lever

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la palanca

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lever(

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (simple machine)

a. la palanca

(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).

(F)

We can use that boulder as a fulcrum and this board as a lever to lift the piano.Podemos utilizar esa roca como fulcro y este tablón como palanca para levantar el piano.

2. (mechanics)

a. la palanca

(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).

(F)

Don't pull that lever! - What, this one?¡No tires de esa palanca! - ¿Cuál, esta?

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

3. (to move; used with "open" or "off")

a. apalancar

Try levering the top off with a screwdriver.Intenta apalancar la tapa con un destornillador.

lever

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. la palanca

(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).

(F)

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

2. (general)

to lever a box openabrir una caja haciendo palanca

lever [ˈliːvəʳ]

noun

also palanca (f)

transitive verb

to lever sth up/out/off levantar/sacar/quitar algo con palanca

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