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starter

la entrada

el motor de arranque

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starter

1. (culinary)

a. la entrada

I don't want a starter. I'd rather leave room for dessert.No quiero entrada. Prefiero dejar sitio para el postre.

b. el primer plato

We had a starter of melon with Parma ham.Tomamos un primer plato de melón con jamón de Parma.

c. el entrante

You can serve this as a starter or as a side dish.Esto se puede servir como entrante o guarnición.

2. (mechanics)

a. el motor de arranque (automobile)

The starter has always worked perfectly.El motor de arranque siempre funcionó perfectamente.

b. el botón de arranque

We found that the generator had a faulty starter.Descubrimos que el generador tenía un botón de arranque defectuoso.

3. (sports)

a. el juez de salida , la jueza de salida (one who starts a race)

The starter fired his pistol and the runners were off.El juez de salida disparó la pistola y salieron los corredores.

b. el competidor , la competidora (racer)

There were over 500 starters in the marathon.Hubo más de 500 competidores en el maratón.

4. (sports)

a. el abridor , la abridora

All our starters were hitting in double figures.Todos nuestros abridores marcaban más de diez carreras.

5. (for fermentation)

a. el cultivo

How do you make a starter for sourdough bread?¿Cómo se hace el cultivo para el pan de masa madre?

starter

1. (sport)

a. el competidor(ora) , la competidor(ora) (competitor)

2. (official)

a. el juez de salida , la juez de salida

to be a late starterllevar retraso or

to be a slow startertardar or

3. (device)

a. el motor de arranque

4. (in meal)

a. el entrada f, primer plato

for startersde primero

5. (fig)

a. (for a start)

starter [ˈstɑːtəʳ]

noun

1 (Dep) (judge) juez (m) de salida; (competitor) corredoracorredora (m) (f);a corredora

to be under starter's orders (Horse Racing) estar listos para la salida

They're under starter's orders — they're off!

2 (button) botón (m) de arranque; (Aut) (motor) motor (m) de arranque

3 (Britain) (Cookery) (first course) entrada (f)

for starters en primer lugar

modifier

starter home (n) primera vivienda (f)

starter motor (n) (Aut) motor (m) de arranque

New users will get a starter pack on floppy disks or CD-Rom containing everything needed to connect to the service A starter pack containing full instructions, one four-inch and one two-inch stamp, roller and gold stamp paint costs just pound; 19.95 plus p&p

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starter

Usage note

This word may also be spelled “estárter.”

starter(

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tahr

tehr

)

1. (automobile)

a. choke

El starter reduce la cantidad de aire que pasa al carburador.The choke reduces the air flow to the carburetor.

starter

Phrases with "starter"

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car starter		el motor de arranque del coche
sentence starter		oración de comienzo

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