timón

m.

1 steering wheel, driving wheel.

2 rudder, helm.

3 beam of the plough, beam.

4 handlebars.

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timón

► nombre masculino

1 (barco, avión) rudder

2 (del arado) beam

3 figurado (negocio etc) helm

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FRASEOLOGÍA

empuñar el timón / llevar el timón figurado to be at the helm

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SM

1) (Aer, Náut) rudder; (=mando, control) helm

poner el timón a babor — to turn to port, port the helm

- coger o empuñar el timón

timón de deriva, timón de dirección — rudder

timón de profundidad — (Aer) elevator

2) [de carruaje] pole; [de arado] beam

3) And (Aut) steering wheel

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masculino

a) (Aviac, Náut) rudder

tomó el timón de la empresa — she took over the helm of the company

b) (Col, Per) (volante) steering wheel

ir al timón — to be at the wheel

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= rudder.

Ex. Some fighter planes have two vertical stabilizers and rudders because of the need to control the plane with multiple, very powerful engines.

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* al timón = in the saddle, at the wheel.

* en el timón = in the saddle.

* sin timón = rudderless.

* timón de dirección = rudder.

* tomar el relevo en el timón = take over + the helm.

* tomar el timón = take + the helm.

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masculino

a) (Aviac, Náut) rudder

tomó el timón de la empresa — she took over the helm of the company

b) (Col, Per) (volante) steering wheel

ir al timón — to be at the wheel

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= rudder.

Ex: Some fighter planes have two vertical stabilizers and rudders because of the need to control the plane with multiple, very powerful engines.

* al timón = in the saddle, at the wheel.

* en el timón = in the saddle.

* sin timón = rudderless.

* timón de dirección = rudder.

* tomar el relevo en el timón = take over + the helm.

* tomar el timón = take + the helm.

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timón

masculine

1 (Aviac, Náut) rudder

tomó el/está al timón de la empresa she took over/she is at the helm of the company

2 (de un arado) beam

3 (Col, Per) (volante) steering wheel

ir al timón to be driving, be at the wheel

4 (Per) (manillar) handlebars (pl)

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timón sustantivo masculino

a) (Aviac, Náut) rudder

b) (Col, Per) (volante) steering wheel;

◊ ir al timón to be at the wheel

timón sustantivo masculino
1 (de un barco, un avión) rudder, helm
2 LAm (volante) steering wheel
3 fig (mando) coger el timón, to take the helm
'timón' also found in these entries:
English:
rudder
- wheel
- helm
- steer
- tiller

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timón nm

1. [de barco] [palanca] tiller, helm;

[rueda] wheel, helm; [pieza articulada] rudder;

estar al timón to be at the helm

2. [gobierno] helm;

ella lleva el timón de la empresa she's at the helm of the company

3. Andes, Cuba [volante] steering wheel

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timón

m

1 MAR, AVIA rudder;

tomar el timón fig take charge, take the helm

2 Andes

AUTO steering wheel

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timón nm, pl timones : rudder

estar al timón: to beat the helm

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timón n rudder