snared; caer en la red to fall into the trap; tender una red para algn to set a trap for sb
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